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Corberan has a special assignment against Slovan, but he’s already familiar with such situations

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3 years ago

August 2, 2022

Madelyn

Corberan has a special assignment against Slovan, but he’s already familiar with such situations

Carlos Corberan has a few days to prepare Olympiakos for the Slovan game. It’s not the first time the Spaniard has been in this situation. His workouts as he describes them.

Olympiacos are preparing for a return to success. On Thursday (4 August, 10:00 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 1, LIVE Sportish), the Reds and Whites will meet Slovan Bratislava in Karaiskakis in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League. The Piraeus team now have the primary goal of qualifying for the second division groups of European competition and want to take the first step against the Slovaks.

At the same time, Thursday is a milestone day. Olympiacos changed sides on Monday (01/08). Pedro Martins is a thing of the past after four years, Carlos Corberan takes over the red and white bench, the Sportish report confirms. So he will make his debut in the special operation in the game against the Slovaks.

The Spain manager has a few days to learn as much as possible about his new team and guide them on Thursday. Corberan has already done his preparatory work by studying the Piraeus squad before even taking over, but now he’s making insights with his own eyes.

By the time Olympiacos announced his recruitment, Corberan had already had his first training session with Rentis. In fact, he seemed quite eager to pass his first instructions to his young footballers and the nuggets of his philosophy. After training on Monday and Tuesday, the Spaniard has one last training session on Wednesday (3 August, 7:00 p.m.) before the game against Slovan.

The first days through previous experiences

Corberan has a few days to prepare for his first game. However, it’s not the first time he’s found himself in a similar situation. With his article in The Coaches Voices he described what he experienced at Doxa Katokopias in the last days of 2016: “At the end of 2016, Doxa didn’t have a manager and I didn’t have a team. I felt it was the right time to step up as the first manager.

Everything happened spontaneously. I didn’t have much time to plan. I remember thinking about my first speech in the dressing room on the plane. For me, the first speech has the most value. As Oscar Wilde said, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.”

Carlos Corberan also spoke about his approach to his work, which also flows into the training: “Football is all about doing your best for the people who believe in you. There’s nothing more important than the club you play for.”

Each opponent pushes you to find better and new answers. Every workout has to be perfect. This also applies to every moment with your footballers so that they can get what you ask for on the pitch.”

The words about Ariel Ibagasa

Corberan will now work with an old friend. More specifically, with Olympiakos B’ coach Ariel Ibagasa, who they dated at Villarreal. One as Juan Carlos Garrido’s assistant and the other as a soccer player.

The new Olympiakos coach, in his article in The Coaches Voices, counts Ibagasa among the footballers who have helped him develop as a coach: “I was at Villarreal for six seasons, three of them in the first team, on the coaching staff of Juan Carlos Garrido.

From this experience I remember the great players who helped me grow with every training session. I will always remember how easy it was for Ariel Ibagasa to control the tempo of the exercises. How Pires barely changed his position to find a pass”.

Source: sport 24

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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

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9 hours 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.

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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

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

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5 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