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Squad for the game:

Yes, set for Greece.

The game will be televised on OPEN TV, so with a good VPN we should be able to see it anywhere in the World.

The player is vacationing in Crete, so no direct flight from Mexico is needed.

Our highest number since our record in 2019-2020 after the double: 2007-2008 : 12,259 2008-2009 : 19,159 2009-2010 : 21,100 2010-2011 : 19,203 2011-2012 : 14,139 2012-2013 : 8,426 2013-2014 : 12,820 2014-2015 : 8,219 2015-2016 : 9,103 2016-2017 : 12,103 2017-2018 : 11,396 2018-2019 : 20,192 2019-2020 : 22,154 2020-2021 : NO TICKETS DUE TO COVID 2021-2022 : 7,800 2022-2023 : 10,058 2023-2024 : 11,120 2024-2025 : 17,800 2025-2026 : 18,256

The draw in the Europa League could have been easier. We should still be able to progress. On the other hand in the Conference it could have been more difficult.

As long as Lucescu is the coach, you can forget that formation.

Karalis with new Greek record in the pole vault with 6.08 meters at the Greek Championships in Volos. This is also the fourth highest in the World of all times.

Brandon Thomas signed a 2-year deal with Apollon Limassol. He played 3 seasons for us and scored some memorable goals,specially in the title winning season 2023-2024.

Monday is the draw for the playoff rounds of Europa League and Conference League. PAOK will be represented in both draws. We will be seeded in Europa League, but will be unseeded in the Conference League. Here are our potential opponents: EUROPA LEAGUE SEEDED TEAMS winner Shakhtar Donetsk-Panathinaikos 52.000 winner Sporting Braga-CFR Cluj 46.000 winner PAOK-Wolfsberger 42.250 winner Maccabi Tel Aviv-Hamrun Spartans 37.500 Young Boys Berne SWI 34.500 winner Midtjylland-Fredrigstad FK 32.750 winner Legia Warsaw-AEK Larnaca 31.000 loser Ludogorets-Ferencvaros Budapest 24.000 winner FCSB-FC Driga 22.500 loser Lech Poznan-Red Star Belgrade 19.000 loser Malmo FF-FC Copenhagen 14.500 winner FC Utrecht-Servette Geneva 13.430 UNSEEDED TEAMS loser NK Rijeka-Shelbourne 12.000 Racing Genk BEL 11.370 loser Pafos FC -Dinamo Kiev 11.125 winner RFS Riga - Kuopio 11.000 winner Lincoln Red Imps - Noah 10.000 winner Zrinjski Mostar-Breindablik 10.000 FC Aberdeen SCO 9.500 Sigma Olomouc CZE 8.820 Samsunspor TUR 8.780 winner Hacken - SK Brann 7.937 loser Shkendija Tetovo-Qarabag 7.500 loser Kairat Almaty-Slovan Bratislava 5.500 CONFERENCE LEAGUE SEEDED TEAMS AC Fiorentina ITA 62.000 winner AZ Alkmaar-FC Vaduz 54.500 winner Rapid Vienna-Dundee United 32.250 winner Sparta Prague-Ararat Almaty 29.500 winner Anderlecht Brussels-Sheriff Tiraspol 28.250 Crystal Palace ENG 23.039 winner Istanbul Baseksehir-Viking Stavanger 23.000 winner Partizan Belgrade-Hibernian Edinburgh 22.000 winner FC Lugano-NK Celje 19.250 loser CFR Cluj-Sporting Braga 19.000 Rayo Vallecano ESP 18.890 winner Rakow Czestachowa-Maccabi Haifa 18.000 winner FC Ballkani-Shamrock Rovers 17.875 winner Omonia Nicosia-Araz Nakchivan 17.375 FSV Mainz 05 GER 17.266 loser Panathinaikos Athens-Shakhtar Donetsk 16.000 winner Besiktas Istanbul-St. Patrick 15.000 FC Strasbourg FRA 14.618 winner Silkeborg IF-Jagiellonia Bialystok 14.000 UNSEEDED TEAMS winner Larne FC-CD Santa Clara 12.453 winner Lausanne Sports-FK Astana 12.000 loser Servette Geneva-FC Utrecht 11.500 winner KI Klaksvik-Neman grodno 11.000 winner Vikingur Reykjavik-Istanbul Basaksehir 10.750 winner Hajduk Split-Dinamo Tirana 10.000 winner Riga FC - Beitar Jerusalem 10.000 winner AEK Athens - Aris Limassol 9.500 loser PAOK - Wolfsberger AC 9.500 winner Banik Ostrava - Austria Vienna 8.820 winner Spartak trnava-Universitate Craiova 8.500 loser Fredrikstad FK-FC Midtjylland 7.937 winner Rosenborg BK - Hammarby IF 7.397 loser AEK Larnaca-Legia Warsaw 7.500 loser BK Hacken - SK Brann Bergen 7.000 winner Levadia Tallin-Differdange 03 7.000 winner Zalgiris Kaunas- Arda Kardzhali 5.000 winner Polissya Zhytomyr-Paksi FC 4.880 winner Levski Sofia-sabah FK 4.500

He would be coming to us on loan, and I am assuming we would be splitting his salary with Cruz Azul.

Thymianis was injured most of the pre-season training period.

Players selected by Lucescu for the games with Wolfsberger: Λίστα Α Μπάμπα, Μπαλντέ, Μπαλωμένος, Τάισον, Μπαταούλας, Καμαρά, Τσάλοφ, Γκουγκεσασβίλι, Ιβανούσετς, Κεντζιόρα, Κένι, Κωνσταντέλιας, Λόβρεν, Μεϊτέ, Μιχαηλίδης, Μύθου, Οζντόεφ, Παβλένκα, Πέλκας, Σάστρε, Σορετίρε, Τέιλορ, Τσιφτσής, Τσοπούρογλου, Α.Ζίβκοβιτς Λίστα Β Χατσίδης, Γκιτέρσος, Μοναστηρλής, Κωττάς, Σνάουτσνερ, Πολυκράτης Missing from the list is the injured Despodov. The coach has the option to make changes to the list 24 hours prior to the game.

All Danish crew assigned by UEFA to officiate the game.

VS MATCHUP: PAOK Thessaloniki – Wolfsberger AC COMPETITION: Europa League – Qualifying Round 3 – Leg 1 DATE: 07-August-2025 TIME: 20:30 EEST (17:30 UTC, 12:30 CST, 03:30 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium Stadium (28,708) REFEREES: Morten Krogh - Wollnberg Rasmussen, Steffen Bramsen (Denmark) TELEVISION: OPEN TV (Greece) PAOK’s History against teams from Austria in European Competitions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2012-2013: SK Rapid Vienna – PAOK 3:0 - Att: 16,500 – Europa League (QR1 – Leg 2) 2012-2013: PAOK – SK Rapid Vienna 2:1 (69. Athanasiadis, 83. Katsikas) - Att: 19,629 – Europa League (QR1 – Leg 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2001-2002: PAOK – FC Karnten 4:0 (25. Konstantinidis, 51. Kafes, 52. Konstantinidis, 75. Luciano) - Att: 7,376 – UEFA Cup (Round 1 – Leg 2) 2001-2002: FC Karnten – PAOK 0:0 - Att: 4,230 – UEFA Cup (Round 1 – Leg 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1991-1992: PAOK – Tirol Swarovski Innsbruck 0:2 - Att: no fans – UEFA Cup (Round 2 – Leg 2) 1991-1992: Tirol Swarovski Innsbruck – PAOK 2:0 - Att: 8,300 – UEFA Cup (Round 2 – Leg 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1972-1973: PAOK – SK Rapid Vienna 2:2 (32. Sarafis (p), 90. Aslanidis) - Att: 34,420 – Cup Winners Cup (Round 1 – Leg 2) 1972-1973: SK Rapid Vienna – PAOK 0:0 - Att: 12,000 – Cup Winners Cup (Round 1 – Leg 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1965-1966: Wiener SK – PAOK 6:0 - Att: --- – Fairs Cup (Round 1 – Leg 2) 1965-1966: PAOK – Wiener SK 2:1 (6. Koudas, 75. Mouratidis) - Att: 11,051 – Fairs Cup (Round 1 – Leg 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES: 10 WINS: 3 TIES: 3 LOSSES: 4

There is no release clause, which is good.

PAE PAOK has announced the extension of Konstantelias contract until June 2029. He also got a nice raise, from 650K to 1.5 mil per season. All this happened after Konstantelias met with Ivan Savvidis at Porto Karas in Halkidiki yesterday.

Italian press claims that we are very close to sign striker Walid Cheddira for 3 years. Apparently we will pay Napoli 3 mil for the player.

The Germans are now threatening legal action, claiming that have documents showing that PAOK agreed to the transfer.

If he stays with PAOK, there is also the risk of career ending injury, which would mean goodbye millions.

To add to the Konstantelias transfer soap opera, my opinion is that the 18 mil + 3 mil bonuses + 15% resale that Stuttgart was going to pay is quite low. If Konstantelias has a good european run and the NT makes the WC, I think we can demand over 30 mil for him next season.

Should have been cleared one year ago when we turned down the offer from Benfica. Better give him a nice contract, because the transfer period is nowhere finished.

Actually it says here that it will belong to AS PAOK, who will form a Special Purpose Entity along with PAE PAOK, which will let PAE PAOK use the stadium for 49 years:

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne One of the heavy metal greats!

https://www.paok24.com/podosfairo/568242/istoriki-stigmi-pae-as-symfonisan-gia-ti-nea-toympa/