James Rodríguez was considered the best player on the field against Panetolikos.

James Rodríguez seems to be achieving positive results with his strategy, as he chose to return to European football in order to regain his form, play in a more challenging league than Qatar's, and become an influential player again. In the current season, the player with the number 10 on his shirt is performing at an outstanding level, indicating that he still has a lot of talent to demonstrate on the field.

On February 13, the long-awaited match between Olympiacos and Panetolikos took place, a game in which midfielder James Rodríguez surprised everyone by scoring two goals for his team, thus winning the 22nd round of the Greek Superleague with a score of 6-1.

It was after this great match that the Greek sports portal Fosonline highlighted the outstanding performance of Colombian footballer James Rodríguez and considered him as "one of the best players of the match against Panetolikos". The media outlet highlights the way the player managed to score two goals, provided assists to his teammates, performed with great effort on the field, showed leadership, and demonstrated excellent quality of play.

This is how James' first goal happened

When is James Rodríguez's next game?

If the Greek team wants to continue winning matches in the Greek Superleague and shorten the distance with the top two teams in the table, they will have to maintain their excellent performance on the field under the direction of Spanish coach Michel González. The next match of the team will take place on Sunday, February 19, when they face Lamia in the twenty-third round of the local competition.

Later on, the team will face one of the most important matches of the season, as on Saturday, January 25, they will host the current leader of the championship, Panathinaikos, at their own stadium. Then, in the semi-finals of the Greek Cup, they will try to overcome the overall result in the return match against AEK, after losing by a resounding 3-0 in the first match.

James almost didn't play against Panetolikos

Footballer James Rodríguez caused concern since last weekend. During the match against PAOK Salonika, the '10' had to leave the field at halftime, and this past Thursday, he was not on the list of players called up for the first match of the local Cup semi-finals.

In a press conference, Olympiacos coach Míchel González explained that James complained of some discomfort in his biceps, so they decided to withdraw him as a precautionary measure. However, the injury suffered by Rodríguez prevented him from playing against AEK and almost kept him out of the match against Panetolikos.

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