The top derby between Olympic and PAOK which will take place on Monday, March 14, will complete the 3rd match of the Phase and will play an important role in the emergence of the champion of the Volley League 2021-22 (Melina Merkouri20:00, ERT-3, Referees: Gerothodoros, Koutsoulas)
O Olympic has 14 points and together with Finikas ONEX is in 3rd place in the standings. He is within shooting distance of PAOK (he has 15) whom he wants to beat in order to overtake and mainly to gain a lead in view of the rematch and in case of a draw.
The Italian coach of Olympiacos Alberto JulianI said: “It is an important match, we have to beat the opponent, it will be a vital match for us, because the victory will keep us high in the standings. I will ask my players to give their best, in order to pursue our goal and I am sure that they will do it “.
The Estonian cross of Olympiacos Rene Tepan stated: “The situation is clear. From now on, the real Greek championship begins. For everyone, everything is open! There are four teams fighting for the championship and they are quite equal, there is competition between the first places. As for the match with PAOK, it is definitely one of the most important of the season, we all know that. We play at home and we have to take advantage of that. PAOK has a good team and a good coach. He plays a lot with block defense and has the ability to attack. We have studied him as well as possible and now, it remains to follow the instructions of our coach, because in a match like this the details make the difference. The aggressive start of the match and the quality of our service will be important elements, if we want to win this match with PAOK “.
The coach of PAOK, Giannis Kalmazidis stated: “We all know that it is one of the important games against a strong team. We want to show our strength, play well and get as many points as possible. It will be a difficult game, which I do not believe will be judged on one piece. There is an overview of the team. All the elements must work in order to win a team like OSFP. “They have an improvement and they will be a difficult opponent, especially here at home.”
THE PAOK wants at all costs to get something positive from the match to get away from Olympiacos. As Nikos Samaras has proved in League Lap in his day, he can beat the red and whites, but the readiness of the players will play an important role.
It will be the 75th derby between the two teams since 1998 when the new points scoring system was introduced. Olympiacos is ahead in the victories with 57-17.
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