Olympiacos welcome Twente tonight with a goal of victory that will help them qualify for the Europa League finals. Here is the Mendiliber XI and the players vying for a place in the starting line-up.
Passion and belief in Olympiakos for victory at the expense of twente in the “G. Karaiskakis” packed with red and white fans, in the context of the 6th match of the league Stage of the Europa League (19:45, ANT1, COSMOTE SPORTS 3HD and LIVE from SPORT24).
Medilibar and footballers know the importance of the game and thay want to take advantage of the opportunity that the Piraeus team has by winning the three points at home,making eleven in total,and their quality tap for the winning games of the tournament.
Thus, the ”red and white” will have the opportunity to look further up, seeking the placement in the top eight positions and their direct qualification to the “16” of the Europa League.
The quality goes through Karaiskakis
Basically, qualification for Olympiakos goes through Karaiskakis in the games now against Twente and at the end of January against Karabagh – in the meantime there is also the game against porto in Portugal. What is important, however, is the victory today against the Dutch team, in order to make everything simpler after that.
The “red and white” with the eight points they got from their victory in the games with Braga (3-0) and Malmo (1-0) and the games drawn in the games with Rangers (1-1) and Steaua (0 ) -0) in 14th place, and in six, seven and eight at the moment there are Ajax, Lyon and Rangers with ten points, as are Tottenham and Steaua who are in ninth and tenth place respectively. So one understands how important it is for Olympiakos to win the 29th place in the Twente standings, which has three points.
Though, it truly seems that the Dutch team is doing better in the Europa League than they are at home. They are winless in the League Stage, but they drew Manchester United (1-1) in England and Nice (2-2) in France.In contrast, Twente have one draw (1-1 with Fenerbahce) and two home wins (0-2 against Lazio, 0-1 against Union Saint-Jiloise).
In any case, everything depends on the performance of Olympiakos, the concentration, the fight, the balance between attack and defense, the determination and the effectiveness of its players. The Piraeus side have been in good form recently, coming off a nine game unbeaten run in all competitions, looking to extend that and the ability to reach their goal despite injury absences.
Except Chikinio and Garthia
Madrid are missing two key players in the back, Ciquinho and Garcia, but Ese and Martins are ready for battle. At the same time, Karmo and Yaremchuk are returning from injuries.
As for the lineup, it is expected that Olympiacos will line up with Tzolakis under the posts, Kostinia on the right in defense, Ortega on the left, Retso and Pirola in the stoppers, Ese and Mouzakitis in midfield, Rodiney and Martins in the ” wing” , Kostoulas in the back and El Kaabi at the top of the attack.
Carmo and Willian are looking for a place in the starting line. Jaremchuk, Masouras, Oliveira, Velde, Stamenich, Doi, apostolopoulos, Biancon, Paschalakis and Anagnostopoulos are also available.