Panathinaikos-AEK: Europe is a thing of the past, the Leoforos derby can only have one winner!

The best time for the first Athenian derby of this season is now! THE Panathinaikos welcomes her AEK at “Apostolos Nikolaidis” at 21:00 in the match that brings the curtain down on its 5th matchday Stoiximan Super Leaguewith the two teams facing each other for the first time since last year’s impressive duel to win the championship, which kept the interest until the last matchday and we can see its benefits, even this year, with the very image that present in their European obligations.

The match will be televised from Cosmote Sport 1 HDradioed by News Bulletin 247while there will be live updates from sport-fm.gr.

His team Ivan Jovanovich comes from the very big 2-0 win against Villarreal at OAKA for the premiere of its groups Europa Leaguein a game where the “clover” was dominant, he controlled the pace, had the initiative of the movements and was happy to see his two goals, Fotis Ioannidis and Andraz Sporar finding the net in an impressive way, showing that Panathinaikos is not only not satisfied with its presence in European groups, but wants to take the step further and claim the qualification to the next phase which will catapult it in all areas.

However, the main goal of the “greens” this season is to win the championship and everyone knows how important the derby against the AEK. The hosts of tonight’s derby so far count the absolute number of victories in the three games they have played and with a victory they will increase the difference to seven points from the “yellow and black”, while they will reduce it to one from Olympiakos, while also having one game less.

In the competition, the Serbian coach does not seem to make many changes to the lineup, with Huancar to compete for a starting spot alongside Mladenovic, who featured against Villarreal as the Spanish full-back was suspended. Also, Panathinaikos will not have him available Aitor who was undergoing treatment due to discomfort in his toe, while – as expected – Verbitz and Vaiannidis. On the other hand, he returned to the mission Kleinheisler.

The mission of the “greens” in detail: Brignoli, Lodingin, Xenopoulos, Huancar, Ruben, Senkefeld, Ioannidis, Kleinheisler, Sporar, Bernard, Palmer-Brown, Cerin, Mancini, Jedvai, Magnusson, Mladenovic, Kotsiras, Djuricic, Palacios, Vilena and Arau.

On the opposite bank, AEK of Matias Almeida with what he did in England against Brighton, he showed in the most characteristic way that problems cannot affect him or rather bend him, since every time he will find the solutions not only to overcome them, but he does it in an impressive way! The Union won a legendary “double” with 3-2 against a team, which – not without reason – is one of the most in-form in Europe, dominates the top league on the planet (Premier League), while the whole of “Pelados” went to compete without the main stoppers, Arnold Mukudi and Domagoy Vida, while Levia Garcia and Mijat Gacinovic they had just returned from the injuries they were dealing with.

Nevertheless, the doubles of Greece were not afraid at any point of the match and with the competitive philosophy of Matias Almeida they took the three points and climbed to the top of the 2nd group of Europa League. Data, the “yellow and black” want to continue at the same pace and the victory is one way in Leoforo, which will raise them from five to eight points and reduce to -5 from the leader, Olympicwith one less game, that of the premiere at OPAP Arena against Panaitolikos.

Injury problems remain, as the squad does not include Vida’s names, Mukudi and Hadjisafi, while on the other hand Almeida will have the Alexander Cullens. He was also left out of the mission Van Weert, while one more is expected to be cut before the derby. The most likely for the position next to Mitoglou is O Damian Szymanski who was excellent in England, however it is not excluded Callens to immediately go deep and make his debut in the derby against Panathinaikos.

AEK’s mission in detail: Stankovic, Athanasiadis, Mohammadi, Rota, Callens, Mitoglou, Sidibe, Simanski, Jonsson, Gacinovic, Pineda, Mandalos, Galanopoulos, Amrabad, Levi Garcia, Zuber, Araujo, Ponce, Eliasson, Pizarro, Zini.

Panathinaikos (Ivan Jovanovic): Brignoli – Kotsiras, Senkefeld, Magnuson, Huancar – Perez, Cerin, Bernard – Palasios, Mancini, Ioannidis.

AEK (Matias Almeida): Stankovic – Rota, Mitoglou, Simanski, Mohammadi – Jonson, Pineda, Gacinovic, Eliasson – Zuber – Levi Garcia.

Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Assistants: Berti, DelGiovanne (Italy)

4th: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

VAR: Ambiso Rosario (Italy)

AVAR: Luca Zufferli (Italy)

Observer: Antonis Karatzikas (Greece)