Olympiacos will take the trip to Belgium to face Genk on Thursday evening and will look to hold onto a slender lead in the Europa League tie.
Olympiacos will take the trip to Belgium to face Genk on Thursday evening looking. The Greek side will look to hold onto a slender lead in their Europa League third qualifying round tie. The Greek outfit established a 1-0 advantage from the first leg and will now look to guarantee continental football for 2023-24 in the reverse fixture. The Genk had a roller-coaster ride to forget in the last few months. From losing the Belgian top-flight title in the final seconds of 2022-23 to exiting the Champions League in the second qualifying round earlier this month.
Accumulating six points from their three league fixtures for this season can be considered to be positive. Yet the focus is now on ensuring that they have some European football to look forward to for the remainder of the calendar year. A first-minute goal from Kostas Fortounis proved to be the difference in the first leg. It was the first competitive game of the season for the Greek side. On some level, both teams will be content with the outcome. Yet it is worth noting that Genk has failed to win any of their last four competitive matches at the Cegeka Arena.
The pressure is now on Wouter Vrancken to deliver a turnaround on Thursday night. The prize on offer is a tie with Serbian side FK Cukaricki. From Olympiacos’ perspective, they will prefer to build on their triumph from last week. However, Diego Martinez will also feel that the benefits can come from his side being well-rested. In comparison, Genk had to battle their way to a 1-0 victory at Cercle Brugge.
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| Opponents | Score |
| Cercle Brugge | 0-1 (W) |
| Olympiacos | 1-0 (L) |
| Eupen | 0-1 (L) |
| Servette | 3-6 (L) |
| Molenbeek | 0-4 (W) |
| Opponents | Score |
| Genk | 1-0 (W) |
| Norwich City | 2-0 (L) |
| Rangers | 1-3 (W) |
| Nordsjaelland | 1-1 (D) |
| Thessaloniki FC | 0-1 (W) |
| Last match-result | Score |
| Olympiacos beat Genk | 1-0 |
| Genk beat Olympiacos | 4-0 |
The UEFA Europa League qualifying match between Olympiacos and Genk will take place at the Cegeka Arena on Thursday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Olympiacos vs Genk | Key Details |
| Date | August 17 |
| Venue | Cegeka Arena |
| Kickoff time in Belgium | 8:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Greece | 9:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm |
The qualification matches of the UEFA Europa League can be watched on the official website of UEFA worldwide. In Poland, fans can catch the game live on Polsat Sport News, Polsat Box Go and Polsat Sport Premium 3. While fans in Slovakia can watch the game live on Arena Sport 1 Slovakia. However, there will be no telecast of this match in India.
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