Olympiacos knows the way to victory in France: Corberand’s plan and the anti-Embila

Olympiacos have turned the tide, making a fresh start with Carlos Corberan on the bench and adding new and important players to their squad in recent weeks, but it’s clear it will take time for the team to ‘bond’ and on the field has gone… its true potential.

However, the Spain coach is forced to create something good through training while also getting the results he needs to help the Red-Whites achieve their goals.

The team from Piraeus wants to win against Nantes tonight at the Stade de la Beaujolais (September 8, 10 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2, LIVE Sportish) at the start of the group stage of the Europa League and knows the way to success on French soil. After all, they’ve done it four times in their European history so far, having won in Monaco, Marseille, Montpellier and Sosot.

The firsts in the group stages of European competitions often pose pitfalls and surprises, while it is evident that the players are careful not to make a costly mistake. In this particular game, Olympiacos will have the opportunity to take the first step towards their goal of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.

After all, Olympiacos will most likely fight for the top two spots in the group with Freiburg and Nantes in particular, without Karabagh being an easy opponent. It is recalled that the team that takes first place qualifies directly for the March games, the one that takes second place plays in February, and the third in the group in the knockout games of the Conference League continues.

Thus, the red-whites, who will have around 500 fans on their side in the stands, traveled to France with three important absences, Embila (illness), Ba (suspended) and Vrsaliko (returned to training three days ago), while Marcelo The last two-day individual program follows.

But Corberan and the Piraeus players are optimistic that tonight they can do whatever they can to leave the pitch on a positive note. Of course, they need to be solid on defense and effective on offense and in static phases.

The Red and White tradition with French teams and Corberan’s plan

Olympiacos has four wins, one draw and ten losses on French soil. The Reds and Whites beat Monaco 1-0 in the 1992 Cup Winners’ Cup, Sosso 1-0 in the 2005 UEFA Cup, Marseille 1-0 in the 2011 Champions League and Montpellier 2-1 again in the 2012 Champions League .

They drew 0-0 at Auxerre in the 1989 UEFA Cup and were beaten 4-1 by Lyon in the 1963 Cup Winners’ Cup, Marseille 3-0 in the 1994 UEFA Cup and Lyon 0-1 in the 2000 Champions League, 3-1 by Lille 2001 in Champions League, 2-1 by Monaco 2004 in Champions League, 2-1 by Lyon 2005 in Champions League, 2-1 by St Etienne 2009 in UEFA Cup, 2-1 by Bordeaux 2010 in the Champions League, 2-1 by Paris Saint-Germain 2013 in the Champions League and 2-1 by Marseille 2020 in the Champions League.

In terms of competition, the Spanish manager’s dilemmas mainly have to do with choosing between Bouhalakis or Bowler and El Arabi or Ui Jo Huang. Corberan will set up Olympiakos with Vačlik under the post, Avila on the right in defence, Reabciuk on the left, Manolas and Cisse as stoppers, Bouhalakis, Kunde, Inbob Huang in midfield and attacking Biel, Masoura and El Arabi, according to the latest figures.

A place in the starting XI is claimed by Ui Joe Huang (instead of El Arabi), Bowler or Rodríguez (instead of Bouhalakis) and Retsos (instead of Manolas). Valbuena, Papastathopoulos, Aboubakar Kamara, Androutsos, Vrousai, Doi, Tzolakis and Papadoudis are also available.