Six changes for Sparta Prague
Imad Alguathil is reshaping the XI for the Sparta Prague game on Thursday at 21:00 CEST. Six changes from the plan that beat Marseille are on the table (1).
Froylian, Penedersen, Retsos, Pirola, Carmo, Onyemaechi, Tiknizyan, Ortega and Salikas are all in the mixer as Alguathil works through his options (1). Goalkeeper, back line, midfield, Zelson Martins, Tsikinio, Jota Silva, Yaremchuk and Bailey are all part of the pool he is picking from (1).
Fortounis out 7 to 10 days
Kostas Fortounis is out for 7 to 10 days after the injury he picked up against Panetolikos (1). That rules him out of Sparta Prague at home. Kalamata on Sunday is the earliest realistic return.
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Two shirts up for grabs
Alguathil is leaning towards the shape he used against Marseille, with room for two changes (5). Remo Freuler and Armando Gonzalez are both pushing for a start (5). Watch the team sheet for those two names.
Five straight wins, second in the table
You go into Thursday on five wins in a row. Olympiacos sit second on 16 points from 7 games, goal difference +5.
The run: Olympiacos 2–1 Jagiellonia Bialystok, Levadiakos 0–1 Olympiacos, Olympiacos 1–0 Panathinaikos, Marseille 0–1 Olympiacos, Panetolikos 0–2 Olympiacos.
The win in Agrinio was more than three points
Panetolikos 0–2 Olympiacos, and the result was only part of it (11). Joel Roca and Tsikinio scored, and Alguathil's side is changing mid-run and learning to win in different ways (11).
