Omonoia's opponents in the Conference
Omonoia learned its opponents in the League Phase of the Conference!
The Greens avoided the behemoths, taking good opponents (theoretically) from each capacity group.
< p>From the first group, the “clover” faced Ghent in Belgium, which it had eliminated two years before, in the context of the Europa League playoffs. From the second group, the team from the capital will find opposite Legia in the GSP. From the third group it will host Rapid Vienna, while the opponent from the fourth pot is Xarts in Scotland. From the fifth group, Omonia will face Borac Banja Luka in Bosnia and for the sixth they will welcome Vikingur in the GSP.
Ghent (away)
Legia (in)< /p>
Rapid Vienna (in)
Harts (out)
Borács Banja Luka (outside)
Vikingour (inside)
The 'buffalos' as they are nicknamed have been making steady progress in recent years, punching their ticket to the Conference League last year After the league playoffs.
It is not a behemoth and we constantly see it against Cypriot clubs in recent years. Two years ago, Omonia eliminated them with two wins (0-2, 2-0). The Belgian club's roster is valued at 58.7 million, according to world-renowned website “transfermarkt”. Stars in the team are young Archie Brown and Matias Delorge, players who are priced at 5 million euros.
This year's course started from the 2nd qualifier, where they faced Vikingur of the Faroe Islands and won two (4-1, 0-3). Next, they faced Silkeborg from Denmark, which they eliminated in extra time of the second match with 3-2 (2-2 in the first match). In the playoffs, they faced Partizan, which they won twice with 1-0.
Its coach is the Belgian Guter Frandsken, who took over this year. He was the first coach only in teams of his country, while in his career he has won one cup.
Source: www.kathimerini.com.cy
