Athens giants catch up with Thessaloniki teams at the Super League summit
Therefore the losses of both Thessaloniki teams mean that AEK and Olympiakos have joined Aris at the top and PAOK has dropped to fourth, while Panathinaikos won again and is now within two points from the leaders.
The Reds defeated PAOK 3-2 at Toumba in one of the most dramatic games of the season to date. The visitors led 2-0 with Babis Kostoulas and Ayoub El Kaabi. Baba Rahman pulled one back for PAOK, but Gelson Martins scored Olympiakos’ third before an own goal by David Carmo.
Aris remains the leader on its best head-to-head record, despite its 2-1 loss at Panetolikos on Saturday. The Agrinio team is sixth at the table, but only three points from the top, thanks to goals by Nondas Pantelakis and Christos Belevonis (on the 100th minute), while Aris that had equalized with Manu Garcia ended the game with 10 men.
AEK played behind closed doors at the OPAP Arena, but had no problems in beating Asteras 3-0 on Saturday, goals coming from Ehsan Hajisafi, Paolo Fernandes and Levi Garcia.
Panathinaikos defeated 10-man Lamia 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens thanks to a Tasos Bakasetas freekick.
Aris, AEK and Olympiakos are on 21 points, PAOK stayed on 20, Panathinaikos climbed to 19 and Panetolikos to 18.
In other weekend games, Atromitos won 3-2 at Panserraikos, Kallithea snatched a 2-2 draw at OFI Crete and Levadiakos scored its first win, a 3-2 result over Volos.
The league is now taking a break, as the national team is about to face England and Finland for the last couple of games at the UEFA Nations League.
Kathimerini
