"Jose Luis Mendilibar, former Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Sevilla and Deportivo Alaves manager, is now the coach of the Greek giants and has good experience in facing Barcelona from his time in La Liga. His record against them, however, is woeful. So far this season, Olympiacos have not yet won a game in the Champions League but are in second place in the Super League and just a point behind leaders and domestic rivals PAOK."
"Having dropped all three points, however, Barcelona now have no much cushion if they wish to qualify directly into the top-8. After all, the new format of the competition's league phase is still relatively unknown. Barcelona do indeed have relatively easy opponents to face in the coming match days, but given that they are yet to face Chelsea away from home as well, it is best that they keep a cushion by winning all their remaining games."
Barcelona host Olympiacos at Montjuic on Tuesday in Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League league stage. Jose Luis Mendilibar leads Olympiacos and brings La Liga experience against Barcelona, though his record versus them is described as woeful. Olympiacos remain without a Champions League win this season but sit second in the Greek Super League, one point behind PAOK, with three wins and two defeats in their last five. Barcelona dropped points against PSG and face pressure to win remaining games under the new league-phase format while managing absences among key attackers.
Read at Barca Universal
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