Imanol Alguacil Compares Olympiacos' Comeback to Barcelona, Real Madrid Wins

Imanol Alguacil, at the news conference after Olympiacos' victory over Kifissia, stressed that luck doesn't exist in football.

Olympiacos defeated Kifissia 3-2 on Matchday 9 of the Super League. Alguacil stressed in the press conference that there is no luck in soccer, only great teams.

"What importance does it have for the team's psychology to get such unexpected wins?" the Basque coach was asked.

He said, "It is very important because we suffered a lot, and the result was the expected one. We did the hardest part; we went 2-0 up, but instead of pushing on, we made mistakes and relaxed. It was as if we had drawn 2-2. But we reacted like a great team, Olympiacos is a great team and that is what we did. We fought until the last minute, and we did not give up. We persisted and got the win, and the important thing is that, despite everything, we took the three points."

When asked about Olympiacos getting a win that strengthens the team's spirit, but what would you change after the 0-2 to prevent something similar from happening again, he responded, "Not only today, but in every match, whether we win easily or with difficulty, there are always things that can be improved. So, after this match, we will do our self-criticism, as always, to correct whatever is necessary. I don't think we played that badly, but we gave Kifissia the chance to come back, and that is something we will try to fix."

"But we are satisfied because we reacted and got the three points from the win. There are certainly things we can improve, and we will analyze what went wrong, but we are satisfied because we showed we can react, and we got those three points that took us to the top."

On whether he feels lucky or vindicated by the final result, he said: "No, I don't think it was a coincidence; there is no such thing as luck in football. There are great teams. In every league, I come from Spain, and I have to tell you that there are matches in which Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atlético de Madrid play badly and still get the win and get the results they deserve as great teams; that is what Olympiacos did too."

On the other hand, Gelson Martins also spoke to the media after the game and expressed his satisfaction with the result.

He said, "This opportunity came at the last minute, and we scored the goal that gave us the win, even though we suffered. The important thing is that we persisted and found the goal in the final phase of the match."

"It's very nice. I like coming back to this stadium, where I've scored again. It's important that we got the three points. Whether I come off the bench or start, I want to help the team."