Olympiacos are now the only Greek team to continue in European competitions after qualifying against Slovan and thus the end of the third qualifying round in all three competitions as Panathinaikos and Aris were eliminated by Slavia Prague and Maccabi Tel Aviv respectively.

The Reds and Whites now move on to the Europa League play-offs, a phase in which they meet Cypriot champions Apollon Limassol. The first game will be played in Cyprus on August 18, with the second leg in Georgios Karaiskakis a week later.

Of course, thanks to the qualification over the Slovaks, the red-whites secured their presence in a European group for the eleventh time in a row, depending on the outcome of the duel with Apollon either in the Europa League or in the Conference League.

In the Nyon draw (26 August, 2:00 p.m.), with a bit of luck, the Red and Whites will fit the conditions to reach opponents on their own terms, as they will be in either the first or second capacity group in the Europa League, while in the Conference League it will be as and in charge.

The mystery of the Europa League and the dates for the red and white to enter the first group

Half of the Europa League ‘puzzle’ is already complete as the 16 teams set to take part in the group stage of the competition are known. The 12 secured their place straight from the national championships or cups. These are: Manchester United, Arsenal, Betis, Real Sociedad, Lazio Roma, Union Berlin, Freiburg, Nantes, Rennes, Braga and Feyenoord.

The four teams that were eliminated from the non-champion path in the third qualifying round of the Champions League (and unlike the teams that were eliminated in the same round but eliminated from the champion path did not advance to the Europa League play-offs), are also blocked in the direct qualification the groups, such as Apollo Limassol). These are: Monaco, Sturm Graz, Union Saint-Zilois and Midiland.

The remaining 16 teams will be drawn from the six pairs of Champions League qualifiers (losers) and the ten pairs of Europa League qualifiers (winners, such as Olympiacos – Apollon Limassol).

Of the teams that have qualified so far, five have secured their place in the first capacity group. All five have more points in the UEFA table than Olympiacos. These are: Roma, Manchester United, Arsenal, Lazio and Braga.

Of the three remaining positions, Olympiacos Data loses another, as do the pair’s two teams Dynamo Kyiv – Benfica from the Champions League qualification, they have a higher coefficient and thus the loser of the pair will definitely be placed in the first capacity group and above the Greek champions.

From then on, the couples that Olympiacos are “watching” from the Champions League play-offs to see if they will be in the first capacity group in the Europa League are the following:

• Bodo Glimt – Dynamo Zagreb
• Maccabi Haifa – Red Star
• Rangers – Eindhoven

THE Dynamo ZagrebThat Red Star and the ranger They have a higher rating than Olympiacos in UEFA. If at least two of them qualify for the Champions League groups, they will be placed in the first capacity group.

On the contrary, if at least two are ruled out of the Champions League playoffs and continue in Europe, dates will enter the second capacity group. He doesn’t care about moving up to the first capacity group in any pair of Europa League playoffs, as his own rating is better than any participating side at this stage of the competition.

It is worth remembering that qualification for the Champions League groups provides a bonus in the ranking of UEFA countries. And if Scotland (Rangers) and Serbia (Red Star) are away from Greece, then qualifying a team from Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb), who are one of our chasers, will put further pressure on Greece, who continue with a team in Europe.

Therefore, Olympiacos’ “wish” for Dinamo Zagreb to join the Champions League groups is a double-edged sword for Greece’s standings.

Confidently the first capacity group in the Conference League

The Red-Whites’ scoring allows them to be automatically in the first capacity group of the Conference League without the need for a qualifier combination.

No team has secured direct entry into the groups for the conference, so the 32 finalists will be drawn from the 22 teams that qualify via the conference playoffs, as well as the 10 teams that are eliminated from the Europa League playoffs formed the way.

Of the 64 teams likely to enter the groups of the third tier interclub competition, Olympiacos has a lower rating than just villa real, Govern and Slavia Prague, eliminating Panathinaikos. The Reds and Whites are fourth overall, so they’ll be a given in the first capacity group if they’re “relegated” to the Conference League.