Barcelona is on a mission to restore balance against Olympiacos – Algerian Dialogue

This evening, Tuesday, the Spanish Barcelona will begin the third round of the Champions League by facing its guest, the Greek Olympiacos, at the “Louis Companis” Stadium at 19:45 occupied Jerusalem time, in a match in which the Catalan club seeks to compensate for its previous loss to the French club, Paris Saint-Germain.

Barcelona to correct course

Coach Hansi Flick’s sons enter the match with a clear advantage on paper, given their historical superiority over the Greek competitor, as Barcelona won 3-1 in their match in 2017, before imposing the same goalless draw in Athens in the same edition.
Barcelona also did not know the taste of losing to Greek clubs at home in all of its European participation.

New records are on the horizon

Young Lamine Yamal may once again write his name in the tournament’s records, as – if he participates – he will become the youngest player in history to reach 25 Champions League matches, at the age of 18 years and 100 days, surpassing the record of Frenchman Warren Zaire Emery of Paris Saint-Germain (19 years and 32 days).

Olympiacos is looking for a surprise

For its part, Olympiacos enters the match with heavy negative numbers,

It has not won its last 16 away matches against Spanish teams in various European competitions (two draws and 14 losses).

He lost the last 11 away matches in the Champions League. He also achieved only two victories in his last 22 matches in the continental tournament.

Morale rescue mission

Barcelona seeks to restore the tone of victories locally and in Europe.

Before entering the decisive stage of the group stage,

While Olympiacos aspires to achieve a positive result that will restore balance and break its series of negative results against Spanish teams.