PAOK-Panathinaikos: The black and white reaction and the green momentum

On the way… half way to Toumba! Big game between PAOK and Panathinaikos, with both teams looking for the three points for different reasons and with the motivation being huge.

Because the “two-headed man of the north” is looking for a reaction. He had the sticky losses from AEK and Olympicbut recently defeated him Bullet and breathed. He wants to continue his streak, approaching Olympiakos and AEK, since his goal is to finish above 4th place. At the same time, the “greens” have the momentum after consecutive victories against Mars and Olympic and wants to extend the streak in order to stay at the top and take advantage of AEK’s loss in Faliro.

So, the people of Thessaloniki want to take advantage of the home factor and not… step on it like in the match of the first round, when the “clover” with a twist passed by Toumba. Their aim is to find the quick goal and then manage the situation, however they have to be careful as they face a team that is better than any of them in the tactical part. It is a matter of limiting the mistakes in the defense and not to repeat mistakes like for example against the Olympic. THE Razvan Lucescu he did not announce his team, as is customary in most home matches.

The injured Narey, Sastre, Ricardo and Kurtic are out, while Murg returned after some time. Analytically: Kotarski, Zivkovic, Lyratzis, Vieirinia, Kargas, Ingason, Koulierakis, Rafa Soares, Douglas Augusto, Felipe Soares, Schwab, Dadas, El Kadouri, Bisesvar, Constantelias, Murg, Tyson, A.Zivkovic, Brandon, Oliveira.

THE Ivan Jovanovich for his part, he found the right time to work on the break on this specific match, which is crucial for the “greens”. Because they know that if they manage to leave Toumba victorious, they will have taken a decisive step to conquer the championship! With the midfield trio (Kourbelis, Ruben, Cherin) to remain and… control the axis, o Panathinaikos is intended to press the appearance against the Olympic and to leave triumphant from a difficult seat. Undoubtedly, the tie does but the ideal for the “clover” would be the “double”… title!

The mission of Panathinaikos: Brignoli, Lodingin, Xenopoulos, Vaiannidis, Huancar, Ruben, Senkefeld, Pouhats, Ioannidis, Kleinheisler, Sporar, Bernard, Sanchez, Cerin, Mancini, Tsokai, Kourbelis, Magnuson, Kotsiras, Sarlia, Palasios, Poungouras, Verbits, Campetsis.

Possible lineups:

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

Panathinaikos (Ivan Jovanovic): Brignoli – Sanchez, Senkefeld, Sarlia, Juancar – Ruben, Kourbelis, Cerin – Palacios, Sporar, Mancini.

Referee: Daniel Zibert (Germany)

Assistants: Seidel Jan, Foltin Raphael (Germany)

Fourth: Sidiropoulos Anastasios

VAR, AVAR: Stegemann Sasha (Germany), Moisiadis Theofilos