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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panathinaikos fans lights flares inside the stadium</td></tr>
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PANATHINAIKOS could face serious punishment after their fans forced the abandonment of the Athens derby yesterday.</div>
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Home supporters battled with riot police in the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium pitch before Panathinaikos v Olympiakos was called off.</div>
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Olympiakos striker Alfred Finnbogason was hit by a flare and dashed off the field, followed by his team-mates.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A flare is thrown during the fighting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fans ripped out parts of the stadium during the riot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A supporter is chased off the field by riot police</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The riots spilled out onto the pitch once the game was called off</td></tr>
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The game was called off 30 minutes before kick-off - a decision that caused fans to invade the field.</div>
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Around 50 people were arrested outside the ground before the violence continued on the terraces.</div>
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Olympiakos fans were not at the match as away supporters are banned in the Greek Superleague.</div>
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Premier League side Arsenal are in the same Champions League group as Olympiakos and play in Greece next month.</div>

Pictures: Riots in Greece as Panathinaikos v Olympiakos is cancelled before kick off

Panathinaikos fans lights flares inside the stadium PANATHINAIKOS could face serious punishment after their fans forced the abandonme...

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