Rafa Benitez may return to England: who did the owner of Nottingham Forest meet?.

Marinakos at the Champions League match in London

According to The Sun: The owner of Nottingham Forest, Evangelos Marinakos, attended the group stage Champions League match between Arsenal and Olympiakos, which took place at the Emirates Stadium in London.

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He appeared at the match alongside Rafael Benitez, the former manager of Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle United, and Real Madrid.

Benitez on the desire to return to coaching

Benitez has not worked as a coach since March of last year when he left Celta. Recently, he expressed a desire to coach again in England. He recalled:

“Sometimes being referred to as a 'legend' is very nice, but also difficult.”

“It's terrible for a coach if they consider him finished. People still ask me: 'Do you want to coach?'”

“Of course I want to, especially in England and Europe.”

“I don't want people to think I'm done. I'm still developing.”

There was a possibility that Benitez would become a candidate for the head coach position at Nottingham Forest after the dismissal of Nuno Espirito Santo, but the club chose Ange Postecoglou.

Match results Arsenal - Olympiakos

Postecoglou, meanwhile, has yet to win a match since his nomination, suffering three losses and two draws.

Marinakos watched as Olympiakos lost to Arsenal. The main moment of the match was that Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and Bukayo Saka doubled the score in injury time after coming off the bench.

This result allowed Arsenal to rise to fifth place in the group.

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