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 Malmö FF vs Olympiakos:  UEFA Europa League Matchday Three Preview By Stephen Kountourou UEFA Europa League League Phase Matchday Three: 24/10/24 Kick-off Time: 22:00 Greek Time Venue: Eleda Stadion  Where to Watch: Cosmote Sport 3 HD Northern Europe can be one of the toughest places to travel for any football club. This is not just because there are tough teams that compete in Scandinavia, but because the cold is an element that can be a huge advantage to the host side in European competition.  Thankfully for Olympiakos, the fixtures have been kind to the Conference League holders, who travel to Sweden to play Malmö FF, just before the cold of winter sets in. That is not to say the Swedish champions will be easier to face. Still, Thrylos have one less aspect of this fixture to worry about, as it will be a storm they must weather to keep the momentum of staying in Europe beyond the end of the League Phase. Last time in the UEL Olympiakos After the defeat to Lyon, Mendilibar and his pl

 Olympiakos vs S.C. Braga:  UEFA Europa League Matchday Two preview By Stephen Kountourou UEFA Europa League League Phase Matchday Two: 03/10/24 Kick-off Time: 19:45 Greek Time Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium Where to Watch: Cosmote Sport 3 HD There are a few interesting narratives for Olympiakos, as they go into Matchday Two of their Europa League campaign against Portuguese side S.C. Braga.  Firstly there's Carlos Carvalhal, who briefly managed Thrylos last season. The Portuguese coach started well, by qualifying the Piraeus side for the UEFA Conference League, which they would ultimately go on to win with Jose Luis Mendilibar.  The performances were disastrous at the turn of the year. By the end of February, with Olympiakos in 4th place in the league, looking almost certainly out of the title race and with Europe a couple of weeks away, the club let Carvalhal go. After returning to Braga for a 3rd stint he will be looking to prove a point against his former employers.  Secon