After the first 2 matches, Barcelona has 3 points, temporarily ranked 16th on the rankings. In the previous round, they lost 1-2 to PSG at home. Meanwhile, Olympiacos are 29th with 1 point. For Barca, their problem was that their defense played loosely and pushed up, while the away team wasted opportunities from the attack.
The statistics are all in favor of Barca in this match. Olympiacos have a poor head-to-head record against LaLiga sides. The Greek giants have never won away from home against a Spanish team in European competition, losing 14 of their previous 16 matches (D2), conceding 38 goals.
Olympiacos have also lost their last 11 away matches in the group stage/Champions League.
The only previous match between the two teams in the UEFA tournament was in the 2017-2018 Champions League group stage when Barcelona won 3-1 at home in the third match, followed by a 0-0 draw in Greece in the fourth match.
Barcelona have won all 7 previous home matches in UEFA tournaments against Greek teams, scoring 29 goals and conceding only 4 goals.
Lamine Yamal (18 years and 100 days) could become the youngest player to play 25 times in the Champions League. The youngest player to ever achieve this achievement is Warren Zaïre-Emery (19 years and 32 days).
The Greek side have won just two of their last 22 group stage/Champions League games (D3 L17). However, the Greek club has kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 11 matches in the European arena.
Olympiacos midfielder Daniel Podence could take the field on his 30th birthday.
According to the Opta supercomputer, Barça is the team with the most chances of winning this third match with a rate of up to 76.2%. Meanwhile, Olympiacos under coach Luis Mendilibar have a 9.9% chance of winning the match.
The Barcelona vs Olympiacos match will take place at 11:45 p.m. on October 21.
