Olympiakos pulls away as challengers draw

Olympiakos is now 11 points clear at the top of the Super League table, after narrowly beating Atromitos away while challengers PAOK and AEK canceled each other out.

A Bruma goal sufficed for Olympiakos to win 1-0 at Atromitos on Sunday and climb to 48 points from 18 matches. The Reds are also reportedly close to signing Arsenal central defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

PAOK and AEK drew 2-2 at Toumba in the day's crunch game, producing four out the weekend's 10 goals in the Super League. AEK led twice, via Yevhen Shakhov and Kostas Galanopoulos, but PAOK had the answer, first with Jose Angel Crespo and then with Adelino Vieirinha.

PAOK is expecting to welcome Japan international Shinji Kagawa on Monday. On the same day crosstown rival Aris is expecting Greece striker Kostas Mitroglou, after beating host Apollon Smyrnis 1-0 on Saturday courtesy of a goal by...