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If rumors are true that Zafiris really wants to come to PAOK and already has agreed with us, than it is just a matter of time for the deal to happen. He is making 600K at Slavia with the new contract he signed with them. He will triple his salary if he comes to us. The 16 mil figure is not true. That was just a figment of imagination by a certain Czech journalist, which immediately was copied by the Greek press. In other transfer news, Giakoumakis is due in Thessaloniki today to undergo a physical and sign a 1-yeare loan with PAOK.

Taison was injured during practice today and is questionable for Thursday's game.

There is a very small chance that I might be in Thessaloniki for our second home game one week later. If I am I will try to go.

The ref from Israel that called the Aris - PAOK title deciding game is the one that will call this game. Let's not forget that at that game he sent our Michailidis with two yellow cards . At least one of the cards was non-existent.

VS MATCHUP: Wolfsberger AC - PAOK Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Europa League – Qualifying Round 3 – Leg 2 DATE: 14-August-2025 TIME: 20:00 EEST (17:00 UTC, 12:00 CST, 03:00 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Klagenfurt – Wortherseestadion (28,863) REFEREES: Oriel Grinfeeld – Roy Hassan, Idan Yarkoni (Israel) TELEVISION: OPEN TV (Greece) PAOK’s History against teams from Austria in European Competitions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2025-2026: PAOK – Wolfsberger AC 0:0 - Att: 21,340 – Europa League (QR3 – Leg 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apparently we agreed with Cruz Azul for Giakoumakis. Rumors are that we increased our portion of the contract to 60% (1.7 mil) and agreement was reached for one year loan. The deal should be announced tomorrow.

0:0 final. Poor game by PAOK. Not sure how we can progress if we can't create any chances to score.

We are dominating but not a single scoring chance.

Hopefully Baba is replace at halftime. He is very slow coming back on defense. Also our midfield is nonexistent.The only bright spots are Pavlenka and Kenny.

Another big save by Pavlenka.

Easily we could be down by 2 goals. On the other hand we are useless offensively.

Big save by Pavlenka.

It's the OPEN TV youtube channel. You will probably need a VPN.

Starting lineup:

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.