AEK: Critical day for Araujo

Everything and everyone in AEK move around Thursday’s big game (22:00) at the Johan Cruyff Arena against Ajax for the last matchday of the Europa League groups. “Union” is traveling for two results in Amsterdam, in order to ensure its European continuity in the Conference League.

Today’s training is crucial for him Sergio Araujo, who continued his individual program yesterday. Today the AEK captain will attempt to increase the pace to see how his body responds and if he does not face any discomfort, he will now have a good chance to get on the plane to Amsterdam and help out, probably as a substitute.

The odds on the Argentine forward are split against him Jens Jonson, who does not have hope on his side. However, the Dane is also feeling better and will try to get into training at the beginning of the week, with the hope of being a solution from the bench in Thursday’s match.

The positive for Matias Almeida is that there, if his absence is taken into account of punished Gacinovicthe racing problems are also over, as they have been for days now Livai Garcia and Kostas Galanopoulos are training without a problem. In fact, the former, despite the inactivity of several weeks, is a favorite for the eleven.

For basic shape there don’t seem to be many question marks. Athanasiadis will be in goal, Hadjisafi on the left, Vida-Mukudi stoppers, with Sidibe having the lead for right back from Rota, on the axis will be Shimanski and Pineda, with Amrabat on the right and Leviai in attack. For the position of the left winger and behind the forward there are some questions, but it seems that Mandalos and Zuber are vying with claims to enter the starting lineup. Unless the solution of Galanopoulos in the center is chosen with Pineda going to the left and helping out as a third midfielder.