{"id":3721,"date":"2025-10-21T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/barcelona-vs-olympiacos-3rd-champions-league-challenge-for-cules_315078_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:28:50","slug":"barcelona-vs-olympiacos-3rd-champions-league-challenge-for-cules_315078_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-vs-olympiacos-3rd-champions-league-challenge-for-cules_315078_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona vs Olympiacos: Flick&#8217;s team looks to recover ground in the league phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hansi Flick&#8217;s Bar\u00e7a hosts Olympiacos this Tuesday at Montju\u00efc for MD3 of the Champions League. The Blaugrana must win to move closer to the top of the overall standings<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> returns to action this Tuesday in the <strong>UEFA Champions League 2025\/26<\/strong>. For the second matchday in a row, the team managed by <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong> will be at home in <strong>Montju\u00efc<\/strong>, this time against <strong>Olympiacos<\/strong> (16:15 CEST) led by an old acquaintance: <strong>Jos\u00e9 Luis Mendilibar<\/strong>. The Basque coach is facing his third season in Greece with a team that is coming off a league title.<\/p>  <p>In the Champions League, however, the team from Piraeus has not started well, adding just 1 point out of a possible 6. Bar\u00e7a, on the other hand, debuted with a victory in <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/newcastle-1-2-barcelona-rashford-double-and-victory-in-champions-league_314734_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/newcastle-1-2-fc-barcelona-rashford-resuelve-partidazo-st-james-park-con-2-golazos_314734_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/newcastle-1-2-barcelona-rashford-double-and-victory-in-champions-league_314734_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Newcastle 1-2 FC Barcelona: Rashford resuelve el debut en Champions con 2 golazos\">Newcastle (1-2)<\/a>, but fell by the same score in the previous match at home against <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-1-2-psg-1st-defeat-of-25-26-for-flick-team_314908_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/barcelona-1-2-psg-primera-derrota-25-26-para-hansi-flick_314908_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-1-2-psg-1st-defeat-of-25-26-for-flick-team_314908_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Barcelona 1-2 PSG: primera derrota de la 25\/26 para los de Hansi Flick\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a>.<\/p>  <p>Therefore, the Catalan team is obligated to win on Tuesday to move closer again to the spots that directly qualify for the round of sixteen. With the new format, <strong>only the top eight in the overall standings advance directly<\/strong> to the round of the best 16. Teams ranked from 9th to 24th place have to play an extra playoff round in February.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udcfa&nbsp;<strong>Where and when to watch the match<\/strong>: the channels that broadcast the Bar\u00e7a-Olympiacos&nbsp;<strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-vs-olympiacos-time-and-tv-channel-for-champions-league-match_315072_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/barcelona-vs-olympiacos-directo-online-cuando-donde-ver-partido-tv_315072_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-vs-olympiacos-time-and-tv-channel-for-champions-league-match_315072_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Barcelona vs Olympiacos en directo y online: cu\u00e1ndo y d\u00f3nde ver el partido en TV\">SEE<\/a><\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Bar\u00e7a Seeks to Recover Its Best Form in Europe<\/h2>  <p>After the defeat against PSG, the feelings for Bar\u00e7a have not been the best. The defeat in Seville (4-1) exposed the defensive fragility of a team that has suffered from injuries (<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-could-suffer-another-loss-in-defense-against-olympiacos_315070_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/barcelona-podria-sumar-otra-baja-en-defensa-contra-olympiacos_315070_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/barcelona-could-suffer-another-loss-in-defense-against-olympiacos_315070_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"El Barcelona podr\u00eda sumar otra baja en defensa contra Olympiacos\">accumulating 7 casualties<\/a>) and that, after the break, suffered again to defeat a Girona team at the bottom of LaLiga (2-1).<\/p>  <p>Ronald Araujo&#8217;s goal in the 90+3&#8242; prevented another setback that would have left the Azulgrana team on the verge of their first crisis in 2025. However, the team hopes to leave behind the slump of recent weeks with a solid performance against Olympiacos, just before the first <strong>Cl\u00e1sico<\/strong> of the 25\/26 season against <strong>Real Madrid<\/strong>.<\/p>  <p>The Greeks, meanwhile, also need to add at least one point in their visit to Catalunya to not detach themselves from the &#8216;play-off&#8217; zone. In their league, <strong>Olympiacos has 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss<\/strong> at the start of the season, but Mendilivar&#8217;s team also added a pair of consecutive defeats before the break (against Arsenal and PAOK).<\/p>  <h2>Flick will bet on a more recognizable XI against Olympiacos<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford before the Bar\u00e7a-PSG match\" data-id=\"1525103\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/fcbn-46b470fc113868d5bce38ee603623af6.webp\" title=\"Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford before the Bar\u00e7a-PSG match\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford before the Bar\u00e7a-PSG match<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>Despite the losses, Hansi Flick will be able to field a more recognizable team compared to the unprecedented attacking trident against Girona, with <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/flick-responds-to-injury-plague-by-calling-up-la-masia-players_315050_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/flick-responde-plaga-lesiones-barcelona-tirando-la-masia_315050_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/flick-responds-to-injury-plague-by-calling-up-la-masia-players_315050_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Flick responde a la plaga de lesiones en Barcelona tirando de La Masia\">Toni Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a> as the area reference and <strong>Pedri<\/strong> as an attacking midfielder. <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/fermin-analyzes-barca-casualties-and-defensive-problems_315071_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/fermin-lopez-cree-barca-recuperara-mejor-futbol-contra-olympiacos_315071_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/fermin-analyzes-barca-casualties-and-defensive-problems_315071_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez cree que el Bar\u00e7a recuperar\u00e1 su mejor f\u00fatbol contra Olympiacos\">Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/a> should accompany <strong>Marcus Rashford<\/strong> and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lamine-yamal-fc-barcelona-player.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/lamine-yamal.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lamine-yamal-fc-barcelona-player.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lamine Yamal\">Lamine Yamal<\/a> in attack, perhaps with <strong>Roony Bardghji<\/strong> playing as a &#8216;false 9&#8217;.<\/p>  <p>Pedri, in that case, would return to his usual position alongside <strong>Frenkie de Jong<\/strong> in the center of the field. In the back, <strong>Szczesny<\/strong> remains in goal due to the absence of <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/joan-garcia-and-his-recovery-ruled-out-for-clasico_314997_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/joan-garcia-pone-fecha-su-regreso-con-barca-jugara-clasico_314997_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/joan-garcia-and-his-recovery-ruled-out-for-clasico_314997_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Joan Garc\u00eda pone fecha a su regreso con el Bar\u00e7a: \u00bfjugar\u00e1 el Cl\u00e1sico?\">Joan Garc\u00eda<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Alejandro Balde<\/strong> will be the full-backs, while Araujo should also return to the XI, accompanying Eric Garc\u00eda in the center.<\/p>  <p>In the previous Champions League match against PSG, <strong>Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> started, but had a rather poor game. <strong>Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/strong> took the place of Balde, who was just returning from injury. <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/fuente-contradicts-the-rfef-regarding-dani-olmo-injury_315009_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/lesion-dani-olmo-luis-fuente-contradice-rfef_315009_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/fuente-contradicts-the-rfef-regarding-dani-olmo-injury_315009_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lesi\u00f3n de Dani Olmo: Luis de la Fuente contradice a la RFEF\">Dani Olmo<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/flick-confirms-raphinha-and-ferran-out-against-olympiacos_315069_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/hansi-flick-posterga-regresos-raphinha-ferran-torres-clasico_315069_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/flick-confirms-raphinha-and-ferran-out-against-olympiacos_315069_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hansi Flick posterga los regresos de Raphinha y Ferran Torres para el Cl\u00e1sico\">Ferran Torres<\/a><\/strong> also started, both ruled out due to injury this Tuesday.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\u2139\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>Lineups:<\/strong>&nbsp;the possible starting XIs for FC Barcelona and Olympiacos:&nbsp;<strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/fc-barcelona-vs-olympiacos-probable-lineups-and-absences_315073_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/fc-barcelona-vs-olympiacos-alineaciones-probables-bajas-partido-champions_315073_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/fc-barcelona-vs-olympiacos-probable-lineups-and-absences_315073_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos: alineaciones probables y bajas del partido de Champions\">SEE<\/a><\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Bar\u00e7a Maintains 7 Injury Absences for Champions League Matchday 3<\/h2>  <p>The &#8216;Shark&#8217; will be out as a precaution after his discomfort in his left thigh persisted, while the player from Terrassa remains sidelined due to an injury in his left soleus. The same is true for <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/raphinha-remains-on-sidelines-and-is-also-doubtful-for-clasico_315023_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/mas-problemas-barcelona-raphinha-tambien-duda-clasico_315023_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/raphinha-remains-on-sidelines-and-is-also-doubtful-for-clasico_315023_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"M\u00e1s problemas para el Bar\u00e7a: Raphinha tambi\u00e9n es duda para el Cl\u00e1sico\">Raphinha<\/a><\/strong>, who has still not been able to return to training after more than three weeks on the sidelines due to a right thigh injury. The goal is to have the &#8216;7&#8217; and the &#8217;11&#8217; available on Sunday against Real Madrid.<\/p>  <p><strong>Olmo<\/strong>, on the other hand, would be out until early November. <strong>Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong> and <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/flick-denies-rumors-of-lamine-indiscipline-it-garbage_315036_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/flick-estalla-por-rumores-indisciplina-lamine-defiende-lewandowski-por-lesion_315036_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/flick-denies-rumors-of-lamine-indiscipline-it-garbage_315036_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Flick estalla por los rumores de indisciplina de Lamine y defiende a Lewandowski por su lesi\u00f3n\">Robert Lewandowski<\/a><\/strong> would be sidelined for another month. The goalkeeper, due to his knee operation, while the Pole returned from the last break with a tear in his left biceps femoris.<\/p>  <p><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/barca-injuries-to-lamine-olmo-gavi-pedri-and-fermin_315008_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/lamine-olmo-fermin-gavi-pedri-lesiones-espana-indignan-barca_315008_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/barca-injuries-to-lamine-olmo-gavi-pedri-and-fermin_315008_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lamine, Olmo, Ferm\u00edn, Gavi y Pedri: las lesiones con Espa\u00f1a que indignan al Bar\u00e7a\">Gavi<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/ter-stegen-imminent-return-and-uncertain-future-in-barcelona_315034_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ter-stegen-confia-recibir-alta-medica-este-ano-no-piensa-dejar-barcelona_315034_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/ter-stegen-imminent-return-and-uncertain-future-in-barcelona_315034_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ter Stegen conf\u00eda en recibir el alta m\u00e9dica este a\u00f1o y no piensa dejar Barcelona\">Ter Stegen<\/a>, however, are long-term absentees. Thus, Bar\u00e7a maintains seven players in its infirmary, just like against Girona. Hence, the coaching staff prefers to redouble its care with the management of minutes of a squad that already exceeds a dozen muscular problems in the first two months of the season.<\/p>  <h2>Mendilibar&#8217;s Olympiacos Aiming to Spring a Surprise at Montju\u00efc<\/h2>  <p>Olympiacos, meanwhile, will also be without Rodinei and Gabriel Strefazza, both injured. Barring any surprises, Jos\u00e9 Luis Mendilibar&nbsp;<strong>will repeat the XI from the previous Champions League matchday<\/strong>&nbsp;as a visitor against Arsenal (2-0), as he has most of his starters available.<\/p>  <p>The Basque coach will keep <strong>Tzolakis<\/strong> in goal, as well as his full-backs, Costinha and Ortega. Retsos and Pirola should be the center-backs, with Hezze and <strong>former Athletic player Dani Garc\u00eda<\/strong> in the double defensive pivot. Chiquinho would be the team&#8217;s attacking midfielder, while Gelson Martins and Podence should continue as wingers.<\/p>  <p>The Greeks&#8217; goal scorer and area reference is the Moroccan <strong>Ayoub El Kaabi<\/strong>, who comes from scoring a double last weekend and has 5 goals in 10 games. Other experienced names, such as <strong>Mehdi Taremi and Roman Yaremchuk<\/strong> should also have minutes in the second half in Montju\u00efc.<\/p>  <p>Since 2007, <strong>Mendilivar has faced Barcelona 25 times with six different clubs in LaLiga<\/strong>. The Basque manager has only managed to salvage 3 draws and 1 victory, with a balance of 79 goals against and only 14 in favor. Against Olympiacos, the Blaugrana also boast a favorable record, with one victory (3-1) and one draw (0-0) in the group stage of the 17\/18 season.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udc49 Follow the complete coverage of the <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Champions League\">UEFA Champions League 2025-26<\/a><\/strong> on FC Barcelona Noticias<\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hansi Flick&#8217;s Bar\u00e7a hosts Olympiacos this Tuesday at Montju\u00efc for MD3 of the Champions League. The Blaugrana must win to move closer to the top of the overall standings FC Barcelona returns to action this Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26. 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