"Real Madrid travel to Greece on Wednesday chasing a small slice of history. Despite their long record in Europe, Los Blancos have never beaten Olympiacos away from home in the Champions League. Olympiacos enter the night near the foot of the overall table with two points from four matches, while Madrid sit in seventh place after collecting nine points so far."
"The Greek champions do at least return to European duty in good domestic form. A 3-0 win over Atromitos at the weekend kept them two points clear at the top of the Super League, and they have put together a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions. Crucially, Olympiacos have also never been beaten by Real Madrid in Piraeus, with three of the four home meetings ending level and one victory coming back in December 2005."
"Madrid, meanwhile, make the trip without the momentum usually associated with them. Since beating Valencia 4-0 in early November, they have gone three games without a win, drawing with Rayo Vallecano and Elche and losing to Liverpool in their most recent Champions League outing. Their European campaign started strongly with victories over Marseille, Kairat Almaty and Juventus before the narrow loss at Anfield, leaving them in a reasonable position heading into the final fixtures."
Real Madrid have never beaten Olympiacos away in the Champions League and travel to Piraeus seeking a first away victory. Olympiacos have two points from four group matches and sit near the foot of the table, while Real Madrid have nine points and occupy seventh place in the group. Olympiacos arrive in good domestic form after a 3-0 win over Atromitos and a five-match unbeaten run, remaining two points clear domestically. Real Madrid have gone three games without a win since a 4-0 victory over Valencia and face increased pressure amid questioning of results and direction. Olympiacos will be without Alexandros Paschalakis and Konstantinos Angelakis, with Dani Garcia likely to start despite being one booking from suspension.
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