Pagakis: “To become king of the jungle you have to defeat the lion”

The multiple importance it has for him Panathinaikos tonight’s derby with Olympiakos (21:00) pointed out Nikos Pagakis on News Bulletin 247.

“It is very important for Panathinaikos to win, because if it succeeds it will leave at +6 which can be essentially and +7 with the tie and in the six remaining matches it will be difficult to cover this difference. To become the king of the jungle, you have to defeat the lion, so beat the champion. I don’t know if Panathinaikos will win tonight, but I’m sure they will be very good“, he emphasized.

“Olympiacos will hit the game to get it. Panathinaikos first wants to stop the midfield of the opponent and then have more calmness in the final effort to take advantage of the opportunities that will be presented to him. It is one of the most ambiguous derbies“, he added.

As for the lineup? “Brignoli will try and the odds are in his favor. Schenkefeld and Sarlia will be the stoppers, Huancar will be on the left and Sanchez and Kotsira claim the position on the right. Ruben, Kourbelis and Cerin will be in the center, with Bernard an outsider. Palasios will play on the right, Kleinheisler and Mancini on the left and Ioannidis is the first choice for forward“, he pointed out.