With 4 of the 10 playoffs games completed, Panathinaikos and AEK are tied at the top of the Stoiximan Super League, with the “greens” surpassing the tie and currently holding the lead.
This year’s excellent course of the “clover” has not gone unnoticed abroad, with the Spanish sports newspaper “AS” making a special tribute to the season of Panathinaikos!
In it, the work done by Ivan Jovanovich on the bench of the “greens”, while there is a special mention to the Spanish footballers (Huancar, Perez, Aitor), who, as the newspaper reports, lead the Panathinaikos in the title!
The dedication in detail:
“The Spaniards make Panathinaikos continue to dream.
Ruben Perez, Huancar and Aitor Candalapiedra are the three footballers who have contributed the most so that the clover team is at the top of the Greek league and fighting with AEK.
Thirteen years without a championship is a long time for Panathinaikos. The great dominance of Olympiakos in the 21st century is more than evident as it has won 17 championships. But that streak can be broken. Piraeus lost to the team “of the shamrock” in the playoffs (2-0) and it seems that they will not win the championship. Mitchell’s sudden departure put a “tombstone” in Olympiakos’ attempt to win the championship.
Panathinaikos have not won the Super League since 2010. Serbian coach Ivan Jovanovic has the team in first place along with AEK Athens, who are coached by Argentine Matias Almeida. Six games remain until the end of the playoffs for the title and Panathinaikos has one more match to play against AEK
Panathinaikos is in this position, mainly because of the work of the three Spanish footballers in its eleven. The first is Aitor Candalapiedra. The Catalan, now sidelined due to a serious knee injury, although his return is not long in coming (including with the new season), continues to be one of the team’s top scorers, with 8 games. He achieved these goals in the first 9 games he played, because then came his injury. A cruciate injury that has kept him out until the end of the season. His importance to the team is such that despite his absence, he continues to be among the top scorers in the Greek Super League. Apart from the player who comes from Barca’s academies, there are two other Spaniards who are key members of Panathinaikos.
Ruben Perez, who is the leader of Panathinaikos in the midfield. The former Atletico Madrid player left the Spanish league after spells at Deportivo, Getafe, Betis, Elche, Granada and Leganes. He came to Greece in 2021 and since then he has been essential and irreplaceable for the clover. At 33, he organizes the game of the Panathinaikos team. He has also done well in Greece and Panathinaikos last December renewed his contract until 2025. Ruben Pereth is one of the favorite players of Panathinaikos fans.
The other Spaniard is Juancar. The footballer is the main left back who makes Panathinaikos dream of the long-awaited championship title. Unlike Aitor, a former Barcelona player, and Ruben Perez, from Atletico Madrid, Juancar came from Real’s academies. He left Real to join Braga, then played for Zaragoza, Betis, Granada and Malaga… until joining Panathinaikos. One of the best players in the Greek league so far.”
Source: Sport Fm
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