Operation Bratislava began for Olympiacos. The Red-Whites are called on Thursday night to overcome the obstacle of the Slovaks in Karaiskakis’ 1-1 rematch for the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League and book a place in the play-offs of the competition. But for this, the champions need to win the first European victory this year, which they could not do either in the matches with Maccabi Haifa or in the match with Slovan in Faliro.

Carlos Carboran is expected to shuffle the deck a bit to get his team to their goal, and he has already formed the first picture of eleven in his mind. So it’s almost certain that El Arabi, who scored last Thursday’s equalizer that kept Olympiacos alive, will be in the starting line-up, with both Lazar Rangelovic and Gary Rodriguez vying for the spot.

In terms of transfers, Conrad de la Fuente is expected to make a final decision within the next two days. The 21-year-old Marseille winger, in addition to Olympiacos, received an attack from Burnley and Besiktas. The French bought him last summer from Barcelona for 3 million euros. In addition to De la Fuente, the “red-whites” are definitely looking for the “top ten”, but also a striker with the condition that Ticinho will eventually be transferred to Botafongo.

Finally, according to information from France, Julien Fournier has reached an agreement with Olympiacos to take over the position of technical director. Fournier, 48, served in Nice from 2011 to July 2022.