Olympiacos, playing with ten men, suffered a 2-1 defeat to Nijmegen in the Netherlands and was eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers, failing to reach the group stage of the top European club competition for the second consecutive year.
Although the “Red-and-Whites” were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the first, UEFA’s top club competition, they secured direct entry into the group stage of the Europa League thanks to the rebalancing process, thus avoiding the playoff round.
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Countdown to the Panathinaikos derby
There, Olympiacos will be placed in the first pot, thanks to its high UEFA Ranking coefficient, and will learn its opponents in the draw on August 28.
Olympiacos’ Potential Opponents
So far, 17 teams, including the Piraeus-based club, have secured their spots in the League Phase of Europe’s second-tier competition. They are:
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Juventus
- Milan
- Alkmaar
- Real Sociedad
- Rennes
- Marseille
- Crystal Palace
- Bournemouth
- Union Saint-Gilloise
- Sunderland
- Celta
- Hoffenheim
- Torense
- Olympiacos
- Sparta Prague
- Sturm Graz
The remaining teams will be determined by the results of the Champions League and Europa League playoff matches.
*photo source: Olympiacos FC
