Alguacil moves Fortounis back to the 10
Imanol Alguacil is changing the plan before Panathinaikos. He puts Fortounis back in the 10 and gives Mouantilmantzi the edge in his thinking (9). Your team sits 5th on 10 points after five games, and the derby is at home on Sunday, October 11 at 20:00 CEST.
The shape is not the only thing shifting. Alguacil also has Lorenzo Sipioni in mind to manage Remo Frøler's minutes, with Frøler returning from international duty carrying a heavy workload (10).
Panathinaikos lose García for the derby
Levi García is out, and that changes Panathinaikos. Jacob Neestrup is weighing different options because García is unavailable for the derby (7).
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García's absence is the kind of thing that reshapes a derby before a ball is kicked.
Five derbies when Panathinaikos came in top
Panathinaikos arrive as leaders for the sixth matchday, and the history of this fixture when they are top is the story (3). The names that keep coming back up: Nikos Nioplias, Kostas Mitroglou and Oleg Reabciuk (3).
The international break is over and both sides walk straight into it (3). No warm-up, no soft landing.
Yaremchuk scored on international duty
Roman Yaremchuk scored a header in Ukraine 1–1 Hungary (11). Your striker found the net with his head.
Every contract mapped out to 2031
Olympiacos contracts now run from 2027 through 2031, options and loans included (5). Worth knowing which of the players Alguacil is building around are actually tied down.
What comes after the derby
Marseille away in the Europa League on Thursday, October 15 at 21:00 CEST, then Panetolikos away on Sunday, October 18 at 16:00 CEST. A heavy week.
