European Cup · Phase 01 - Group G - Matchday 03
Olympiakos Piraeus v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2–0 at Olympic Stadium, Athens on Wednesday 10th October 2001 in the European Cup. David Beckham (66') and Andrew Cole (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 66' David Beckham 0–1
- 80' Andrew Cole for Veron
- 82' Andrew Cole 0–2
- 85' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for van Nistlerooy
- 89' Mikael Silvestre for Irwin
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 David Beckham 66'
Substitutes
Andrew Cole
82' 80' for Veron
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
85' for van Nistlerooy
Mikael Silvestre
89' for Irwin
Olympiakos Piraeus Lineup
Starting XI
2 Christos Patsatzoglou M
7 Stelios Giannakopoulos M
10 Silva Giovanni F
11 Predrag Djordjevic M
19 Athanasios Kostoulas D
20 Par Zetterberg M
31 Dimitris Eleftheropoulos G
32 Georgios Anatolakis D
Christian Karembeu M
Jorge Bermudez D
Stelios Venetidis D
Substitutes
1 Angelos Georgiou
4 Andreas Niniadis
5 Giorgos Amanatidis
14 Dimitrios Mavrogenidis
24 Peter Ofori Quaye on
30 Alekos Alexandris on
Zizi Roberts
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Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Panagiotis Lemonis
Olympiakos Piraeus
United vs Olympiakos Piraeus History
Meeting 1 of 6
6
Played
5
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
15
Goals For
4
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 10th October 2001. After this match United had played Olympiakos Piraeus 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 66.7 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →