It is the red spring! Olympiacos in football and basketball will exhaust the possibilities to conquer the top of Europe in the UEFA Europa Conference League and the Euroleague. Both organizations were plagued at the start and during the season by misfortunes, failures, injuries, however Olympiacos has filled its friends with enthusiasm. In basketball, the "red and whites" overturned Barcelona's home advantage and found themselves in F4 of the Euroleague, while in football they followed the difficult path of the Conference League, knocking out tough rivals such as Maccabi, Ferencvaros, Fenerbahce and of course Aston Villa!
At the helm of the teams are two charismatic coaches. Giorgos Bartzokas and Jose Luis Mendilibar. Special weight, personality, training and experience characterize both of them! We knew Bartzokas. In 2013, he won the Euroleague and the intercontinental with Olympiacos, while he led the "red and whites" to the F4 of 2022 and 2023 and even in the last case he lost the trophy to... a basket with an improbable buzzer beater by Sergio Yul of Real Madrid. He is the favorite of the platform. Capable, fan of Olympiacos, outspoken and aristocratic, "fatherly" with the players. Ideal for the Olympiacos bench!
On the other hand, Jose Luis Mendilibar. "Old man" of the Spanish benches with great acceptance in his country, as one of the stable football values of La Liga in the last 20 years. He tallied the most matches with Eibar (248), Valladolid (126) and Osasuna (102), but celebrated winning the Europa League with Sevilla in last season's finale, making just 28 appearances on the bench for the Rojiblancos.
Mendilibar-Bartzokas, Bartzokas-Mendilibar are one of the most beloved duets of Olympiacos fans, who are identified each time with whatever small or big characters they are! Bartzokas's profanity, Mendilibar's short-sleeve polo shirt. The "chess player" Bartzokas and the "general" Mendilibar are our inspiration for our new homonymous t-shirt! In Thalia Bitha's design, "Karaiskaki" and SEF appear, as well as many friends of Olympiacos. Details of the pawns of the "chess player" Bartzokas and a medal with the "7" on the chest of the "general" Mendilibar! The ideal outfit for the red spring and the big matches to come!
