Wednesday, 17th September, 2014



Ibrahim Afellay has lauded the Olympiacos fans for their support after last night’s win over Atletico Madrid.

The Greek outfit registered a shock 3-2 win over the Spanish champions in a Champions League Group H encounter at the Karaiskakis Stadium.




The Dutch international joined Olympiacos this summer on a season-long loan deal from Barcelona and admits that he didn’t expect such a fierce atmosphere inside the stadium.

Afellay played a crucial role in last night’s win by scoring a goal and assisting one more as last season’s Champions League finalists left the stadium shell-shocked.
 


"I didn’t expect this when I joined the club", the Dutchman was quoted as saying by Voetbal Primeur.  

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"I heard beforehand positive stories about our supporters, but what I experienced tonight was unexpected.

“Even during the warm-up they sang and the noise kept on increasing. This way we are hard to beat."

The 28-year-old believes Olympiacos played some good football last night and were deserving winners against Los Colchoneros.

"We were the better team tonight and we played some very good football."

However, Afellay refused to comment about his future beyond this season, season, though he did say he is happy at Olympiacos.

“I feel great here, the people have taken to me. Later we shall see what the future holds for me.”

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