Olympiakos is taking the same path to return to winning the championship

Carlos Carvalhal made an excellent debut on the red bench as Olympiacos beat Backa Topola 5-2 on the final day of the Europa League group stage and continued their European adventure in the Conference League playoffs.

The Portuguese coach hopes that his start with the Piraeus team will also be victorious in the league, in the game against Panserraikos, in the first game of the second round of the Stoiximan Super League (18/12, 6:00 p.m., NOVASPORTS PRIME). , LIVE Sportish) .

After the draw in Volos (2:2) and the way in which it came about, the Red and Whites want to get back on the road to success in the national competitions and soon be back at the top of the table.

Olympiacos will not have an easy task as Panserraikos is quite combative and made things very difficult for the Piraeus team in their opening game in Karaiskakis.

At this point, Olympiacos had won 2-0 with two goals in the last half hour of the game by Biel (63rd minute) and El Arabi (87th minute), with the Serron team already with a player in the 4th minute played Hayek during his suspension.

Carvalhal without any special changes

The Piraeus team has been unbeaten in the region’s league for more than five years and will be looking to extend their winning streak with a win against Panserraikos today. According to the latest information, Carvalhal will not make any significant changes to the lineup.

The Portuguese coach’s intention is to maintain the recipe of the game with Bacska Topola, so everything suggests that the only change will be that of Biancon in place of the suspended Retsu.

The experienced coach also doesn’t count the injured Scarpa, Freire and Poroso. At the same time, Carvalhal left Solbakken out.

So Olympiacos is expected to line up with Paschalakis under the posts, Rodiney on the right in defense, Ortega on the left, Biancon and Doi in the stoppers, Ese and Kamara in midfield, Fortunis and Podense on the “wings” of the team in attack , Masoura and El Kaabi at the top.

In his discussions with the players over the last two days, Carvalhal repeatedly emphasized that defensive mistakes similar to those made last Thursday in Faliro, which allowed Bacska Topola to score two goals, should not be repeated again.

The Portuguese emphasizes the balance between defense and attack during training and even beyond work it is obvious that the right additions need to be made.