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Olympiacos 3-1 Burnley: Clarets Set for Uphill Battle in Second Leg After Europa League Defeat

Burnley leave Greece with it all to do on home soil, with their hopes of making the Europa League group stages for the first time in their history hanging by a thread, after falling to a 3-1 defeat against Olympiacos.

After two-legged wins over Aberdeen and Istanbul Basaksehir, the Clarets final qualification round opponents proved much more challenging, as Olympiacos dominated proceedings and may feel they should've finished the leg with more than a two-goal advantage after Ben Gibson was sent off for Sean Dyche's side.

Excellent throughout, Konstantinos Fortounis opened the scoring for the hosts with a beautifully taken free kick past the returning Tom Heaton who had his work cut out after a 12-month absence.