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Vieirinha, Kagawa and Ninua did not train today and will most likely miss the game. My lineup (going with 4-3-3 to match AEK's midfield): -------------- Zivkovic --------------- Rodrigo - Ingason - Crespo - Rahman --- Tsiggaras - Warda - Schwab ----- Zivkovic ----- Krmencik ------- Tzolis

That's because we have a joke of a front office.

Kagawa is hurting again. We won't see the "real Kagawa" until next season I am afraid.

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki – A.E.K. Athens COMPETITION: Superleague 1 – Playoffs - Round 1 DATE: 21-March-2021 TIME: 19:30 EET (17:30 UTC, 12:30 CDT, 04:30 AEDT next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (Capacity: 28,703) REFEREES: TELEVISION: PAOK TV (worldwide except Greece & Cyprus), Novasport 1HD (Greece, Cyprus), NovasportsWorld (worldwide except Greece & Cyprus) PAOK vs AEK history: SUPERLEAGUE 2020-2021: 2:2 (Crespo, Vieirinha) - Attendance: nf 2019-2020: 0:2 Attendance: nf (PLAYOFFS) 2019-2020: 1:0 (Vieirinha-p) - Attendance: 21,332 2018-2019: 2:0 (Prijovic 2) - Attendance: 23,763 2017-2018: 1:0 (Varela) - Attendance: 18,741 (the paper champion won the game 3:0 on forfeit) 2016-2017: 0:1 - Attendance: 15,413 (PLAYOFFS) 2016-2017: 1:0 (Matos) - Attendance: 18,741 2015-2016: 2:1 (Rodrigues, Mystakidis) - Attendance: no fans (PLAYOFFS) 2015-2016: 2:1 (Rodrigues, Athanasiadis-p) - Attendance: 21,999 2014-2015: AEK played in 2rd Division 2013-2014: AEK played in 3rd Division 2012-2013: 1:0 (Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 15,239 2011-2012: 1:0 (Georgiadis) - Attendance: 9,771 (PLAYOFFS) 2011-2012: 3:0 (Vieirinha, Athanasiadis, Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 19,235 2010-2011: 2:1 (Garcia, Vitolo-p) - Attendance: 19,075 (PLAYOFFS) 2010-2011: 2:1 (Fotakis, Vieirinha) - Attendance: 18,453 2009-2010: 1:0 (Muslimovic) - Attendance: 25,303 (PLAYOFFS) 2009-2010: 0:1 - Attendance: 18,589 2008-2009: 0:1 - Attendance: 28,703 (PLAYOFFS) 2008-2009: 1:1 (Muslimovic) - Attendance: 25,203 2007-2008: 0:4 - Attendance: 11,569 2006-2007: 2:0 (Arabatzis, Mieciel) - Attendance: 15,686 2005-2006: 2:1 (Salpiggidis, own goal)- Attendance: 10,367 ALPHA ETHNIKI (Professional) 2004-2005: 1:1 (Feutchine) - Attendance: 9,568 2003-2004: 3:2 (Giasemakis 2, Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 24,829 2002-2003: 0:1 - Attendance: 11,340 2001-2002: 3:2 (Georgiadis, Katsiabis, Okkas) - Attendance: 21,542 2000-2001: 2:1 (Froussos 2) - Attendance: 7,038 1999-2000: 4:4 (Maragos, Dolberg, Georgiadis, Valencia) - Attendance: 22,226 1998-1999: 2:1 (Olivares 2) - Attendance: 13,535 1997-1998: 0:0 - Attendance: 30,347 1996-1997: 0:0 - Attendance: 24,056 1995-1996: 1:3 (Zouboulis)- Attendance: 7,946 1994-1995: 1:1 (FanRoy) - Attendance: 13,509 1993-1994: 0:0 - Attendance: 11,248 1992-1993: 2:1 (Lagonidis, own goal) - Attendance: 9,267 1991-1992: 2:2 (Toursounidis, Lagonidis) - Attendance: 6,184 1990-1991: 1:1 (Mitsibonas) - Attendance: 13,782 1989-1990: 1:1 (Skartados-p) - Attendance: 35,346 1988-1989: 0:1 - Attendance: 31,969 1987-1988: 2:2 ( Bannon, Karasavidis) - Attendance: 33,243 1986-1987: 1:0 (Vasilakos) - Attendance: 14,167 1985-1986: 2:1 (Siggas, Vasilakos) - Attendance: 24,113 1984-1985: 1:1 (C. Dimopoulos) - Attendance: 40,506 1983-1984: 1:0 (Kostikos) - Attendance: 11,886 (played at Serres) 1982-1983: 5:0 (C. Dimopoulos 3, Koudas, Kostikos) - Attendance: 10,468 1981-1982: 1:1 (Georgopoulos) - Attendance: 15,706 1980-1981: 1:2 (Sarafis) - Attendance: 36,964 (Kaftanzoglio Stadium) 1979-1980: 4:0 (Guerino 2, Orfanos, Vasilakos) - Attendance: 24,082 ALPHA ETHNIKI (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1978-1979: 2:1 (Guerino, Kostikos) - Attendance: 41,909 1977-1978: 1:1 (Damanakis) - Attendance: 17,552 1976-1977: 0:0 - Attendance: 45,252 1975-1976: 1:0 (Guerino) - Attendance: 45,010 1974-1975: 1:1 (Kermanidis) - Attendance: 39,017 1973-1974: 3:0 (Paridis, Terzanisis, Aslanidis) - Attendance: 26,426 1972-1973: 0:0 - Attendance: 39,554 1971-1972: 2:0 (Sarafis, Paridis) - Attendance: 35,411 1970-1971: 0:0 - Attendance: 25,660 1969-1970: 4:0 (Sarafis 2, Paridis, Koudas) - Attendance: 21,716 1968-1969: 1:1 (Terzanidis) - Attendance: 18,247 1967-1968: 1:2 (Giakoumis) - Attendance: 22,156 1966-1967: 1:0 (Giakoumis) - Attendance: 19,640 1965-1966: 1:1 (Charalambidis) - Attendance: 13,225 1964-1965: 1:1(Apostolidis) - Attendance: 9,337 1963-1964: 1:0 (Mouratidis) - Attendance: 19,912 1962-1963: 0:3 - Attendance: 14,442 1961-1962: 1:2 (Kiourtzis) - Attendance: 13,276 1960-1961: 1:1 (Raptopoulos) - Attendance: ? 1959-1960: 1:2 (Nikolaidis)- Attendance: 14,230 PANHELLENIC CHAMPIONSHIP (Amateur) 1958-1959: 1:3 (Kiourtzis)- Attendance: ? 1957-1958: 1:1 (Kouiroukidis)- Attendance: ? (Harilaou Stadium) 1953-1954: 2:2 (Papadakis, Karoufalidis)- Attendance: ? 1939-1940: 3:4 (Kalogiannis 2)- Attendance: ? 1935-1936: 4:1 (Ioannidis, Kalogiannis, Ilioupoulos, Kontopoulos)- Attendance: 10,000 1931-1932: 2:2 ()- Attendance: ? 1930-1931: 1:2 (Papaiordanidis) - Attendance: ? (Iraklis Stadium) GAMES: 74 WINS: 31 TIES: 26 LOSSES: 17 All PAOK home games were either played at Syndrivani Stadium (prior to 1959) or Toumba Stadium (after 1959) unless otherwise noted.

PAOK players called for international duties: GREECE: Tzolis, Giannoulis POLAND: Swiderski AUSTRIA: Murg, Schwab SERBIA: A. Zivkovic ICELAND: Ingason SURINAM: Biseswar

Would not be surprised to see a PAOK - PAS Giannina final. Specially if we have foreign refs.

Or use a VPN and watch it on OPEN TV with Greek commentary.

Murg was also called up for the Austrian national team.

Semifinal draw is tomorrow. Hoping for PAS Giannina considering we have issues with the big 4 teams this season. First leg to be played on April 6/7. return leg on April 27/28.

The team needs to wake up and take the play-offs seriously. Hopefully a win against AEK this weekend can change the momentum.

Performance was not bad, specially in first half. Once again stupid defensive mistake decided the game. Schwab, Tzolis, Warda, and the two CB's very poor today.

2:1

Don't we'll see a miracle today.

I expect 2nd Panathinaikos goal any minute.

Krmencik needs to start in 2nd half.

And there it is 1:0 Panathinaikos

Need to score in 1st half.

Interesting that Augusto made the squad.

Kagawa got injured today and his availability for this game is questionable. My lineup: ---------------- Zivkovic ------------- Vieirinha - Ingason - Varela - Rahman ------ Tsiggaras ------- Schwab ----- Zivkovic ------- Warda -------- Tzolis -------------- Krmencik --------------

He is not really going to have any power at EPO. He is just a figure head. And when the people behind the scenes turn on PAOK, they will come out and say that we should not really complain since the president of EPO is a "PAOK" fan. I would describe Zagorakis as a Trojan Horse in this situation.

Because he is a diehard New Democracy party member and an elected official in the European Parliament on their ticket collecting a hefty salary. Last year when he criticized the New Demoracy over the PAOK/Xanthi issue, he was punished by Mitsotakis by expulsion from the party. Now Marinakis/Mitsotakis came up with a plan to gain control of EPO by proposing the position of EPO president to Zagorakis. In return for him accepting the position, Zagorakis was welcomed back to the New Democracy party. He will also keep his position and salary in the European Parliament. Additionally there are rumors that his wife Lily will get a TV show on MEGA Channel, which by coincidence is owned by Marinakis.

Big deals are happening behind the scenes and I am pretty sure PAOK is taking part in those deals. Unfortunately the government was holding us hostage with the PAOK/Xanthi issue and the new Toumba stadium. Deal was made and the courts that are controlled by the Greek Prime Minister Evaggelos Marinakis declared us innocent and I expect the new stadium will start getting the permits soon. In return we agreed behind the scenes to support their puppet Zagorakis.

Brugge is missing one big point. Does Tzolis really want to play in the Belgian league? I think not. His eyes are set on Premier League or Bundesliga. This is where he will end up. The big offers will start rolling in June/July.

The Superleague play-off and play-out draw will take place on Monday, March 15. The draw will take place electronically, so there is no need for team representatives to be present and touch each others balls to see if they are warm or cold.