Economic hell means Greeks must finish the job

Eleven times Olympiakos and their fans have journeyed from Athens to England since 1965 and 11 times they have lost.

This time you sense it could be different. For one thing, defeat does not equal disaster. And while they have only scored three times in their 11 visits, an away goal this time would leave Manchester United needing to score four.

Olympiakos also arrive buoyed by a victory on Saturday which sealed their title defence with five matches to go. It was a strange match, played in an empty stadium as their fans were banned following crowd violence. But they duly secured their 41st league title with a 2-0 win, the second a penalty by David Fuster, who scored a couple when Olympiakos met Arsenal three years ago.