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Olympiacos is third in the UEFA Champions League group stage, just one point behind second-ranked Schalke 04.Although they won Liverpool, they may not be able to reverse Schalke 04 and get the last place to advance to the Champions League knockout round.

Because Schalke 04's opponent in this round of the Champions League group stage is recognized as the weakest Ligue [-] defending champion Montpellier in the same group.

After five rounds of group matches, Montpellier is hard to win, and the only thing they can get is a draw.

However, it is not impossible for Montpellier to explode. The only draw he can get is a 04:2 draw with a strong Bundesliga team at Schalke 2's home court.This time it's a home game again, who knows if Montpellier will beat Schalke 04 at their home court?Even if they can't beat Schalke 04, as long as it is a draw, Olympiacos will have a chance!

The premise is that the Olympiacos team must be able to score points on Li Wei, and finally win the game.

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At the pre-match press conference, Olympiacos coach Ernesto Valverde kept his posture low and said in a joking tone: "Liverpool's current opponent is not Olympiacos. I think he should keep his final form In the knockout stages of the Champions League."

Valverde is no less than saying to Levi: Please be gentle!

Not only the head coach's attitude is very low, the local reporter in Greece interviewed Olympiakos Northern Ireland goalkeeper Carroll.

Carroll spread his hands helplessly and said, "Tomorrow night's game? I think I will be the focus of the team, either a hero or a sinner."

This is an obvious hint that the team will be overwhelmed by Liverpool tomorrow, and may be scored many goals by Liverpool, so he will become the team's sinner.

At the pre-match press conference, Li Wei looked particularly high-spirited. "I like the Olympiacos team very much. I believe many Liverpool fans have the same idea as me. Facing them, it will be easy to think of that wonderful game, and because of that wonderful game, That's why Istanbul Nights!"

In the 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League season, Liverpool was in Group A. The appearance of this group was very complicated. Before the start of the game, Olympiacos, Monaco and Liverpool all had a chance to qualify. Liverpool ranked third The team is in the worst situation.Olympiacos may advance even if they lose, while Liverpool must have a goal difference of more than two goals to qualify for the Champions League knockout round.

In the game, Liverpool's situation was also very bad. In the first half, Liverpool could not break through the goal of Olympiacos.If Liverpool want to advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League, they must score three goals in a row in the second half of the game, and they cannot allow Olympiacos to score a goal, otherwise they will have to score one more goal, and the pressure will be very high.

To make matters worse, although Liverpool equalized the score in the second half, when Gerrard scored, the referee found Baros handball and the goal was invalidated.

At that time, many Liverpool fans felt a little hopeless, but at this time Liverpool still rushed to catch up. At the last moment of the game, Gerrard scored the third goal with an angry volley, pulling Liverpool out of the abyss. In the knockout round of the Champions League, this was the night of Istanbul.

The media in England signaled Liverpool to be careful about dealing with Olympiacos.

"Liverpool Echo": "Although the tone of the Olympiacos coach was very soft before the game, this game is about whether they can qualify. Olympiakos will never give up this game easily. This is not just a game that can be played. The game with a bonus of 100 million euros is a key match that involves a bonus of 350 million euros and indirectly benefits nearly [-] million euros!"

"Daily Mirror": "Although Liverpool has confirmed the first qualifying group stage, they also need to guard against a setback at the Karaskakis Stadium. In order to qualify for the Champions League knockout round, Olympiacos will definitely do it for this game Do your best. This game is definitely not as easy as some fans think, and even if Liverpool don’t handle it well, they will suffer a disastrous defeat.”

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Before the game, in the locker room of the Olympiacos team, Valverde reversed his low-key posture in front of the media. At this time, he was like a conspirator who wanted to incite people to rebel.

"Today we will stand on the Karaskakis Stadium! This is a game that is dispensable in the eyes of the opponent! But this is a game that concerns our dignity!"

"For many years, no team in Greece has been able to break through the Champions League group stage. The Greek team's participation in the Champions League has also been dubbed the group stage, and the Olympiakos team can only dominate the country! This is what we hope Is it?"

"You may want to say: 'Mr. Ernetto, our opponent is Liverpool. Our combined worth is not as expensive as one of their star players. We have an annual salary of hundreds of thousands of euros, but the other side has ten. With a weekly salary of tens of thousands of pounds, how can we be their opponents?'Yes, you are right, the opponent is very strong, and their reputation in football is unparalleled! But I want to tell you, football is round! In the football world Inside, there is something more important than life, and that is victory!"

"Football has nothing to do with life and death, but football is higher than life and death!"

"If we don't fight, how can we talk about dignity with other people? What about Greek football? Even if you don't talk about Greek football, you hope to work on a bigger platform. What is more attractive to big teams than beating Liverpool Concentration? A goal against Liverpool is better than a hat-trick in the Greek league!"

"Today's game is not about winning or losing, but about dignity and the future!!"

Valverde's words successfully aroused the fighting spirit of all players in the Olympiacos team.As a Greek giants team, the Olympiacos team is mainly composed of local Greek players, so talking to them about Greek football is the easiest way to get their approval.In addition to Greek football players, Olympiacos brought in players from other places, including South American players and Eastern European countries on the Balkan Peninsula. They are mainly offensive players.These players came to Olympiacos to play, on the one hand because of the salary that Olympiacos gave them, and on the other hand, because Olympiacos often appeared in the Champions League, they were eager to get big teams on the big stage of the Champions League. Pay attention, thus diving into the dragon's gate.

Therefore, Valverde does not talk to them about club honors, but talks about the future with them.

Valverde's words "Scoring a goal against Liverpool is better than scoring a hat-trick in the Greek league!" These foreign players recognized it very much.

Valverde, standing in front of the tactical board, saw that the morale of the Olympiacos players below was mobilized, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Liverpool, you can be my springboard for Ernesto Valverde!