Europa League

How Mitchell will manage key players Inbom Huang, Embila and Biel against Qarabag and PAOK

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3 years ago

October 10, 2022

Robert

How Mitchell will manage key players Inbom Huang, Embila and Biel against Qarabag and PAOK

The Spanish manager not only has to cope with the changes between La Liga and European squads brought about by the absence of some players from the Europa League, but also how some players who compete in all competitions need to stay fresh and give their best.

Olympiacos have two crucial games in the space of twenty-four hours, first against Karabagh on Thursday (13/10) in Azerbaijan and then against PAOK in Karaiskakis (17/10) for the championship.

Those are two extremely important games, on the one hand because the Red-Whites want a point or points in the first to keep hopes alive for third place in the group and qualification for the Conference League knockout games, and on the other hand , in the second, the loss margins in the Super League have become very narrow points.

In that sense, what Mitchell will do is very important, both with Cisse (should he return to the squad for the Baku game) and Ba (he seems to have gotten over his injury problem) and most importantly with the unrivaled overwhelmed Embila. Inbom Hwang and Biel ahead of their next two games.

Will the Spanish coach want to protect one of the latter in the Qarabag game to have him fresher against PAOK or does he think there is enough rest time between the two games? Will he prioritize the race for Europe or the league? Will he score both games even if he has to risk it?

Mitchell is one of those coaches who doesn’t separate competitions. He wants Olympiacos to get the best both in Europe and in LaLiga. The Reds and Whites are still without a point in their Europa League group but Nantes are just three points ahead with three games to go in nine points up for grabs, with the Piraeus side beating the French in Faliro on the final day becomes.

The image of Olympiacos in Europe so far is not convincing, there is no win in the current season, but the Red-Whites have to chase positive results and qualification to the end. After all, the Piraeus team need the points to improve their special ranking in UEFA.

The management that Mitchell will take on in the next few games

Therefore, in terms of footballer management, the decisions Mitchell will make for Embila, Inbom Huang and Biel in the next 24 hours will be of great interest.

The France midfielder has made 15 appearances in Greece and Europe this season and has played 1,177 minutes. He’s been used as both a central midfielder and stopper and it’s possible to see him in that position again in Azerbaijan depending on what the Spain coach decides about Cisse and Ba.

Embila is one of Olympiacos’ best-performing players to date and one of the most important players in the Piraeus squad and he hasn’t had a chance to rest in any of the league games with Samasekou absent.

The South Korean central midfielder is Olympiakos’ midfield “barometer”. He makes a difference and that’s clear as long as you consider what the Red and Whites have in their composition with the 26-year-old and without him on the pitch.

Inbom Hwang also carries several minutes of participation on his back, because we must not forget that he arrived in Greece after playing games with the South Korean national team and also with Seoul in the summer. So it’s not just the games he’s played with Olympiakos in the last two months. Inbom has played 18 games and logged 1,143 minutes since June.

The Spanish forward, who has played both as a ten-man and a winger (and as a centre-forward in the Danish league), has been playing uninterrupted for three months. Biel has played 16 games with Olympiakos and Copenhagen and has played a total of 1313 minutes. He didn’t even rest when he joined the Reds and Whites, as he immediately got into the games with the intention of helping. On August 28 he played 90 minutes with Copenhagen against Nordsjaelland and on September 3 he played 75 minutes with Olympiakos in the game against Ionikos.

The three footballers mentioned above (Embila, Inbom Huang and Biel) are among the loaded red-whites along with Reabciuk (he has 1364 minutes), Cisse (1133) and Masoura (978).

Source: sport 24

Robert

I have been working as a sports journalist for about 6 years now. I currently work as an author at Sportish, which is a sports news website. I mainly cover sports news and I love writing about all aspects of the sport. I also have experience working as a broadcast journalist, so I have some great insights into how sport is reported and presented.

Europa League

Vasily Kobin could go to Dnepr and play in the Europa League final

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1 day ago

December 30, 2025

Jayden

Vasily Kobin could go to Dnepr and play in the Europa League final

football journalist Igor Tsyganyk He told the details of the long-standing transfer story regarding the possible transfer of Vyacheslav Kobin to Dnepr.

According to him, when Dnipro club had to choose between Artem Fedetsky and Vyacheslav Kobin, Kobin was the first choice to strengthen the squad.

Tsyganyk stated that the football player could really be transferred to Dnieper and noted that they made him an offer in the first place. According to the journalist, in the event of such a transfer, Kobin could even play in the 2015 Europa League final, but ultimately the transfer did not take place.

The journalist emphasized that the failure of the transition was not related to financial conditions. According to his information, salaries in Shakhtar and Dnepr were approximately the same. The reasons why the transfer did not take place lie on a different level, but the details of this situation are not reliably known.

According to Tsyganik, Dnepr considered Kobin as a priority option, but the transition was never implemented. Artem Fedetsky played for Dnepr from 2012 to 2016. In the 2014/15 Europa League final, Dnepr lost to the Spanish team Sevilla (2:3).

Source: Sport UA

Jayden

Hi, my name is Jayden James. I am a writer at Sportish, and I mostly cover sports news. I have been writing since high school and have been published in various magazines and newspapers. I also write book reviews for a website. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer and basketball.

Europa League

Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?

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5 days ago

December 25, 2025

Jayden

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

Source: Sport UA

Jayden

Europa League

Emery is surprised. Aston Villa have won 10 in a row in all competitions

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6 days ago

December 25, 2025

Jayden

Emery is surprised. Aston Villa have won 10 in a row in all competitions

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