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===Olympiacos=== [[File:Lomana Lua Lua, 2010.JPG|thumb|150px|right|LuaLua playing for Olympiacos in a match against [[PAOK FC|PAOK]].]] On 12 August 2007, LuaLua signed a three-year contract with [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] for an estimated fee of Β£2.8 million (β¬4.1 million).<ref name="LuaLua clinches Olympiakos switch">{{cite news| title = LuaLua clinches Olympiakos switch| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6940093.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 12 August 2007| access-date =12 August 2007}}</ref> He made his league debut on 2 September, in a 0β0 draw against [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Soccer season kicks off |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_2_03/09/2007_87362 |work=Kathimerini |date=3 September 2007 |access-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216222447/http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_2_03/09/2007_87362 |archive-date=16 December 2014 }}</ref> His Champions League debut came on 18 September in a 1β1 draw against [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zauri hits back for Lazio |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2008/round=15105/match=301172/index.html |publisher=UEFA |date=18 September 2007 |access-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109002508/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season%3D2008/round%3D15105/match%3D301172/index.html |archive-date=9 January 2016 }}</ref> LuaLua scored his first two goals on 23 September in a 6β2 win over [[OFI Crete|OFI]].<ref name="Olympiakos hit six">{{cite news|url=http://sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=621 |title=Olympiakos hit OFI for six |date=23 September 2007 |publisher=Sport in Greece |access-date=7 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122424/http://sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=621 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> On 16 January 2008, LuaLua opened the scoring with a 30-yard volley in the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] fifth round, which saw Olympiacos progress to the quarter-finals in a 4β0 win against Panathinaikos.<ref name="Olympiakos and Iraklis advance">{{cite news|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_sport_1_18/01/2008_92313|title=Olympiakos and Iraklis advance |date=18 January 2008|work=Kathimerini|access-date=26 July 2008}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> LuaLua missed both the knockout stages against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], having suffered from ankle injuries and a [[dislocated shoulder]], the latter of which he received in a 1β1 draw against [[Asteras Tripoli F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]].<ref name="England's high - Lo">{{cite news|title=England's high β Lo |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/England%27s+high+-+Lo.-a0176280725 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207111228/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/England%27s+high+-+Lo.-a0176280725 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |date=9 March 2008 |work=[[Sunday Mirror]] |publisher=The Free Library |access-date=6 January 2011 |first=Soriebah |last=Kajue }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Real without Van Nistelrooy and Chelsea ready for Olympiakos |first=Simon |last=Bartlett |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL0490657620080305 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717164529/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL0490657620080305 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2012 |agency=Reuters |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=6 January 2011 }}</ref> As a result, he missed most of the season, but returned on 20 April 2008 to help Olympiacos win their fourth [[Superleague Greece|Super League Greece]] title, beating [[Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.|Iraklis]] 3β1.<ref name="Olympiakos wins Greek league title">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/soccer/olympiakos-win-greek-title/story-e6frey4r-1111116119710|title=Olympiakos win Greek title|date=21 April 2008|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> Before the [[Greek Football Cup|2008 Greek Cup Final]] on 17 May, LuaLua fell out of favour and was deemed surplus to requirements.<ref name="Olympiakos offload Lomana LuaLua">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=2105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121743/http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=2105 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=Olympiakos offload Lomana LuaLua |date=18 July 2008 |publisher=Sport in Greece |access-date=26 July 2008 }}</ref> In total, he made 30 appearances for Olympiacos, scoring six goals.<ref name="Al Arabi snap up LuaLua">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/08/07/18/SOCCER_Qat-Al_Arabi.html|title=Al Arabi snap up LuaLua|date=18 July 2008|work=Sporting Life|access-date=26 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605012917/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F08%2F07%2F18%2FSOCCER_Qat-Al_Arabi.html|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>
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