Champions League opponent set: NEC on Tuesday
Your European season starts Tuesday. Olympiacos host Dutch side NEC in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg, with the match set for 4 August in Greece (1) (2).
UEFA have appointed Spanish referee José María Sánchez to take charge of the tie (2).
NEC coach on Mendilibar: "High pressing and a lot of intensity"
NEC manager Rogier Meijer knows what is coming. "They have a coach who likes to press high and demands a lot of intensity. I like that," Meijer said ahead of the trip to Piraeus. "You can see they prepare thoroughly for these games" (1).
He also flagged the atmosphere: "The Olympiacos stadium is passionate" (1).
Meijer sounds like he respects the challenge. Your team under Mendilibar will be ready to give him a warmer welcome than he expects.
