Bailey is back, Sa is getting there
Leon Bailey is ready. That is the headline from Olympiacos training as the internationals trickle back in (1). Sa is stepping up his workload, and both matter with Panathinaikos at home on Sunday, October 11 (1).
David Fuster is also taking on new duties at the club (1). Imanol Alguacil and Antonio Cordón are the men running the football side of it (1).
Marseille are losing bodies before October 15
Marseille have an injury problem ahead of your Europa League trip to the Velodrome on Thursday, October 15. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg went down on Denmark duty (3) (6).
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He joins the list. Kondogbia, Harit, Nadi, Cornelius, Guirri and Abdelli are all already out or struggling (3). A weakened Marseille at home is not the worst news for your team.
Seven academy kids finished Greece against Germany
Greece's match with Germany ended with seven Olympiacos academy players on the pitch (4). Tzolakis, Saliakas, Tsimikas, Retsos, Androutsos, Mouzakitis and Kostoulas (4).
That is the pipeline doing its job at senior international level.
Androutsos back? Only talk so far
A return for Thanasis Androutsos has been discussed informally. Olympiacos are looking at him for the 6 and 8 positions (10).
Nikos Kotsis was blunt about it on Game Night. "It seems unlikely to me that Androutsos won't be at Olympiacos in the summer," he said. "The only position he hadn't played at Olympiacos was goalkeeper. He did everything" (11).
Zougli stood out to Imanol
Imanol Alguacil watched eight Olympiacos B players. Nikos Zougli was the one who caught his eye, hitting almost 37 km/h (9).
The women are unbeaten with a clean sheet
The Olympiacos women's team won their first home game of the season and are still unbeaten, still without conceding (7).
Where you stand
Olympiacos sit 5th on 10 points from 5 games, goal difference +2 (form: W D L W W). The Panathinaikos derby is next, at home on Sunday, October 11 (Super League Greece). Then Marseille away in the Europa League on Thursday, October 15, and Panetolikos away on Sunday, October 18.
