The first leg in Limassol had ended in a 1-1 draw after Hwang In- Beom had canceled out Rangelo Janga’s opener.
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Olympiacos will host Apollon Limassol in the second leg of their Europa League qualifying playoff at the Karaiskakis Stadium on Thursday night. The first leg in Limassol had ended in a 1-1 draw after Hwang In-Beom had canceled out Rangelo Janga’s opener. Therefore, both sides are very much alive in this contest and will be aiming to get over each other with the finish line just 90minutes away. Meanwhile the hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 win over Giannina in a Super League Greece fixture last sunday.
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⚽️ Olympiacos vs @APOLLONOFFICIAL
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? G. Karaiskakis, 22:00 ??
? #OLYAPOL#Olympiacos #UEL #Matchday #Football #FootballGame #Legend pic.twitter.com/NQqEnelT16— Olympiacos FC (47?) (@olympiacosfc) August 25, 2022
Olympiacos, who had won the Greece top division title last term, began their title-defence with a convincing victory against Giannina. Red-Whites netted two times without reply courtesy of strikes from Mathieu Valbuena and Lazar Randelovic. Apollon, on the other hand, had won the 2021-22 Cypriot first division title. David Catala’s men would be looking to pick up an aggregate win and earn a spot in the group stages of Europa League. David Catala’s men had won the Cyprus Super Cup last week by beating Omonia 2-0 in the final.
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Olympiacos defender Sokratis Papastathopoulous is sidelined with a muscle injury, while forward Garry Rodrigues is also out with an injury. El Arabi is expected to lead the line with Randelovic, Hwang and Zinckernagel in support. As for Apollon, midfielder Ilian Iliev is unavailable due to a metatarsal fracture. Jang and Pita are likely to partner up front with Kyriakou and Coll pulling the strings from the midfield.
Olympiacos probable starting lineup: Vaclik, Pipa, Ba, Cisse, Reabciuk, M’Vila, Kunde, Randelovic, Hwang, Zinckernagel, El Arabi
Apollon Limassol probable starting lineup: Jovanovic, Cabral, Peybernes, Roberge, Khammas, Va, Kiriakou, Coll, Piitas, Janga, Pita
The Europa League qualifier between Olympiacos and Apollon will take place at Karaiskakis Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Olympiacos vs Apollon | Key details |
| Date | August 25 (Greece) |
| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Greece | 10:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Cyprus | 10:00 pm (Thursday) |
The live telecast of the match is available on Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 1 and Cosmote Sports 1 HD.
