Olympiacos-PAOK: A new start with Anigo the “red and whites”, may the Thessalonikians stay alive

Olympiacos hosts PAOK for the 3rd matchday of the playoffs (19:30, Cosmote Sports, bwinSPORT FM, www.sportfm.gr) at “G. Karaiskakis”.

A match with great particularities since the Piraeus will host the Thessalonians with official coach the Jose Anigo, after Mitchell resigned. Somehow, Mr Olympic he wants to make a fresh start with the French technician on his bench and stay in touch with the top, while at the same time the Thessalonikians are looking for the three points that will keep them alive in the title battle.

The ups and downs came, therefore, to Olympic after the home draw with Aris (2-2). THE Mitchell he couldn’t stand the pressure and resigned from the “red and whites” who are looking for a new coach. In the match against the “two-headed man of the north” he will be on the bench Jose Anigowho is called upon to bring new… wind and give the proper impetus to the champions of Greece.

In the competition now, the Piraeus were leading 2-0 and saw Aris equalize the match in the second half. Now at the top are the Panathinaikos, AEK and Olympiacos at -3. He wants the win tonight to take advantage of any slippages and reduce or otherwise maintain the existing gap while getting a psychological boost.

Absences and Mission.

On the other hand, Mr PAOK suffered a 1-0 defeat in Toumba by AEK and did not manage to climb the rankings. It is in 4th place with 57 points, -3 from Olympiakos and -6 from the top, so in case it doesn’t manage to leave with the three points from Faliro, then it seems that it is definitely out of contention for the title!

Olympiakos mission in detail: Ba, Bakabou, Cisse, El Arabi, Fortounis, Huang, James Rodriguez, Kasami, Christianson, Embila, Masouras, Doi, Reabciuk, Paschalakis, Biel, Ramon, Rodiney, Gary Rodriguez, Samasekou, Papastathopoulos, Tzolakis, Valbuena, Vrousai.

THE Razvan Lucescu he is happy to count only two absences, his Kenjiora and his Kurtic which lately are… usual, while otherwise his team is armed against the “red and whites”. A match-final for PAOK, where the “black and white” see in front of them an opportunity to… recover after the defeat of the previous matchday.

PAOK’s mission in detail: Kotarski, Zivkovic, Talikhmanidis, Vieirinia, Sastre, Ingason, Koulierakis, Michaelidis, Rafa Soares, Schwab, Dadas, Douglas, Filipe Soares, El Kadouri, Constantelias, A. Zivkovic, Tyson, Narey, Ricardo, Oliveira, Brandon.

Possible lineups:

Olympiacos (Jose Anigo): Paschalakis – Rodinei, Papastathopoulos, Cisse, Reampchuk – Kasami, Samasekou, Huang – Fortounis, Bakabou, Biel.

PAOK (Razvan Lucescu): Kotarski – Sastre, Ingason, Koulierakis, Rafa Soares – Augusto, Dandas – Zivkovic, Constantelias, Tyson – Oliveira.

Referee: Francois Letesier (France)

Assistants: Mignet, Ramoni (France)

VAR: Pierre Zaloust (France), Polychronis Kostaras

Fourth: Vangelis Manouhos