Europa League
Mitchell’s plan, the big chance and why the Nantes win matters
Olympiacos meets Nantes in the last group match of the Europa League (November 3, 7:45 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2HD, LIVE Sportish) and has reasons to follow the game. Mitchell’s plan.
When a team like Olympiacos have celebrated ten Champions League or Europa League knockout qualifiers in the last 12 years (and 13 in the last 16 seasons), tonight is a strange and awkward night for the players, the manager, the administration and the world will know that the European adventure for the season ends in the game against Nantes in Georgios Karaiskakis (3/11, 7:45 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2HD, LIVE Sportish).
However, the Red-Whites are forced to look ahead and are motivated to chase the win against the French by at least finishing their Europa League duties well.
It is logical and understandable these days that all the emphasis was on the league derby with Panathinaikos on Sunday (6/11, 7:30 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 1HD, LIVE Sportish) in Apostolos Nikolaidis, but before that Mitchell and the Olympiakos players have work to do.
The Spanish coach is aware that every game and every result affects Olympiacos competitively and psychologically, although the specific with Nantes isn’t he no longer judges anything. And the Red and Whites want to go into the game against the Greens with a good mentality.
The reasons for winning the three points
So the players of the Piraeus team have many reasons to want to win the three points against the French team:
First, They are aiming for their first win of the season in European competitions, having drawn and lost so far.
Secondlywould like to get the three points for reasons of prestige.
Thirdthey want the win to boost their extra points in the UEFA rankings in the hope of better draws in European competitions in the future.
fourth, They expect revenge from Nantes for their 2-1 defeat at the start of the Europa League group stage with a goal from Gessant (93′).
FifthThen there is the financial advantage, because the victory is rewarded with 630,000 euros. and
Sixthfor some of the footballers starting tonight who haven’t had enough playing time so far in the season, it’s a good opportunity to show things and score points ahead of the next day in the Piraeus team.
Anyway, Mitchell said it during the press conference, and let’s get to the point: “It’s a perfect opportunity for the players to prove the coach wrong.”
It is recalled that Nantes want victory as they claim second place in the group which will allow them to progress in the Europa League knockout games – they will do it if they beat Red White and Qarabag Don’t beat Freiburg. Otherwise, the French team will continue in the Conference League.
Mitchell’s shot
In terms of competition, Mitchell is aiming for extensive rotation to keep most of the key players fresh and ready ahead of the derby with Panathinaikos.
Based on what the Spanish coach tested in Rentis over the past two days, the lead (in a 4-4-2 formation) is Tzolakis, Androutsos, Retsos, Kalogeropoulos, Vrousai, Bouhalakis, Kunde, Bowler, Aboubakar Kamara, Arabi and Ui Joe Huang. Vrsaliko and Cisse are also vying for a place in the starting XI.
Also available are Avila, Marcelo, Papastathopoulos, Doi, Reabciuk, Embila, Inbom Huang, Sapountzis, Paschalakis, and Papadoudis. The suspended Ba, injured Gary Rodríguez and Valbuena, as well as Masouras and Biel have been left out of the 23-man squad.
Source: sport 24
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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).
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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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