----------------------------Baroja--------------------------
Galo-----Tzanetopoulos----Labropoulos----Didac
-----------------Johanson----Simoes-------------------
Platellas/Barbosa----Mantalos------Buonanotte--
----------------------------Aravidis------------------------
This is what I would use against the gavro. Labropoulos is our fastest and strongest defender so he has to play against that quick attacking line that the gavro has. Kolovetsios seems to s%$#! his pants in big games so we need to bench him. Platellas or Barbosa are a must, we need their energy and defending on the wing. Mantalos has to be our dekari, his absence was felt against PAOK, he can link up our defense and offense well for us. He also comes back on defense to help or to receive the ball and start a quick counter attack which we need to do. Buonanotte although not a winger can't be left out because he has way too much quality to be benched, if he can find some space he can make some magic happen. Aravidis no explanation needed, he's all we got.
Chrisantus can be useful if we go down, if you watch him closely his off ball movements and ball control are all very good and clever but his finishing is an issue, it might be a psychological problem but now that he got his first goal I expect him to be better now that some pressure is off. There's also a chance that Djebour will be ready to make a substitute appearance in this game.
Unfortunately the Gavro is in unbelievable form, they are playing at home, there players are much stronger and taller then ours, and they have more skill. If we come out and play with no pressure like we did last year then maybe we get something out of this game, if we feel the pressure then it can get ugly unless Baroja plays like he did against PAOK...