UEFA Champions League · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 ·
NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus — 2 - 1
Stadion de Goffert · Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Match report
NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 after extra time
NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 after extra time in UEFA Champions League, 3rd Qualifying Round on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at Stadion de Goffert. B. Linssen (70') and E. Mor (95') scored for NEC Nijmegen, while A. El Kaabi (46') found the net for Olympiakos Piraeus. Kostas Fortounis (Olympiakos Piraeus, 80') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
NEC Nijmegen had 54% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) against Olympiakos Piraeus’s 10 (2 on target). Emre Mor (NEC Nijmegen) was the top-rated player with 7.9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
Not in a league table we track.
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Tue, 4 Aug 2026, Olympiakos Piraeus 0-0 NEC Nijmegen
Match events
- 12'yellow cardDani GarcíaYellow Card
- 15'substitutionJota SilvaOff: K. Fortounis
- 30'substitutionS. OuaissaOff: E. Mor
- 34'substitutionP. SandlerOff: B. Pereira
- 46'goalA. El KaabiNormal Goal
- 55'yellow cardRodineiYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardGustavo SáYellow Card
- 61'substitutionG. SaOff: C. Mouzakitis
- 70'goalB. LinssenAssist: D. Tadic
- 72'substitutionD. GarciaOff: L. Scipioni
- 72'substitutionG. MartinsOff: J. Roca
- 79'VAR decisionKostas FortounisCard upgrade
- 80'red cardKostas FortounisRed Card
- 88'yellow cardBrayann PereiraYellow Card
- 88'substitutionC. BischoffOff: K. Sierhuis
- 90+4'yellow cardKaj SierhuisYellow Card
- 90+4'VAR decisionKaj SierhuisGoal cancelled
- 95'goalE. MorAssist: K. Sierhuis
- 103'substitutionOff: Chiquinho
- 103'substitutionP. RetsosOff: Z. Smajlovic
- 106'substitutionB. LinssenOff: J. Monteiro
- 106'substitutionN. LebretonOff: B. Nuytinck
- 106'substitutionOff: K. Kers
- 111'yellow cardLorenzo ScipioniYellow Card
Lineups
NEC Nijmegen
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Dick Schreuder
Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 21T. StormD
- 3P. SandlerD
- 24D. FonvilleD
- 6D. NejasmicM
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 20N. LebretonM
- 10D. TadicM
- 99C. BischoffM
- 9T. CheryF
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
Olympiakos Piraeus
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Luis Mendilibar Jose
Starting XI
- 31B. PopovicG
- 23RodineiD
- 45P. RetsosD
- 5L. PirolaD
- 70B. OnyemaechiD
- 14D. GarciaM
- 32S. HezzeM
- 10G. MartinsM
- 8G. SaM
- 20Jota SilvaM
- 9A. El KaabiF
Substitutes
- 1S. OrtegaG
- 91D. StournarasG
- 2M. SaliakasD
- 16L. ScipioniM
- 96C. MouzakitisM
- 77C. FilisM
- 7K. FortounisM
- 25P. MaffeoD
- 22ChiquinhoM
- 6D. CarmoD
- 73J. RocaM
- 4Z. SmajlovicD
Match statistics
- 54%Possession46%
- –Expected goals (xG)–
- 16Total shots10
- 7Shots on target2
- 6Shots off target6
- 3Blocked shots2
- 11Shots inside the box6
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners4
- 4Offsides2
- 17Fouls19
- 2Yellow cards4
- 0Red cards1
- 1Goalkeeper saves5
- 603Passes505
- 457Accurate passes350
- 76%Pass accuracy69%
- –Goals prevented–
Player statistics
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gonzalo CrettazG | 120 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Philippe SandlerD | 34 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Tobias StormD | 120 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Deveron FonvilleD | 120 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Darko NejašmićM | 120 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Dušan TadićM | 120 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 20Noe LebretonM | 105 | 7.5 | ||
| 25Sami OuaissaM | 30 | 6.5 | ||
| 99Clement BischoffM | 88 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Tjaronn CheryF | 120 | 5.9 | ||
| 30Bryan LinssenF | 105 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 36Freek EntiusG | – | – | ||
| 38Joep GenesteG | – | – | ||
| 2Brayann PereiraD | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Thomas OuwejanD | – | – | ||
| 17Bram NuytinckD | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Isak Hansen AarøenM | – | – | ||
| 11Willum Thor WillumssonM | – | – | ||
| 35Jamiro MonteiroM | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Emre MorFTop rated | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Kaj SierhuisF | 32 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 34Kevin KersF | 15 | 6.5 |
Olympiakos Piraeus
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Balša PopovićG | 120 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Lorenzo PirolaD | 120 | 6.5 | ||
| 23RodineiD | 120 | 7.2 | ||
| 45Panagiotis RetsosD | 103 | 6.5 | ||
| 70Onyemaechi BrunoD | 120 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Gustavo SáM | 61 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Gelson MartinsM | 72 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Dani GarcíaM | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Jota SilvaM | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Santiago HezzeM | 120 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Ayoub El KaabiF | 120 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 1Stefan OrtegaG | – | – | ||
| 91Dimitrios StournarasG | – | – | ||
| 2Manolis SaliakasD | – | – | ||
| 4Zinedin SmajlovićD | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| 6David CarmoD | – | – | ||
| 25Pablo MaffeoD | – | – | ||
| 7Kostas FortounisM | 65 | 5.5 | ||
| 16Lorenzo ScipioniM | 48 | 6.3 | ||
| 22ChiquinhoM | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 73Joel RocaM | 48 | 6.2 | ||
| 77Christos FilisM | – | – | ||
| 96Christos MouzakitisM | 42 | 6.7 |
