If someone could characterize Olympiacos’ Europa League group draw yesterday, they would say it was quite “tricky”. The “Red-Whites” got into the 7th group and were invited to the match with the German “Freiburg”, the French “Nantes” and “Karabakh” from Azerbaijan. In other words, two teams from the same number of major European leagues and another that has made significant strides in recent years with a consistent group presence.

The truth is that Olympiacos has avoided much bigger names in the process, but in order to be able to achieve direct qualification to the next stage, even with these opponents, they will have to change by September 8, when their journey will start too many things. in his game. Of course, in two matches against Apollon Limassol he was better, but the fact that in order to get a ticket he had to go to the penalty shootout again, where he won with a score of 3:1 (1:1 in regular time and in overtime), shows that he … forgot how to win.

As for the opponents, Qarabag will play in the European group for the 9th season in a row, which is evidence of the excellent work of Kurban Kurbanov, who has been on the bench for the 14th year in a row. On the other hand, last year Freiburg performed very well in the Bundesliga, fighting for their presence in the Champions League until the last matches. Christian Streich has been on the bench since 2011. Nantes, having won the French Cup, is now aiming for European honors. However, her roster remains in question as it is possible that there will be several sales in the coming days. Antoine Compoire is on the bench for the second season.

In terms of transfers, the Olympiacos player is now Ui-Jo Juan, who cannot be excluded from the mission for Tripoli. From now on, over the next few days, Panagiotis Retsos will again wear the red and white uniform, while Kostas Fortounis will activate with a new contract. Mandy Camara’s move to Roma is only a matter of time.