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An injury time strike from substitute Ieroklis Stoltidis handed Olympiacos a 2-1 win over Standard Liege 2-1 in their Champions League Group H match.

Midfielder Stoltidis, on as a second half substitute, rose unchallenged following a corner in the third minute of injury time to nod in the winning goal following a breathless finish.

The visitors took the lead in the 37th minute when Igor De Camargo slotted past Antonis Nikopolidis from inside the area.

Olympiacos struck back just six minutes later through Kostas Mitroglou which helped them to maintain second place in Group H with six points, one behind leaders Arsenal who drew 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar.

The Dutch side leapfrogged Standard Liege into third spot.

Olympiacos's Jaouad Zairi and Standard midfielder Wilfried Dalmat both squandered chances in the first half.

Olympiacos enjoyed most of the possession but Standard opened the scoring through De Camargo.

The Liege skipper, who passed a late fitness test after recovering from a broken toe, ran on to Milan Jovanovic's clever through ball and slotted past Nikopolidis in the 37th minute.

Olympiacos reacted immediately through Mitroglou, who scored his first group stage goal with a looping header over Sinan Bolat after connecting with a Luciano Galletti freekick.

Both teams continued to chase victory in an absorbing affair as Mitroglou tried his luck with an over-head kick before Jovanovic cracked a stunning long range effort off the crossbar.

Olympiacos poured forward in the later stages with Mellberg shooting straight at Bolat in the 75th minute.

Dudu had the ball in the Liege net after 84 minutes but his effort was ruled out for handball but Stoltidis pounced in the dying seconds.

Reuters