Slovan vs Olympiacos: The UEFA Europa League Qualifiers continue as Slovan Bratislava welcome Olympiacos for the 2nd leg on Friday.
Match Details:
Teams: Slovan Bratislava vs Olympiacos
Venue: Bratislava, Slovakia
Date: Friday 27th August, 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.olympiacos.org/
🔥 MATCHDAY 🔥⁰⚽️ Olympiacos FC vs @SKSlovan ⁰🏆 #UEL⁰🏟 G. Karaiskakis, 22:00 🇬🇷⁰📲 #OLYSLO⁰⁰#Olympiacos #Matchday #Football #Legend #Karaiskaki pic.twitter.com/O5i4DsLzCc
— Olympiacos FC (46🏆) (@olympiacosfc) August 19, 2021
Preview
Olympiacos will look to keep themselves in European football this season as they welcome Slovakian side, Slovan Bratislava on Friday for the 1st leg of the UEL Qualifiers.
The winner of this tie progresses to the UEL finals while the loser drops to the Europa Conference League.
Olympiacos missed out on Champions League football as they lost their previous qualifier against Ludogorets 3-3 (4-1 on penalties).
Τελευταία προπόνηση της ομάδας μας πριν το ματς με τη Σλόβαν Μπρατισλάβας! / Last training session ahead of our match vs @SKSlovan! #Olympiacos #UEL #OLYSLO #Football #Training pic.twitter.com/5go3HdEhuX
— Olympiacos FC (46🏆) (@olympiacosfc) August 18, 2021
They will now want to cement their spot in the Europa League by playing some good football.
Meanwhile, Slovan head into this one on the back of a 3-1 home win against Zemplin Michalovce as Cavric, Weiss and Zmrhal found the back of the net.
This win took them to the top of the table in the Super Liga having won all their three matches.
Slovan earlier beat Lincoln Red Imps 4-2 on aggregate in their previous qualification round to seal their spot in this tie.
With both sides in decent form, we can expect a closely fought affair.
Both sides last met in 2009 where Olympiacos won 2-0. After more than a decade, these two sides will once again meet with a chance to secure qualification at stake.
Form Guide
Olympiacos: LWWDD
Slovan Bratislava: LWWDW
Poznáme termíny:
V play-off @EuropaLeague 2021/22 sa stretneme s gréckym majstrom @olympiacosfc. Prvý zápas odohráme na štadióne Karaiskakis v prístavnom meste Pireus vo štvrtok 19. augusta o 21:00 SELČ. Odveta je naplánovaná na štvrtok 26. augusta o 20:45 na Tehelnom poli. pic.twitter.com/usrdr9jgQL— ŠK Slovan Bratislava (@SKSlovan) August 12, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Ludogorets Razgrad 2-2 Olympiacos (4-1 penalties)
Slovan Bratislava 3-1 Zemplin Michalovce
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Slovan Bratislava vs Olympiacos in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either club’s official website. Meanwhile, the broadcast is available on the Sony Sports Network for Indian viewers.
Team News
The hosts have Soares and Fortounis ruled out due to injuries while Ba is suspended for this one after he was sent off against Ludogorets.
The visitors have Holma and Lovat missing out as well while De Marco is suspended after he received a red card against Lincoln Red Imps.
Olympiacos possible 11:
Tzolakis, Lala, Semedo, Cisse, Reabciuk, M’Vila, Camara, Bouchalakis, Valbuena, El Arabi and Masouras
Slovan Bratislava possible 11:
Chovan, Krizan, Bozhikov, Kashia, Pauschek, Lichy, de Kamps, Ibrahim, Ratao, Strelec and Henty
Prediction: Olympiacos 2-0 Slovan
Olympiacos head in as favourites as they pose a number of quality and experienced players in their ranks. Slovan are yet to compete on the European stage and hence, we may see them falter.
The Greek side should win this one comfortably.
Players to watch out for: Semedo, Valbuena, Henty and Ratao.
