FC Krasnodar in 2019 represents Russia in the Champions League. And the next rival of the club was the Greek Olympiacos. The first fight took place in Greece. You can read about all the events of the match in this review.
Last season, FC Krasnodar from the city of the same name took third place in the Russian Football Championship and received the right to represent Russia in the Champions League. The first rival of the Russian club was the Portuguese Porto. Having won on aggregate, Krasnodar moved on. The next rival of the team was the Greek Olympiacos. Krasnodar fans hoped for a positive outcome of the two-round match. In case of a victory, the Russian club got into the group stage of the Champions League.
On Wednesday night, Greece hosted the first of two scheduled games against Olympiacos. Krasnodar entered the field with the following composition - Safonov, Ramirez, Fjoluson, Spayich, Petrov, Namli, Cabella, De Vilhena, Wanderson, Kambolov, Berg.
From the first minutes, the game did not go in favor of the Russian club. Krasnodar players made a lot of mistakes in passing and rarely approached the opponent's goal. Olympiacos acted more confidently and often beat Matvey Safonov on goal. The goalkeeper has caught or hit a lot of balls. But on the 30th minute, the striker of the Greek club Guerrero succeeded in an excellent kick to the corner of the goal and the score became 1: 0 in favor of the hosts. Peered these moments at Krasnodar, Remy Cabella was injured and there was a forced replacement. Instead, Christopher Olsson entered the field.
Moreover, Olympiacos could have scored in the first half. But in some episodes Krasnodar was just lucky. In attack, the Russian club was not remembered for anything remarkable in the first half. There was only a dangerous blow from Wanderson.
In the second half, Krasnodar got better offensively. But the team was very tired and in defense they acted not so collected. Even the substitutions could not change the course of the unsuccessful fight. But Olympiacos played the replacement to the fullest. The attacking footballer Rangelovich entered the field and after a few minutes chalked up two goals at once. First, he increased the advantage of Olympiacos to two goals in 78 minutes, and then, in 85 minutes, he brought things to a defeat. The final point in the match was put by midfielder Podense, who scored the fourth goal against Safonov in the 89th minute.
Thus, the meeting ended with the defeat of Krasnodar with a score of 4: 0. The return game will take place in a week in Krasnodar, but after the first match it is quite difficult to expect a miracle from the Russian team. Olympiacos played much better and deserved to win. Krasnodar footballers were not ready for the decisive matches of the Champions League. They do not have sufficient experience in such meetings. In case of defeat on aggregate, Krasnodar will go to the group stage of the Europa League.
