THE Olympic It has a big European night tonight. Returns to Champions League! Jose Luis Mendilibar’s team faces Paphos (19:45, Newsit.gr, Mega, Cosmote Sport 2 HD) at the premiere of the event.
Olympiacos returns to the European elite after a four -year absence, for the first time under the new format and automatically qualifying for the League Phase. On the other hand, the Cypriots secured their maiden presence in the Champions League through the qualifying journey.
Olympiacos will make his 36th appearance in the competition, but having written history in Europe as he won his first European “Steam”, defeating Fiorentina in the final of the Conference League in 2023-24.
The Reds have triumphed in five of their last seven home games at UEFA competitions, so they will want to get the highest points in what is considered their most ‘play’ game in League Phase.
Jose Luis Mendilibar does not count on Zelson Martins and Roman Yaremtsuk. The former went out of the game early in the championship match against Panserraikos, while the second is in his home country to overcome the problem in the calf that is suffering from preparation.
He also does not have Konstantis Tzolakis, due to his elimination in the game with Bondo Glimt for the 16th Europa League phase. On the contrary, the Basque technician normally calculates Rodinei, but the Brazilian trained only yesterday (16.09.2025).
The “Cinderella” of the European event, Paphos, comes to Athens with many familiar faces. Specifically in the roster are Michael, Peleas, Breen, Pepe, and of course the name of David Louise stands out. Tankovic left a few days ago and went to Omonia, with Paphos losing a key player.
Jose Luis Mendilibar is expected to trust the successful “recipe”, which is followed by an opponent, with pressing high and tension being a reference point.
Alexander Paschalakis will start under the beams. Pirola will return to the red -white eleven, alongside Panagiotis Retsos, while the side Bucks will be Ortega and Kostinia. Santiago will take a midfield (seems to have the lead over Mouzakitis), with his side as all shows Danny Garcia.
Once the regular schedule took off and was included in the mission, Rodinei is expected to take a seat on the right. For the other end of the attack, Daniel Pontense seems to have the lead against Gabriel Striffas.
Tsikinio and El Kabi will take a basic jersey in the attack of the “reds”. However, Tarhemi and Pulmonide claim in the original form.
However, the spearhead for the Greek dumbbells will certainly be Ayub El Kabi, who comes from a season with 27 goals in 44 matches.
The possible eleven:
Olympiacos (Mendilibar): Paschalakis – Costina, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega – Garcia, Es – Rodinei, Tsikinio, Pontense – El Kabi.
Paphos (Karsedo): Michael – Bruno, Lucasen, Goldar, Peleas – Pepe, Sunich – Korea, Dragomir, Otsic – Silva.
Referee The match is set by Romanian Eptvan Kovacs.
The Olympic Calendar in League Phase
Wednesday, September 17, 2025: Olympiacos – Paphos (19:45)
Wednesday 1 October 2025: Arsenal – Olympiacos (22:00)
Tuesday 21 October 2025: Barcelona – Olympiacos (19:45)
Tuesday 4 November 2025: Olympiacos – Eindhoven (22:00)
Wednesday 26 November 2025: Olympiacos – Real (22:00)
Tuesday 9 December 2025: Kairat Almaty – Olympiacos (17:30)
Tuesday 20 January 2026: Olympiacos – Leverkusen (22:00)
Wednesday, January 28, 2026: Ajax – Olympiacos (22:00)