Olympiacos can press from wide areas and collect second balls at home. Sparta can answer with crosses, corners and runners beyond the first challenge. The match looks more like a contest of sustained territory against recurring outlets than a straightforward procession.
Chiquinho and Olympiacos's wide players can feed Yaremchuk or create dead-ball pressure, as they did in the home recovery against Jagiellonia. Their narrower Marseille win came from a corner with little open-play creation. Sparta's Guddal and Brunes still provide routes from delivery and second balls, even though Karabec had already missed their latest match.
Ševínský and Mercado are fresh Sparta absences, while Mbe Soh has returned to the travelling group. Olympiacos also lack Fortounis, who made a brief Marseille appearance, but Yaremchuk remains an active box target. I’m siding with Sparta Prague to keep this match close through its remaining wide supply and responses to home pressure.
