Olympiacos-Rangers: To… finish the good before the derby

He wears his European suit again Olympic! His team Jose Luis Mendilibar is invited to present her good face by welcoming the particularly dangerous Rangers (19.45, Cosmote TV, bwinSPORT FM, www.sportfm.gr).

THE Olympic comes from home dominance over him Panseraikou with 2-1. A positive result but a mediocre performance from the Reds, with Mendiliber furious with the behavior of their players. It was evident from his statements after the match, but he also told them privately in the locker room and the next day at Rentis.

At -3 from the top in the league, while in Europe it is certainly doing better. He scores two straight three-pointers and wants to make it a third today to reach 9 points in 4 matches in the League Phase of the Europa League. If he succeeds in this, he will have essentially embraced qualification and will then aim for the top eight.

THE Jose Luis Mendilibar he is happy to count on all his available players, since only Ortega and Willian, who have been injured recently, are out of the squad. Inside is Bakulas, as certainly as Pirola, Rodinei who have left behind their troubles, while Stamenic and Doe are also back in the team.

In detail: Paschalakis, Tzolakis, Anagnostopoulos, Biancon, Pirola, Karmo, Costinia, Rodinei, Retsos, Apostolopoulos, Doi, Stamenits, Martins, Velde, Garthia, Tsiquinio, Oliveira, Bakulas, Ese, Papakanellos, Mouzakitis, El Kaabi, Yaremchuk, Masouras, Kos tulas .

For their part, the Scots have no stability this year. They have a very good midfield function, creating phases in the opposing frames and scoring with relative ease. At the same time, however, they also have a poor suspension function, resulting in them conceding goals, as has happened in their last three games. It is already -9 from the top, where Celtic and Aberdeen sit together. A few days ago, however, he managed to topple Motherwell and qualified for the final of the League Cup where he will face the “Catholics”.

“Lawrence is out. He did not travel because he was injured at the weekend and will be out for several weeks. He is very important to us. He has been very important to the team but this absence will allow other players to prove their worth. We know how it will be a big test for us (the match against Olympiakos) but we have experienced players to manage the atmosphere the opponent will have from the stands. European nights are special and we look forward to how and how to play in this stadium”said Philippe Clément.

POSSIBLE ELEVENS

Olympiakos (Jose Luis Mendiliber): Tzolakis – Costinia, Retsos, Karmo, Pirola – Ese, Mouzakitis – Rodinei, Chiquinio, Zelson – El Kaabi.

Rangers (Philippe Clement): Butland – Tavernier, Soutar, Balogan, Hefte – Baron, Ruskin – Cerny, Diomande, Bayrami – Dessers.

Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Assistants: Marco Achmiller (Germany), Christoph Gietz (Germany)

Fourth: Florian Badstübner (Germany)

VAR: Seren Storks (Germany), Ginder Perl (Germany)