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The … wrench that will keep the sorting door open on either your “16” Champions League, or in the “32” of the Europa League is called to seek Olympic tonight (22.00, Cosmote Sport2) in “Velontrom” against Marseilles for the fifth game of the group stage of the main intercollegiate event.
The ‘rojiblancos’ if they want to continue their European path and after Christmas they know that tonight they must leave Marseille at least with the degree of equality. If he gets the double and Porto is defeated by Manchester City, then he will still be alive to claim the ticket for the knockout matches of the Champions League.
We are in Marseille! / We are in Marseille! 🇫🇷#Olympiacos #Marseille #UCL #OMOLY #France #Football @OM_Officiel @Champions League pic.twitter.com/QLaWKTw9IT
– Olympiacos FC (45🏆) (@olympiacosfc) November 30, 2020
Martins plans victory in Marseille
“Olympiacos, Porto and Marseille are at the same level. All the games between us were judged in detail. Marseille deserve our respect and they are still a very strong and quality team, although they have not yet scored in the tournament. We came here to Win. We depend on the other result. Even if everything goes the way we want there, it will be worthless if we don’t win. If a team says they are going to draw, they are more likely to lose. We came to do what Olympiacos tries in every game, victory ”, his characteristic comment. Pedro Martins at the press conference yesterday.
The champions of the Superliga, after their victory in the head game with Aris by 2-1 in “Kleanthis Vikelidis” will be deprived of another match of their services Mathieu Valbouena, who traveled to his homeland with the Olympiacos mission, but for psychological reasons, as he is still injured. Also out are Hassan (scorer in the first game against Marseille), Bruma and Rangelovic.
In contrast to the match against City in Karaiskaki (0-1) or Pedro Martins can count on The Arabi Y Χολέμπας who also played in the championship game with Aris. In fact, as the Portuguese coach said, there is another player who has caused him a pleasant headache for the eleventh team’s training sessions, due to his performance against Aris and he is none other than Mario brusai. “Marios has shown great development. He is a pleasant headache. He responds very well to what we ask of him. He is a player that we have been seeing since last year, when he was in Holland. Whenever he was called to fight he did it very good. “Marios has a chance to play even in tomorrow’s game,” Martins said.
The Olympiacos coach, although he did not open his letters in the last training session of the team in “Velontrom”, everything indicates that he will go to a 4-3-3 with Σα under the rafters, Rafinia, Semedo, Cisse, Cholebas in defence, Embila, Bouhalaki Y Arc in the midfield, having in front of them Fortuna, Massoura and on top of attacking him The Arabi.
It should be remembered that outside the European list of “rojiblancos” are Thiago Silva (midfielder), Lovera (midfielder), Bruno (midfielder), Kuipers (assistant).
Villa-Boas plans for his last chance for Europe
As regards Marseille, the Ante Villas-Boas He described the match with Olympiakos as a last chance for his team to continue in Europe through Europe.
The Portuguese coach admitted that Marseille did not face Europe as they should, but now this opportunity exists.
“I hope that the game we play with Nantes and the opportunities we create will be our guide. Olympiacos, of course, are a tougher opponent than Nantes. A team with more experience than us in the Champions League. They are a good team even without Valbouena “. “It will be a difficult game, our last chance in the Europa League. Benedetto was good against Nantes and it is a law that forwards improve as they score.”
👥 The group called by the coach ́ – in @Champions League for #OMOLY 🔵⚪ #UCL pic.twitter.com/wzvUEzpmKX
– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) November 30, 2020
Villas-Boas has two absences. Defender Ballardi has been suspended for sending him off in the previous game against Porto and winger Radonic is injured.
With 4-3-3 the French will line up with them Mandanta in focus Sakai, Álvaro, Tsaleta-Tsar, Amavi in defence, Ronzier, Kamara, Sanson in half and Toven, Benedetto, Payet in the attack.
Prehistory and numbers
Olympiacos and Marseille except for the first round match in Karaiskaki where they won 1-0 thanks to Hassan’s goal in 91 (the Egyptian attacker dedicated it to his father) has faced the French team 4 more times.
In the 1994-95 season for the first round of the UEFA Cup they had suffered two defeats, one in Greece 2-1 and another in France 3-0 and in the 2011-12 season for the group stage of the Champions League. had lost in Karaiskaki with 1-0 with a goal from Lucho González, but had taken the “double” in “Velontrom” with 1-0 with a goal from Giannis Fetfatzidis in the 82nd minute and had finished third in the group, 9 points behind Arsenal ( 11b) and Marseille (10b) leaving Borussia Dortmund (4b) in fourth place.
This will be the 15th time Olympiacos have faced a team from France. In the 14 previous occasions, the ‘rojiblancos’ had 3 eliminatory, 4 third places in the Champions League group and 7 exclusions. They achieved all this with 29 games, 11 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses.
Spanish referee with bad memories for Olympiacos
The referee for the Velodrome match will be Jesús Hill Mantano. The 36-year-old Spaniard had led the rojiblanco and PAOK match in Toumba on February 10, 2019, in which Dikefalos had celebrated victory (3-1).
He was also at AEK-Club Brugge (3-0) for the Europa League playoffs on August 24, 2017.
This year he “whistled” in Leipzig-Basaksehir 2-0 for the Champions League groups and Benfica-Rangers 3-3 for the Europa League groups.
Manthano’s assistants will be Ángel Nevado and José Naranjo, fourth Fabio Maresca, while Ricardo de Burgo Bengoecea and Íñigo Prieto will be in the VAR.
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