PAOK and Aris will compete tonight in the great Thessaloniki derby (8:30 p.m., Novasports Prime, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247) with high spirits and a huge “thirst” for victory.
The two “eternal” rivals and fellow citizens face each other tonight in the context of the 6th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League, aiming for “three points” which will give them the right to continue winning in the championship, but also to gain a very big psychological boost in view of the difficult continuity.
On the one hand, the champion and pioneer PAOK, after the great performance in Istanbul, which was however accompanied by a defeat by Galatasaray for the 1st matchday of the League Phase of the Europa League, wants to extend its winning streak and remain at the top.
The “two-headed” has as its only loss that against Panathinaikos (0-0) and with 13 points leads the race early on, proving that his dethronement will be a very difficult task for his pursuers.
The “black and white” will have as their primary goal to keep their home team intact, investing in the excellent form of Dominik Kotarski.
In the competitive part, Razvan Lucescu cannot count on Brandon Thomas, while Antonis Tsiftsis will also be ruled out. A problem also arose with Umar Koley, who did not get over the discomfort from the match with Galata.
The mission includes: Kotarski , Balomenos , Sastre , Otto , Kenziora , Lovren , Michaelidis , Baba , Bakayoko , Kamara , Schwab , Ozdoev , Constantelias , Murg , Tyson , Soretire , A.Zivkovic , Despontov , Tisundali , Chalov .
??#SquadList Our team’s mission for the game against Aris at the stadium of Toumba #PAOKARIS #StoiximanSuperLeague #slgr #stoiximan #OurWay
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— PAOK FC (@PAOK_FC) September 28, 2024
On the other side, Aris, who performed a terrible performance the previous matchday at Cleanthis Vikelidis, beating Olympiakos 2-1. The “yellows” seem to be finding their footing and given the motivation of breaking the undefeated course of their fellow citizens, they are preparing during the week with the aim of… conquering Toumba.
The “yellows” may be in 6th place in the standings, counting only two victories, however, in both they have shown a convincing face which leaves room for optimism, culminating in the “three points” against Olympiakos. Akis Manzios, however, faces three problems ahead of tonight’s match.
In particular, Fabiano did not manage to overcome the injury problem he is facing, something that also happens with Hugo Mayo, who despite the street fight he did was knocked out. Huancar was also left out of the mission for Aris as in the last training, he received a blow which left him out of the plans.
The Mars Mission: Cuesta, Sidkef, Montoya, Fatore, Friedek, Brambetz, Rose, Veleth, Darida, Jean Jules, Sifuentes, Moncu, Pardo, Garcia, Sisto, Suleimanov, Saverio, Zamora, Diadi, Moron, Fetfatzidis.
Possible lineups:
PAOK (Razvan Lucescu): Kotarski – Otto, Kenziora, Michaelidis, Baba – Bakayoko, Ozdoev – Despodov, Constantelias, Tyson – Tisundali
Aris (Akis Manzios): Koesta – Montoya, Veleth, Brambetz, Friedek – Monsu, Cifuentes, M. Garcia – Sisto, Suleimanov, Moron
Referee: Harm Osmers
Actors: Jan Clemens, Nigel Petersen
VAR: Patrick Hanslbauer
4th Referee: Konstantinos Poulikidis
Source: Sport Fm
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