The European Football Association has assigned the task of officiating the match between Barcelona and its guest, Olympiacos, to Swiss international referee Urs Schneider, who is scheduled to blow the starting whistle at exactly 17:45 GMT, at the Luis Companis Olympic Stadium.

German coach Hansi Flick (60 years old), Barcelona coach, will start with the following starting lineup for this important confrontation against his Greek guest:

25- Wojciech Szczesny

3- Alexander Baldi

5- Stam Coopesy

8- Pedro Gonzalez Lopez

10- Lamine Jamal

14- Marcus Rashford

16- Fermin Lopez

17- Mark Casado

23- Jules Conde

24- Eric Garcia

27- Drew Fernandez.

While the Spanish Jose Luis Mendilibar (64 years old), coach of the Olympiacos team, chose the following starting lineup to face the Catalan team:

The Catalan team enters the match in sixteenth place with three points, after a difficult victory over Newcastle and a loss against Paris Saint-Germain.

On the other hand, Olympiacos, returning to the Champions League after an absence since the 2020-2021 season, is seeking to emerge with a positive result from the Catalan giant’s stadium, after drawing negatively with Paphos of Cyprus, and losing to Arsenal of England with two unanswered goals.

Channels broadcasting the Barcelona and Olympiacos match in the Champions League today:

BeIN Sports channels own the rights to broadcast the Champions League matches for the 2025-2026 season in the Arab region and the Middle East.

The Qatari network will allocate beIN Sports HD 1 to broadcast Barcelona’s match against Olympiakos in the third round of the league stage.

Source: RT