A Panathinaikos-Olympiakos which could be characterized early final for the League Cupwith the two “eternals” facing off tonight at Mets (19.00, ERT 2) against the background of the qualification to the final of the competition (11/12), with the big winner waiting for the winner of the other semi-final PAOK-OFI.
At League Cup have faced each other 7 timeswith them “green” to lead with 4-3 in the victorieswhile about 3 weeks ago, the “eternal” faced each other in the same stadium for the championship, with Olympiacos winning 3-2 sets. The “red and white” are unbeaten in the league with 15 points, while Panathinaikos has 10 points with 3 wins in 5 matches.
The coach of Panathinaikos, Dimitris Andreopoulossaid: “I’ve said before that some of our goals are decided in the coming months such as the league and the cup, but now it’s time for the League Cup. It is an institution that we want to conquer for sure and to do that we must first beat Olympiakos at home».
The Italian coach of Olympiakos ONEX, Andrea Gardinistated: “He is a semi-finalist. It won’t be just an easy match. Panathinaikos is a very good team and will play at home. We have some racing problems, but we are trying to put the best possible lineup on the pitch. We expect a great battle. We will give our best to pass».
The Serbian diagonal of Olympiakos ONEX, Alexander Atanasievichsaid: “The most important match so far in the season, within borders. We are playing at the home of Panathinaikos. We know what to expect, what kind of match it will be. It will be a very difficult match, so we have to be focused. We know how to win such matches, our goal is to qualify and win the League Cup. We will give it our all».
Detailed schedule of the semifinals:
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Panathinaikos A.O. – Olympiacos S.F.P. ONEX (19:00)
Referees: Mylonakis, Koutsoulas
Observer: Kalpaktsoglou
Supervisors: Kapotis, Varatasis
Secretariat: Theodoridou.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
P.A.O.K. – O.F.I. (17:30)
Referees: Avramidis, Tosounidis
Observer: Georgiadis
Supervisors: Vasdekis, Lumsi
Secretariat: Koumpli.
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