Champions League rivals Bayern Munich after his side
moved to within a point of qualification from Group F.
The Greek side were facing a costly defeat against Dinamo
Zagreb before Silva introduced Felipe Pardo, who scored
twice from the bench to secure a 2-1 victory that moves
them level on nine points with Bayern.
The two sides will face each other in Germany on November
24 and the Portuguese coach is confident his men can
compete against Pep Guardiola's dominant team.
"I am not afraid of Guardiola nor Bayern," said Silva, whose
side lost 3-0 against the Bundesliga champions at home in
September.
"But we must admit that we are playing maybe the best
team in the world, or at least one of them.
"You run the risk. It is difficult night, but we're going with
faith and effort. We won't feel fear."
Pardo's double let Olympiacos off the hook after Kostas
Fortounis had missed a penalty and Silva explained the
decision to send him on.
"The team needed strengthening after missing a penalty
because things were a little lost for us," he said.
"We had to give signal to the group that nothing is over and
that we must continue to get the result we want.
"Pardo helped a lot. We turned the game and this was a sign
that a player can change and overthrow a match."
Dinamo coach Zoran Mamic felt his side deserved more for
performance but admitted that his sights were now set on
qualifying for the Europa League by finishing third in Group
F.
He said: "I am extremely sad because my team put a lot of
effort in and because we showed a good performance in
both games, but at the end we were not rewarded with some
points.
"My team showed they can play at a much higher level and
be competitive in the Champions League group stage.
"We have the right to hope we can do something in the
battle for third place in the group. Arsenal are a top team,
but we can hope they will not be at 100 per cent against us
and that we will have a chance."
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