NEC Nijmegen vs. Olympiacos Lineups, Preview

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NEC Nijmegen vs. Olympiacos Lineups, Preview

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Farah Ben Gamra | Last updated Aug 11, 2026 11:00 AM ET

NEC Nijmegen face Olympiacos today, Tuesday, in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. The match will be played at the Goffertstadion in Nijmegen and will kick off at 18:30 local time in Nijmegen, Netherlands, 19:30 in Greece, and 12:30 PM Eastern Time (ET) / 9:30 AM Pacific Time (PT) in the United States.

The first leg in Greece ended 0-0, leaving everything to be decided at the Goffertstadion. NEC now have home advantage and will be looking to make history by reaching the Champions League playoff round in their first qualifying campaign. Olympiacos will use their European experience to get through the tie.

The winner will advance to the Champions League playoff round.

Nijmegen Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Gonzalo Crettaz
Tobias Storm, Philippe Sandler, Deveron Fonville
Monteiro
Sami Ouaissa, D. Nejašmić, Noé Lebreton, C. Bischoff
Tjarron Chery, Bryan Linssen

Olympiacos Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Balša Popović
M. Saliakas, Panagiotis Retsos, David Carmo, Rodinei
C. Mouzakitis, Dani García, Chiquinho, Bruno Onyemaechi, Joel Roca
Ayoub El Kaabi

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How & Where to Watch NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiacos (TV & Streaming)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Moja TV, Arena Sport 3P, Arena Cloud

Greece: MEGA Channel

Brazil: TV UOL, UOL Play

Kosovo: Arena 2 Premium

North Macedonia: Arena 2 Premium, Arena Cloud

Montenegro: Arena 2 Premium, Arena Cloud

Netherlands: Ziggo Go, Ziggo Sport

Portugal: Sport TV2, Sport TV Multiscreen

Romania: VOYO

Serbia: Arena 2 Premium, Arena Cloud

What Happens If Olympiacos Win, Draw or Lose vs. NEC Nijmegen? UEFA Champions League Qualification Explained

Olympiacos and NEC Nijmegen enter the second leg level at 0-0, meaning the result in Nijmegen will decide which team continues in the Champions League qualifying path. UEFA's current 2026/27 format sends the winner of this third qualifying-round tie into the Champions League play-off round, while the losing team moves into the Europa League play-off round.

If Olympiacos win: Olympiacos will advance to the Champions League play-off round. Their next opponent is already set to come from the Union Saint-Gilloise/Bodø/Glimt tie.

If Olympiacos draw: If the match is level after 90 minutes, the tie will go to extra time because the aggregate score would remain level. If neither side wins after extra time, a penalty shootout will decide who advances. The winner goes into the Champions League play-offs, while the eliminated team drops into the Europa League play-off round.

If Olympiacos lose: NEC Nijmegen will advance to the Champions League play-off round, while Olympiacos will drop into the Europa League play-off round. UEFA's qualifying regulations provide a Europa League route for teams eliminated in the Champions League qualifying rounds.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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