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Friday, August 24, 2018

Burnley face uphill battle against Olympiakos after Ben Gibson sees red

• Olympiakos 3-1 Burnley • Chris Wood scores penalty; Gibson sent off after second yellow Burnley need a big comeback at Turf Moor after a defeat by Olympiakos that was compounded by Ben Gibson’s sending off. Chris Wood’s 33rd-minute penalty pulled the Clarets level in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying play-off after Kostas Fortounis had scored with a free-kick in the 19th minute. Olympiakos regained the lead through Andreas Bouchalakis’s header three minutes after half-time and Fortounis then converted a penalty on the hour to extend the Greek side’s advantage. Continue reading...


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