Having so far scored one point in two matches, o PAOK faces away from home Lil on 22:00 (Cosmote Sport 5 & News Bulletin 247) in the context of the third game of its league phase Europa League.
The Thessalonians have a difficult task, but they have been boosted by the great double against AEK a few days ago and they go with claims to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, wanting to break the bad streak of the team on French soil (0-0-4).
The “lilouis” for their part have made an excellent start in Europe, where they count six points after wins against Bran and Roma, while in Ligue 1, they are sixth in the table and -4 off the top.
Speaking at yesterday’s press conference, Mr Razvan Lucescu stated among other things that “the game will be very difficult for us, we must be at 110% in all areas and above all be disciplined. Confidence is very high after the two wins we’ve had, but we’re playing a team that competes in a top-five league in the world.”
As far as the racing issues are concerned, the Bruno Genesio he hasn’t counted on Santos, Bentaleb, Alessandro, Toure and Mukau for a long time, while on the other hand, the PAOK coach is going without Ozdoev and Tyson.
The possible lineups
Lille (Br. Geneseo): Auxerre, Meunier, Mandy, Engoy, Perot, Bouadi, Andre, Pardo, Haraldson, Correa, Igaman
PAOK (R. Lucescu): Tsiftsis, Kenny, Lovren, Michaelidis, Baba, Bianco, Meite, Zivkovic, Kamara, Despodov, Chalov
Referee: Dabanovic (Montenegro)
Assistants: Todorovic, Jovanovic (Montenegro)
4th: Boskovic (Montenegro)
VAR: Fabbri, La Pena (Italy)
Source: Sport Fm
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