Slovan will present himself on the hot soil of Olympiacos: A challenge awaits us, which we are ready to accept – Sports

BRATISLAVA – On the hot ground of the Greek Olympiakos Piraeus, the football players of Slovan Bratislava will present themselves in the first match of the UEFA 2021/2022 European League playoffs on Thursday evening. In this phase of the competition, the Slovak champion will play again against the Greek champion after two years, in the 2019/2020 season he managed to join the group after the elimination of PAOK Thessaloniki (1: 0 d, 2: 3 in).

Trustees of coach Vladimír Weiss st. in the league general on Tehelné pole they defeated Michalovce 3: 1. After the match, the elimination of the Brazilian Rafael Rata from the squad was more than Olympiakos. Slovan has some problems with injured players, it concerns goalkeeper Michal Šulla or Ezekiel Henty. Weiss st. after Zemplín stated that if the guests want to think of a good result at the Karaiskakis stadium, they have to improve the game. “We are going to prepare for Olympiakos from Sunday, we have to get together healthily, I quickly changed Ezekiel Henty so that he wouldn’t tear his muscle. A tough opponent is waiting for us, we’ll see what we have. Michal Šulla “David Strelc almost broke his leg, unhappily hit him in the knee. I believe he can get together with the match with Olympiakos.” quoted the coach’s words on the ŠK website.

Dutch midfielder Joeri de Kamps was in the starting line-up two years ago in both duels with PAOK: “Of course, the memories of Greece are pleasant thanks to the progress through PAOK. We had a hard time there then, but we managed it. Olympiakos has a strong team with several great players. Even now we can expect a similarly challenging match and do our best to manage it. We have a challenge, but we are ready to accept it. It will definitely be a difficult match, in the middle of the field it will be important to win as many fights as possible. The only way to succeed is to play as a team and play for each other. “ declared for the club website Dutchman.

Olympiakos is in 37th place in the UEFA club ranking and regularly plays in the group stage of the Champions League. It has quality in its middle, well-known names are defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, midfielder Mathieu Valbuena and Czech national team goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík. “I’m always looking forward to such matches. It’s great for any footballer to compete with the world’s top players. I like periods when we play more matches in quick succession. I’m looking forward to the playoffs. we will fight for progress in it, ” added by Kamps. The match will be led by Italian referees, as the main Marco Guida. It will be broadcast live on TV Dajto, the initial kick-off is on Thursday at 21.00 CEST. Revenge in Bratislava is on the agenda for a week on Thursday, August 26 (20.45)

Play off EL offered the first match on Tuesday, CZ Belgrade at home declassed Cluj 4: 0. A duel between Celtic Glasgow and Alkmaar is scheduled for Wednesday 18 August, with the remaining matches taking place on Thursday. The Czech champion Slavia Prague with the Slovak legionaries Jakub Hromad and Ivan Schranz was eliminated in the LM with Ferencváros, now a tough opponent in the form of the Warsaw Legion is waiting for him. Omonia Nicosia in the squad with Slovaks Michal Ďuriš and Tomáš Hubočan will start at home against Antwerp.

1. play-off matches EL 2021/2022:

Wednesday, August 18

20.45 Celtic Glasgow – AZ Alkmaar

Thursday, August 19

19.00 Slavia Prague – Legia Warsaw
19.00 Omonia Nicosia – FC Antwerp
19.00 Randers FC – Galatasaray Istanbul
20.00 NŠ Mura – Sturm Graz
20.45 Fenerbahce Istanbul – HJK Helsinki
21.00 Glasgow Rangers – FC Alaškert
21.00 Olympiakos Piraeus – ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA / judged by: Marco Guida – Filippo Meli, Alberto Tegoni (all Tal.) /
21.00 Rapid Vienna – Zoria Luhansk

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