Blackhawk Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 vs MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Borussia Dortmund COMPETITION: Europa League - Group Stage - Round 2 DATE: 01-October-2015 TIME: 22:05 GR (19:05 GMT, 14:05 CDT, 05:05 AEST next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (28,703) REFEREES: Anthony Taylor - John Brooks, Lee Betts (England) TELEVISION: OTE Sport 2 (Greece), Fox Sport 2, Fox Soccer 2GO (USA), TSN 2, RDS 2 (Canada) PAOK?s History against german teams in European Competitions 1981-1982: Eintracht Frankfurt ? PAOK 2:0 ? Att: 46,000 - Cup Winners Cup (Round 1, Leg 1) 1981-1982: PAOK - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 (4:5 penalty shootout) (Kostikos 2) ? Att: 23,503 - Cup Winners Cup (Round 1, Leg 2) 1982-1983: PAOK ? Bayern Munich 0:0 ? Att: 28,446 ? UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 1) 1982-1983: Bayern Munich - PAOK 0:0 (9:8 penalty shootout) ? Att: 57,000 - UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 2) 2005-2006: PAOK ? VfB Stuttgard 1:2 (Karypidis) ? Att: 21,479 ? UEFA Cup (Group Stage - Round 2) 2013-2014: Schalke 04 - PAOK 1:1 (Stoch) ? Att: 52,444 ? Champions League (Playoff Round - Leg 1) 2013-2014: PAOK - Schalke 04 2:3 (Athanasiadis, Katsouranis) ? Att: no fans ? Champions League (Playoff Round - Leg 2) GAMES: 7 WINS: 1 TIES: 3 LOSSES: 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our second game in the group stage of Europa League against a major force in German football, Borussia Dortmund. Any points from this game will be a bonus. The game will be televised live on Fox Sport 2 in the US and TSN 2, RDS 2 in Canada.
Blackhawk Posted September 28, 2015 Author Posted September 28, 2015 Game is sold out. It took only 4 hours this morning to sell the 15,000 available tickets.
italosPAOK4 Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 i will be happy to see a good performance from our players no matter what the final result will be ! B) ANTE PAOKARAAAAAAAAAA !!!!
BostonThanatos Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 This is the lineup I'd use -------------Berbatov-----------Klaus----------------- Rodrigues-------Pelkas--------Kace------------Mak Tzabellas-==-----Malezas---=---Costa---------Vitor
pash Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Really? You don't think that's a recipe for depressingly defensive play? I'd stick with what's been working: --Olsen-- --Vitor--Costa--Tzavellas-- --Tziolis--Kace --Konstantinidis-- --Rodrigues-- --Pelkas--Mak-- --Berbatov-- We already know Berbatov is starting. I don't think Tudor will play Klaus at the same time. Also, Tudor doesn't actually play two CFs most of the time - it's only when Jairo comes in as a sub that we see two move up. The lineup is much more fluid than that.
BostonThanatos Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I just don't trust our back line. Tzabellas is the type of player that'll move the ball forward, and give rodrigues the freedom to play further up.
Blackhawk Posted September 28, 2015 Author Posted September 28, 2015 We know Klaus will not start. I also think Pelkas will stay on the bench for this one as well. It's possible that Vitor might not be ready due to the injury. In that case Malezas might play. I am also wondering what has happened to Skondras all this time.
pash Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 If Pelkas sits out, who do you think will serve as playmaker? Mistakidis?
Bananas Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 If Pelkas sits out, who do you think will serve as playmaker? Mistakidis? Berbatov, but I'm not sure if he has the legs to do it for 90 minutes.
Blackhawk Posted September 29, 2015 Author Posted September 29, 2015 Game will be live on Fox Sport 2 in the US, and on TSN in Canada.
Bananas Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 I wouldn't be surprised to see 3 DM's of Sabo, Tziolis and Kace, to try and pack the middle. It's difficult to say. It all depends on what Tudor wants from the game. Does he want PAOK to just go for it and play their normal game ? In that case, the formation will be similar to we've had in previous matches. Alternatively, he may try and play a defensive game, hope for 0-0 at half-time and open up in the second half. It's hard to say. The line up will reveal his intent ...
Pontos Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 No unfortunately! They sold out before I could get access to the net. Will try not to make the same mistake for the Olympiakos match
Bananas Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 No unfortunately! They sold out before I could get access to the net. Will try not to make the same mistake for the Olympiakos match Scalpers ? Time to flash those Aussie Dollars.
italosPAOK4 Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 No unfortunately! They sold out before I could get access to the net. Will try not to make the same mistake for the Olympiakos match you could ask the guys from the PAOK FLWRINA "LYGKHSTES" CLUB
Blackhawk Posted September 29, 2015 Author Posted September 29, 2015 About 1,200 Dortmund fans will be at Toumba. They will be placed in Gate 8. They will be bussed to Toumba from the White Tower, where they are supposed to meet. Let's hope they do a more thorough search than they did with the Rapid Vienna fans few years ago.The approximately 20 Aris fans that claim to be from the Borussia Dortmund Fan Club in Greece will be watching the game from the VIP section at Toumba.
BostonThanatos Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 I read there's no entrance to Gate 8 without German passport.
BostonThanatos Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Reports are that this will most likely be the starting lineup: --------------------Berbatov-----------Mak------------------------- Rodrigues-------Sabo---Tzioli-----Kace---------Konstantinidis -------------Tzabellas------Costa-------Malezas---------------
pash Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Well, at least we'll have some real speed going for us. Mak, Rodrigues, Kace, and Konstantinidis should keep it interesting. Vitor is injured?
Blackhawk Posted September 29, 2015 Author Posted September 29, 2015 Vitor is game day decision. Most likely Malezas will play. That's who Tudor tried at defense today. Also, instead of Pelkas he was trying Sabo, which would point to this lineup: ------------------------ Olsen ----------------------- ---- Costa --------- Malezas --- Tzavellas --- Konstantinidis - Kace - Tziolis - Rodrigues --------- Sabo ----------------------- Mak -------- ---------------------- Berbatov --------------------
BostonThanatos Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Vitor is gonna be a game time decision, and Malezas is prepared to start if Vitor can't. I'm hoping the Sabo - Tziolis combo can at least get some good passes forward, because God knows they're not breaking any speed records.
italosPAOK4 Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 he could use a more defensive line up though
Blackhawk Posted September 29, 2015 Author Posted September 29, 2015 That's why he is thinking of starting Sabo.
pash Posted September 29, 2015 Posted September 29, 2015 Sabo's not a DM, I'd buy Blackhaw's variation a bit more. On the plus side, Sabo's much more interested in attacking than Tziolis is.
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