“It’s these kind of moments that help us cope with the mad situation in Greece right now,” cried Panagiotis amid thousands of elated supporters waiving red-white banners, just after Olympiacos beat Barcelona with a dramatic, last- minute, long shot at home in Piraeus.

The two brothers, sons of Constantine Angelopoulos, have been managing the local team since 2006 and owned it since 2009.