1979–80 Greek Cup

Olympiakos has extended its men's volleyball league title record to 31 trophies after seeing off rival PAOK in the Volley League finals.

The Reds have won the best-of-five series with a 3-1 score, securing two victories at home and winning at Thessaloniki on Friday, with a 3-0 result too, to clinch the title and return to their throne.

AEK and PAOK will once again contest the Greek Cup final, as has been the habit of the last few years, with the exception of 2022 when Panathibnaikos won the trophy. The question now is where and when the final will take place.

PAOK has eliminated holder Panathinaikos from the Greek Cup to advance to the semifinals of the competition, as have AEK, Olympiakos and Lamia.

Last season's finalist PAOK qualified on a 3-1 aggregate score. It beat Panathinaikos 2-0 last week in Thessaloniki and on Thursday it snatched a 1-1 draw in Athens despite finishing the game with 10 men.

Olympiakos and PAOK will fight it out next weekend for the top spot of the regular season in the Super League when they meet in Thessaloniki, with the Reds holding on to their two-point lead on Saturday.

The two favorites left in the Greek Cup semifinals have been kept apart after Friday's draw, as holder PAOK will play Asteras Tripolis and last year's finalist AEK will meet Lamia.

The first leg will be played on April 3 and 4 at the home grounds of PAOK and AEK, with the return at Tripoli and Lamia on April 24 and 25.

Super League giants proved unable to beat minor opposition on the road in the Greek Cup this week. Holder PAOK and Panathinaikos lost, while Olympiakos and AEK drew, as they all returned to action after weeks of inactivity, but will have the chance to turn things around in the second leg later this month.

OFI beat Panathinaikos and is threatening it with elimination from the Cup, while another second-division team, Anagennisi Karditsas held AEK to a draw in a midweek set of group stage games that had plenty of upsets.