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18 players for our game and three subs. A fourth if there is extra time. Yesterday the teams were allowed five subs but they did just use only four. Also good to mention that there will be NO - I repeat NO - VAR tomorrow.

Why a squad of only 18 players and three subs during the game? Makes no sense in these crazy times with players that had just a few days off after the last game of last season and the first training in the new.

Can you believe this??!!! Pontus Wernbloom was in the squad of IFK Göteborg and was subbed in in '58 as the score was 1-1 against reigning champion Djurgården. FT 2--2, btw.

Youngster Koutsias and PAOK extended their contract till (the summer of ?) 2023. https://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20200821-koutsias-2023/

UEFA has appointed Daniele Doveri from Italy to lead this game. He was the ref at Vikelidis when we won there 1-2 in the year of the double.

Vrakas is back from his spell at Napoli. The 18 year old - tomorrow 19- signed a three year contract: https://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20200816-epistrofi-ston-paok-gia-vraka/

Unfortunatelly not recognized: https://www.xalkidikipolitiki.gr/2020/08/14/skandalo-anagnorizetai-to-neo-pagkosmio-rekor-tis-tzengko/

We can watch the game on PAOK TV. Price TBA. I expect it to be € 7,99.

After a few years being busy in the Champions League qualifiers APOEL now has to start from Round 1 in the Europa League qualifiers. APOEL has drawn an away game against the winner of the preliminary round-match between Tre Penne (of San Marino) and Gjilani (of Kosova). The match will be played on Thursday August 27th. Kick-off and venue TBA.

In the first qualifying round of the Europa League Apollon faces Georgian side Saburtalo. The match - Due to COVID-19 there will be just one game instead of the usual home and away games - will be played on August 27th in the GSP Stadium of Nicosia/Lefkosia.

The game will be played in the FFA Academy Stadium of Yerevan at 18:00 EEST. The winner will play away on August 25th or26th against the winner of the tie Legia Warszawa (POL)/ winner CL PR (Drita (KOS)/Linfield (NIR)).

Misic will play another year as a loanee at us. Again with an option to buy him.

During the last minutes of the game the reporter said PAOK want to play two more friendlies. And also that it is difficult to find opponents as 1. travelling abroad is difficult for us but also for foreign teams, and 2. most Greek teams are yet to start their pre season training.

Indeed. Whar I also like is the fact that ever since the goals of OFI in the first half we have played 6.5 games without conceeding a goal.

Good goal Koutsias. Bad assist though. The kid is just 16 !!!

Akpom goal of the year......

Don’t like the new look of the site, btw. To noisy.

Can’t see it on my account. Is it at pre season or matches or .......? edit: looking at our youtube channel is also possible.

Used to be like that but now the draw is after the game. So every club that proceeds will have its own coefficient.

You play at home unless there are COVID-19 related airtraffic problems that prevent the awayteam going to country x. As Greece is also one of the neutrals (good joke BTW: Rizoupoli is also one of the 7 Greek appointed venues that are appropriate according to UEFA) I see no problem playing at Toumba.

Home game against Besiktas!

Nika Ninua, a 21-year midfielder from Dinamo Tbilisi will sign a three year contract tomorrow when he arrives in Thessaloniki.

Rapid Wien. Defenitely. Besiktas Viktoria In that order of preference.

And away at Ararat-Armenia it is.

The draw for Q1 CL is tomorrow at 13:00 EEST. Omonoia is seeded and will meet An unseeded team: Group 3 Seeded Ludogorets (BUL) CFR Cluj (ROU) Omonia (CYP) Unseeded Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) Ararat-Armenia (ARM) Floriana (MLT) The draw for Q2 CL will be Monday at 13:00 EEST.