Europa League
Olympiacos will have to increase their odds in the rematch against Atalanta
Olympiacos will need to increase their possession percentages, move the ball better and become more dangerous if they want to be lucky in their second game against Atalanta.
Olympiakos completed the first game against Atalanta in Europa League with possession 65%-35% (based on official UEFA data), the last effort 15-6, including 5-1 in goal, 13-0 corners and 572- 189 successful passes (87%-71%).
In the same period of the previous year, when Eindhoven in the Netherlands also lost 2-1, the situation was different. The Piraeus team had possession (46%-54%), twice as many shots as Bergamo (16-12), had two goalposts, two corners (8-2) and a higher percentage of successful passes (78%-82 %, 413-444).
The difference is obvious. Someone will say, of course, another Atalanta and another Eindhoven. But in the game against Arsenal in London, against a great opponent, in Olympiakos’ 1-0 win in the round of 16 of the Europa League, the following picture emerged: the red-whites had possession (44% -56%), the last attempts were 12-7, including 4-2 in goal, corner kicks 6-3 and successful passes 479-567 (84%-84%).
Also against Manchester City in England for the group stage of the Champions League, which is a significantly different size and level compared to Atalanta, Olympiacos’ image was significantly better. The Red-Whites were defeated 3-0, but possession was 54%-46%, final attempts 20-5 with 6-1 in goal, corners 7-2 and successful passes 703-518 (91%- 87%).
Also, in Olympiakos of Porto’s loss to Dragao (2-0), possession was 45%-55%, final 11-11, corners 4-9, offsides 0-4, and passing success 443-566 (80th minute). %-82%). And when they lost to Marseille in Marseille (2-1), possession was 54%-46%, attempts 13-8, corners 6-3, offsides 1-7 and successful passes 492-411 (83% – 78%).
The problem is Olympiacos’ performance compared to last year
In short, it’s about Olympiacos’ performance and image in relation to themselves last season. As good as Atalanta are, the question is how the red-whites will find a way to match last year’s standards in light of the rematch in Karaiskakis.
In any case, Olympiacos will increase their possession percentages, circulate more in the center and in attack and become more dangerous if they look to get lucky against the Italians next week.
The red-whites need to put energy and intensity into their game, they need to increase their speed, have more runs while also having the right management of Martins. The Piraeus team players have a difficult task ahead of them, but not impossible. Atalanta are very good in their away games, but a lot also depends on Olympiakos. And (non-)reactions should be avoided, such as in the static phases of the Bergamaski in the first game, which resulted in the Italian team’s two goals.
Gary Rodrεςguez runs to catch up
The Olympiacos players held a training session in Bergamo on Friday (19/2). The Red and Whites are now concentrating on the 24th game of the Super League Interwetten against Volos on Sunday (February 20, 5:15 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2HD, LIVE Sportish) in Panthessaliko.
As for the Olympiacos injury issues, Gary Rodrεςguez suffered Fractured a long adductor in the game with Ionikos and lost the games with AEK and Atalanta. However, the Cape Verde winger is very likely to catch them Rematch in Karaiskakis against the Italian team. If he succeeds, Pedro Martin’s quiver will be expanded with a “weapon”.
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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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