Olympiakos triumphs, PAOK saves face and Panathinaikos sinks

Olympiakos scored a precious away win in Sweden on Thursday, PAOK salvaged a point through a last-ditch effort, while Panathinaikos suffered a bad loss at home, on a very busy night of European soccer.

The Conference League holder beat host Malmoe 1-0 away for its second win in three games at the League Phase of the Europa League.

The Reds had a great first half, with Gelson Martins finding Ayoub El Kaabi on the half-hour mark and the Moroccan scoring the sole goal of the game. El Kaabi missed a second-half penalty, but Olympiakos preserved its lead till the end.

For the same competition PAOK came from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw in Thessaloniki against Viktoria Plzen.

The Czech team led with goals from Milan Havel and Matej Vydra before half-time. The turning point of the match was the red card shown to Viktoria's Sampson Dweh, with 20 minutes on the...