Atalanta vs Olympiacos: Atalanta is in action on Thursday in their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 clash against Olympiacos at home.
Match Details:
Teams: Atalanta vs Olympiacos
Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy
Date: Friday 18th February, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Atalanta come into this after finishing 3rd in Group F of the UEFA Champions League behind Manchester United and Villarreal.
La Dea picked up 6 points from as many matches and weren’t at their fluent best to ensure qualification.
In the Serie A, Atalanta is in 5th place with 44 points and just outside the top 4. The hosts haven’t won a match across competition in 5 attempts and look to gather some momentum via the Europa League.
On the other hand, Olympiacos finished 2nd in their group to qualify for this knockout tie. The Greek side gained 9 points from 6 matches with 3 wins and as many losses.
They come into this after a 1-0 home win over AEK Athens in their previous Super League clash on Sunday. M’Vila scored the only goal of the contest as Olympiacos won their 4th successive match.
While the former has not won at home in the last 4 matches, the latter is unbeaten in 6 matches.
Form Guide
Atalanta: DLLDD
Olympiacos: WWWWD
Last Matches of both teams:
Atalanta 1-1 Juventus
Olympiacos 1-0 AEK Athens
🔎 Ruslan #Malinovskyi has scored his most #SerieA💎 goals against @juventusfcen: 3️⃣ ! 🚀@Atalanta_BC #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/ZTSlsKwuef
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) February 17, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Atalanta vs Olympiacos in India?
The live stream is available on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony Sports Network channels.
Team News
Musso, Palomino, Zapata and Miranchuk miss out for the hosts due to injuries.
Rodrigues is the sole absentee for the Greek side due to injury whereas the rest of the team is fit.
🔎 Ruslan #Malinovskyi has scored his most #SerieA💎 goals against @juventusfcen: 3️⃣ ! 🚀@Atalanta_BC #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/ZTSlsKwuef
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) February 17, 2022
Atalanta possible 11:
Sportiello, Toloi, Demiral, Djimsiti, Zappacosta, Freuler, Koopmeiners, Mæhle, Malinovsky, Pasalic and Muriel
Olympiacos possible 11:
Vaclik, Lala, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Reabciuk, M’Vila, Fadiga, Bouchalakis, Masouras, El-Arabi and Valbuena
Prediction: Atalanta 2-1 Olympiacos
Atalanta’s winless run is hurting them despite the quality they have while the visitors are on a winning run and can be threatening on their day.
However, we expect the hosts to begin this knockout tie on a high with a win due to their sheer experience quality.
If Atalanta play to their potential, they are one of the most threatening sides.
Players to watch out for: Muriel, Malinovsky, El-Arabi and Valbuena.
