Olympiacos beat Juventus 1-0 in Champions League

Olympiacos' Swiss midfielder Pajtim Kasami celebrates after scoring a goal during the Group A Champions League football match against Juventus at the Karaiskaki stadium in Athens.

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Athens, Oct 23 Greek football club Olympiacos shocked Italian giants Juventus 1-0 in the third Champions League Group A match held here.

Swiss midfielder Pajtim Kasami scored for Olympiacos on the 35th minute, the sole goal of the game played at Karaiskaki stadium Wednesday night, reports Xinhua.

The result improved the Greek club's prospects of qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League with Olympiacos at the top of the Group A standings along with Spanish champions Atletico Madrid.

Olympiacos won 3-2 in the first game against Atletico Madrid and lost 0-2 at Malmo.