The profiles of PAOK’s opponents in the Europa Conference League

With a very difficult opponent, but also two quite passable ones, PAOK was drawn in the groups of the Europa Conference League.

The “black and white” will find her on their way Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany, the Helsinki from Finland and Aberdeen from Scotland.

See through it sport-fm.gr, the profiles of PAOK’s opponents in the third European competition.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht is in 7th place in the German league after three matches. It is based in the city of Frankfurt, and its seat is the Deutsche Bank Park, with a capacity of 51,500 seats.

Last season he had an excellent course, since he competed both in the European Super Cup and in the German Cup final, without managing to get a trophy. In the championship, he finished in 7th place, as a result of which he secured a “ticket” for the Conference League qualifiers, where he found himself in the groups by eliminating Levski Sofias.

The coach of the team is Dino Topmeller, who replaced Oliver Glasner. In the team’s roster, the names of Kolo Muani and Kevin Trapp, among others, stand out.

The two teams have met twice in the past, in 1981 for the Cup Winners’ Cup, with the Germans qualifying on penalties.

Helsinki

Helsinki is at the top of the Finnish league after 21 matches and is based in the city of the same name, which is also the capital of the country. Its seat is Bolt Arena, with a capacity of 10,770 seats. Its coach is Toni Korkeakunas and its top player is midfielder Filip Rogić.

Last season it finished in first place, while reaching the final of the Cup, where it was defeated. In fact, he had also competed in the Conference League groups, knowing the exclusion.

In the European competitions, they qualified against Larnaca in the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, being left out by Molde in the 2nd. Thus, he found himself in Europa, where he had no luck against Qarabag, as a result of which he played in the Conference and got a big qualification with an upset against Farul Costanza. In fact, its roster includes Giorgos Kanellopoulos, who had moved from Asteras Tripoli.

The two teams have not met before.

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is in 10th place in the Scottish league after 3 matches and is based in the city of the same name. Its seat is the Pittodrie Stadium, with a capacity of 20,866 spectators.

Barry Robson sits on the bench, while center forward Duque, who is on loan from Benfica, stands out from her roster. Last season he finished in 3rd place in the league, behind Celtic and Rangers, while in the Cup he did not achieve anything remarkable. In the summer qualifiers, they were directly in the playoffs and were eliminated with one draw and one loss against Sweden’s Hacken.

The two teams have never met before.