Europa League
Mitchell’s two plans for the games with Nantes and Panathinaikos
The red-whites want two wins in as many games, against the French on Thursday (3/11) at Georgios Karaiskakis both for prestige reasons and to improve their special ranking in UEFA and against Panathinaikos on Sunday (6/11) at Apostolos Nikolaidis for the Championship to close the gap to the top.
Olympiakos’ two games with nantes and Panathinaikos require different preparation and proper human potential management by Mitchell. The Spanish coach already knows how things will continue this week and the next 48 hours will show his mood.
As for certain players, the matter is clear. For example, Hames, Bakabou, Samaseku, Fortounis and Agibou Kamara will be training at full speed all week to be at the level Mitchell wants ahead of the derby with Panathinaikos.
However, others will have to wait for the 59-year-old manager’s decisions as some will face Nantes and others will take precautions ahead of the game at the Avenue.
Despite Olympiacos having more than three penalties in Rentis, it’s still clear that some footballers have to play against both the French team and the Greens. And that’s because in some positions – for various reasons – the equation doesn’t add up.
The data in the center of the defense and the goalkeeper
Papastathopoulos and Doi are very likely to feature in both games. Ba is injured (he sprained his left ankle), will miss the Nantes game and it is highly doubtful whether he will be included in the squad for the Panathinaikos game.
At the same time, Cisse has been complaining about hip problems in recent weeks and has not competed. And Retsos, who didn’t show himself in good shape in the ten minutes he played as a substitute against Freiburg in Germany, comes from a virus and his absence in the game against Lamia.
Someone will say that Embila’s solution can be used for the center of defense. In this case, however, the Frenchman will have to compete on both Thursday and Sunday, which involves a lot of risk. And Mitchell won’t take any chances.
As for the goalkeeping position, the Spanish coach relies on Paschalakis and it is currently not clear whether he will use tzolakis in the game against Nantes or use tzolakis in both games. Finally, we mustn’t forget that Olympiacos need to field a competitive side against the French in Karaiskakis as they want the win for prestige and points in the UEFA rankings while they didn’t win during the season in Europe.
In any case, Embila, Inbom Huang, Biel and El Arabi must be fresh and ready on Sunday. As well as based on Mitchell’s picks, which he counts as starters, Masuras, Reabciuk and Avila.
The breakdown of the squad in the two games
Paschalakis, Avila, Papastathopoulos, Doi, Reabciuk, Embila, Inbom Huang, Biel, Masouras, Hames and Bakabou are currently reported to lead the line-up for the derby with Panathinaikos.
With El Arabi, Brusai and Ba vying for a place in the starting XI. There are also the options of Vrsalikos in defense (if he can recover) and Samasekos in midfield (if Mitchell decides to field three central midfielders).
In the game against Nantes, Tzolakis at the post, Retsos in defence, Kunde and Bouhalakis in midfield, Ui Joe Huang and Aboubakar Kamara in attack could all start in the XI.
Of course, with absentees through injury, it will be necessary to go head-to-head with players Mitchell sees as starters or coming off the bench in the derby with Panathinaikos.
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.
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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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