Olympiacos captain Panagiotis Retsos shared his thoughts after his side lost to Arsenal in the Champions League.
Mikel Arteta’s squad made it two wins from two to start their Champions League campaign in style.
Goals were scored at opposite ends of the contest, as Gabriel Martinelli found the net after 12 minutes and Bukayo Saka got his name on the scoresheet in stoppage time.
Viktor Gyokeres impressed against Olympiacos, as did Martin Odegaard, but it was a different player who won over the opposition.
Olympiacos captain Panagiotis Retsos praises David Raya
David Raya made a sublime save to deny Olympiacos an equaliser in the first half.
The Arsenal goalkeeper prevented 0.61 goals during the game, as per Sofascore, which frustrated the hosts enough for them to praise the opposition post-match.
Speaking to the media after the game, as transcribed by Greek outlet News It, Olympiacos captain Panagiotis Retsos singled out Raya as one of Arsenal’s areas of ‘quality’.
“Obviously, Arsenal not only have quality players in the centre, in attack and defence, but also in goal, where Raya is,” Retsos said.
“That’s his job, that’s why he’s a goalkeeper at Arsenal. Similarly, we had Konstantinos [Tzolakis] on a good night, who made some important interventions.”
It was a triumphant night for both goalkeepers on the pitch, as Raya showcased his passing ability, while Tzolakis pulled off a tremendous save to deny Odegaard in the second half.
Retsos unhappy with Arsenal result
Arsenal are on cloud nine with two wins from two in the Champions League, but Olympiacos are feeling differently.
The Greek side have one point from their opening two fixtures, and it’s fair to say that Retsos wanted more at the Emirates.
“It was a result that obviously does not satisfy us because we wanted to come here and get the three points,” the opposition captain said.
“We did not come here for fun or to spend our day playing a game with Arsenal.”
Olympiacos certainly tested Arsenal, particularly in the second half, which very much belonged to the visitors.
It’s back to the drawing board for Jose Luis Mendilibar, while Arteta will celebrate another win for his side.
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