A hostile test awaits Real Madrid as they face Olympiacos in Piraeus. It’s been a slow start to the Champions League campaign for the hosts, picking up two draws and two defeats from their opening four games. Olympiacos will be eager to pick up a favourable result and improve their chances of qualification; it looks set to be another tough encounter.

It’s been a professional start to the Champions League campaign for Real Madrid. Despite a 1-0 defeat away at Liverpool in the previous matchday, they’ve won all three of their other games, looking well on course to secure passage to the next round of the competition.

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📈 Olympiacos v Real Madrid Form & Stats

Olympiacos have been quick out of the blocks in the Greek Super League this season, they currently sit top of the league after dropping just five points from their opening eleven league games. After winning the title by seven points last season, they once again look like the team to beat.

The Champions League fixtures haven’t fallen kindly for the hosts, defeats away to Arsenal, and Barcelona were a frightening proposition, while a home match against Madrid doesn’t make things any easier. There were huge missed opportunities for Olympiacos in matchday one and four; they were unable to overcome a Pafos side reduced to ten men in just the 26th minute, while also conceding a stoppage-time equaliser in their last match against PSV.

It’s been a good start to the campaign for Real Madrid in LaLiga, and they will be keen to exact revenge on their El Clásico rivals after losing out on the league title last season. Real Madrid currently occupy 1st spot, ahead of Barcelona by one point.

Real Madrid have looked clinically efficient in their Champions League games; although Liverpool was a minor blip, they scored eight goals and averaged 3.32 xGF across their other three fixtures. Qualification looks like a matter of when, rather than if.

📔 Olympiacos v Real Madrid Formation & Team News

Olympiacos generally adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation. There’s a tactical flexibility about their approach that caters to the less strenuous demands of domestic football, while adapting to more rigorous demands in European football.

A more defensive approach is often utilised against European powerhouses, with an emphasis on defensive discipline and holding their shape out of possession, the main outlet being the counter attack. The team will often look to be more aggressive and high pressing against similarly matched or weaker opposition. Aside from a number of inactive players, Olympiacos are close to full strength here.

Despite being a regular user of the 3-4-3 formation at Bayer Leverkusen, Alonso has generally adopted a 4-2-3-1 at Real Madrid to better facilitate the attacking personnel; this has sometimes morphed into a 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 when out of possession. Real Madrid look to control possession by creating positional overloads in certain areas, before quickly exploiting space through wide areas. Real Madrid thrive on the counter attack, utilising the vacated space by opposition to hurt their opponents.

Real Madrid are handicapped by a number of defensive injuries, with David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, and Antonio Rudiger all missing. Aurelian Tchouameni and Franco Mastantuono are the other injury absentees.

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