Europa League
Olympiacos knows the way to victory in France: Corberand’s plan and the anti-Embila
Olympiacos have beaten four different teams on French soil (Monaco, Marseille, Montpellier, Sosot) and want to celebrate against Nantes tonight in the group stage of the Europa League (September 8, 10 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2, LIVE Sportish). Corberan’s squad plans.
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.
Source: sport 24
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Europa League
Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?
The two countries with the highest UEFA coefficient at the end of a season will gain an additional entry. Champions League 2026/27.
Like last year, 36 clubs will compete in the main stage of the European Cup main tournament. Two of these will be determined by rating.
All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua
The two best-ranked countries in the 2025/26 season will each send one more team to the 2026/27 Champions League.
Next single season rankings:
- P.Olsha (13,625), England (13,486), Germany (12,285), Cyprus (11,406), Italy (11,250), Spain (11,218), France (10,714), Portugal (10,600), Greece (9,500), Denmark (9,500)
The top two countries on this list will be given an additional place in the 2026/27 Champions League.
Leadership Poland It’s about getting bonuses in the Conference League. Three Polish clubs reached the LK play-offs at the same time: Rakow, Lech and Jagiellonia. And only Legia Warsaw withdrew from the tournament.
Ukrainian It ranks 15th among 55 countries in the UEFA single season rankings with 6,812. Shakhtar Donetsk advanced directly to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League and Dynamo Kiev was eliminated from the tournament.
UEFA coefficient For national associations, it is calculated based on the total number of points scored by all clubs in the country. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and bonus points are also taken into account. Points received in the qualifying rounds are multiplied by 0.5 times. The total amount is divided by the number of teams representing the country in the European Cup season.
Race for two additional places in the 2026/27 Champions League (top 10)
Top 15 countries in the UEFA rankings for the 2025/26 season
UEFA five-year rankings
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english team Aston VillaThe player continues to show incredible form and has already won his 10th consecutive victory in different tournaments.
The successful series includes 7 Premier League matches and 3 Europa League matches. This is a new club record for Aston Villa.
The last win came on 21 December, when the home team beat Manchester United 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham.
This winning streak has allowed Aston Villa to secure a place in the top 3 (36 points) of the Premier League standings, ahead of Arsenal (39) and Man City (37).
In the Europa League, Unai Emery’s team safely passed the league stage and entered the top 3 together with Lyon and Mittjylland (15 points out of 18).
Aston Villa’s 10-match winning streak
- 21.12. 19:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2:1
- 14.12. 16:00. nuclear submarine West Ham – Aston Villa – 2:3
- 11.12. 22:00. LE. Basel-Aston Villa-1:2
- 06.12. 14:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2:1
- 03.12. 21:30. nuclear submarine Brighton – Aston Villa – 3:4
- 30.11. 16:05. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Wolverhampton – 1:0
- 27.11. 19:45. LE. Aston Villa – Young Men – 2:1
- 23.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Leeds – Aston Villa – 1:2
- 09.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Bournemouth – 4:0
- 06.11. 22:00. LE. Aston Villa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 2:0
Aston Villa’s winning streak in the 2025/26 season
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Ukrainian defender Nottingham Forest Alexander Zinchenko He shared his feelings after his team beat Utrecht (2:1) in the main round of the Europa League.
“It’s a great feeling. First of all, I’m back. Secondly, it’s an incredible feeling to win a match. Getting three points today was very important for us. As you can see, it was a difficult match. But at the end of the match, I think we got what we wanted and let’s continue like that.”
“As a defender you always want to keep a clean sheet, but unfortunately we couldn’t do that today. So it’s something we need to work on in the future.”
“This is one of those matches where whoever wins the most challenges in different areas of the field will win the match. Today we won many more goals which helped us a lot in the game. But to be honest, even the opportunities we created, including me, we should have scored and finished this match earlier,” said Zinchenko.
Nottingham Forest is in 11th place in the rankings with 11 points after 6 matches in the Europa League this season.
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