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Standard Liege Coach Laszlo Boloni Out To Upset Olympiacos

The Standard boss hopes the Belgians can surprise Olympiacos...

Oct 20, 2009 4:05:07 PM

Laszlo Boloni - Standard de Liege's (PA)

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Standard Liege travel to Greece for their Champions League clash against Olympiacos on Tuesday evening. Head coach Laszslo Boloni is aware of the strength of the Greek powerhouse, but he still hopes to record a good result.

"Our opponents are second favourites to progress from our group behind Arsenal. Olympiacos have an impressive domestic silverware collection," Boloni was quoted as saying at a pre-match press conference.

"They are mainstays in Europe and their strongest point is their experience with players such as [Enzo] Maresca, [Luciano] Galletti, [Olof] Mellberg, [ Michal] Zewlakow and, of course, [Antonios] Nikopolidis. They always know how to handle a match, whether they're having a good or bad day. Their fans are also impressive, second only to ours back in Liege.

"We must be very well organised and avoid errors. We need courage and a better performance than the one against Alkmaar three weeks ago. We admit we're the group's underdogs, but football can be generous with everyone. We will try to take our rivals by surprise."

Standard Liege have collected one point this far, while Olympiacos sit second in the table with three points.

Stefan Coerts, Goal.com

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