Spanish coach José Luis Mendilibar issued his decision on the composition of the Olympiakos for the league phase of the Champions League. While the European lists were scheduled for Tuesday night, the Greek club formalized its selection of 25 players, significantly excluding Yusuf Yazici and Rémy Cabella. This news is particularly disappointing for the two footballers, who had hoped to return to the European scene after their success at the LOSC. Their reintegration into the Athens team, which was formalized this summer following the arrival of Cabella from LOSC, did not meet the expected success.

During the first two days of the Greek championship, Yazici and Cabella were largely relegated to the bench, totaling only a combined playing time of 22 minutes. Despite a spectacular goal by Yazici at the end of August, which had marked the minds, the Turkish international and the French offensive milieu failed to convince either the coach or the club management. The Olympiakos, as the defending champion of Greece, therefore opted for a composition without these two former players of the LOSC, aware of the high level of opponents he will face.

The Olympiakos calendar in the Champions League is particularly high, with home matches against Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven and Pafos, as well as trips to FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Ajax Amsterdam and Kairat Alma-Ty. For Yusuf Yazici, who recovers from a serious knee injury (break of the cross ligaments), and Rémy Cabella, who is approaching the end of his career, this exclusion from the European competition represents a significant setback and disappointment.

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