Panathinaikos will count themselves lucky after salvaging a fortunate point at Olympiacos’ fortress, with the Piraeus giants left to rue a series of missed chances that cost them sweet victory.

The derby of the “eternal enemies” finished 0-0 at “Georgios Karaiskakis” Stadium on Sunday morning (AEDT) with neither side able to feel truly satisfied coming out of the Greek Super League’s 24th round blockbuster.

Olympiacos were the superior team on the day, having a host of opportunities throughout the contest without managing to find the back of the net.

The hosts thought they found their winner when substitute Marios Vrousai released a fantastic finish into the bottom left corner from a tight angle (89′) but VAR intervened and judged there to be an offside in the build-up, breaking the hearts of the Piraeus team’s players and fans alike.

Centre half Sokratis Papastathopoulos was sent off late for a second yellow (90+9′) as the dramatic closing to the match eventually came to a stop with both sides forced to settle for a point.

Aris sealed a 2-1 triumph over Atromitos at “Kleanthis Vikelidis” Stadium on Monday morning to all but guarantee themselves of a play-offs spot.

Midfielder Vladimir Darida gave the Thessaloniki club an early lead with a well-driven strike that crept past goalkeeper Andreas Gianniotis’ near post into the bottom left (8′).

Winger Mateo Garcia then made it two when he tapped the ball in after it rebounded off the left post and directly into his path (27′).

The Persiteriotes got one back in the 80th minute through midfielder Gaetan Robail’s strike which deflected off a defender and bounced into the net, though they could not find an equaliser.

A late brace from forward Jon Toral helped OFI to a 0-2 away success against Ionikos.

It took the Cretans 83 minutes to break through when Toral finally put his club in front with a successful penalty effort before he ensured the victory with a second in injury time (90+2′).

Ionikos wing back Georgios Valerianos suffered a late second yellow to end the Nikaia side’s night on an even worse note (90+7′).

Levadiakos played out a scoreless stalemate at home with Panetolikos to end their four-match losing run.

AEK maximised on Panathinaikos’ draw by defeating Asteras Tripolis 2-0 at “Agia Sophia” ground on Sunday morning, moving to just two points behind the league leaders with a game in hand.

The Arcadians were given a huge early blow when winger Michael Gardawski earned himself a 4th minute red card for a poor tackle on Enosi captain Sergio Araujo.

Araujo soon put his side ahead after heading the ball in from a corner set piece (32′) before teammate Mijat Gacinovic secured the win with a composed near-post effort that squeezed past goalkeeper Nikolaos Papadopoulos (76′).

PAOK was held to a 0-0 stalemate away against Giannina in a disappointing result which hampers the impact of their huge success over AEK last week.

Lamia earned themselves a pivotal 1-1 draw away to Volos on Saturday morning, ending their four-match losing streak.

The Fthiotida side put up a great fight and went into the break ahead following a superb solo effort from Sotiris Tsiloulis, with the forward curling the ball from the edge of the box into the bottom right corner (38′).

The Magnesia outfit eventually broke through Lamia’s defence through young striker Georgios Koutsias, who scored a top-in following a free kick movement wherein the ball fell into his path (85′).

Volos finished the match a man down after right back Nikolai Alho was booked for a second time in the 99th minute, with the result giving Aris a chance to jump ahead of them.

Greek Super League Ladder (teams with a game in hand)

1-Panathinaikos: 55

2-AEK: 53 (23)

3-Olympiacos: 50

4-PAOK: 48

5-Aris: 37

6-Volos: 36

7-Panetolikos: 28

8-Atromitos: 28 (23)

9-OFI: 26

10-Asteras Tripolis: 24

11-Giannina: 23

12-Ionikos: 15

13-Levadiakos: 14

14-Lamia: 13