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The double of Omonia and the (G/G) in Aris-Apollon, Juventus-Napoli and Crystal Palace-Man.United!
Great games are on today's menu and the interest is high. Within the borders we have two derbies in the context of the 4th round: Aris welcomes fellow city Apollon and the "wounded" Anorthosis welcomes Omonia.
In the Super League, Olympiacos has a difficult mission, as it travels to Thessaloniki to face Aris.
There is also a derby in Italy between Juventus and Empoli.
We will take a closer look below at the important games of the day...
Below you will see all the action in detail:
The two teams are on a very opposite course. The hosts are in a bad psychological and competitive situation. They are coming off a 3-1 defeat to Paphos away from home and the score could have been higher. On the other hand, Omonia, managed to beat AEK (1-0) as well and continue to have the absolute maximum points so far. The Greens may have looked lucky in the derby against AEK, but in the end they got the point and that's what matters. We all know the history that Omonia have at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, but they are a superior and higher quality team than the "Lady" this season.
Aris also came through Larnaca like a whirlwind against Omonia Ar, which they won 0-3, even playing with a player less for a long period of time. On the other hand, Apollon was supposed to face AEL the previous matchday, but the match never happened. So the Limassol Blues had a three-week break and go against Aris. Either way, it's a derby game, between two teams built for big things this season.
After going 2 for 2 in the first two rounds of the Campionato, things have not been as good for Juventus, with Thiago Mota's side suffering their first points loss before the league break by holding Roma to a 0-0 draw and sticking to zero in the re-start of the Campionato, drawing a whitewash at home to Empoli by the same score. On the other hand, Napoli, with Romelu Lukaku as the big star, crushed Cagliari 4-0 in Sardinia and continued their upward trend in the league. A very interesting match between two very good teams is expected.
CRYSTAL PALACE-MANCHESTER UNITED (19:30)
Two defeats in a row proved to be too much for Manchester United, who took advantage of the national break to put the brakes on their downward spiral! After Onana saved them with a penalty save, the Red Devils struck twice to clear their win from the first half, with Garnazzo scoring late on to set up a 3-0 win at Southampton. On the other hand, the home side escaped with a second-minute stoppage-time goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta. They avoided a 2-2 draw against Leicester at Shelhast Park.
ARIS SALONICA-OLYMPIACOS (20:00)
Olympiacos had chances but could not break through the massive defense of Panitolikos and thus the first loss of points (0-0) after 3 wins for the Piraeus team. On the other hand, the home team, after an impressive game, lost 3-2 away to OFI and thus suffered their first defeat in the league this season. These results make the match even more important for both teams. It will be a real derby in a packed "Kleanthis Vikelidis".