CL-QR3-L1: PAOK - Ajax (06-Aug-19, 20:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

 VS  

MATCHUP:           PAOK Thessaloniki – FC Ajax Amsterdam
COMPETITION:    Champions League – Qualifying Round 3- Leg 1
DATE:                    06-August-2019
TIME:                     20:00 EEST  (17:00 GMT, 12:00 CDT, 03:00 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki - Toumba Stadium (28,703)
REFEREES:            Slavko Vinčić - Tomaž Klančnik, Andraž Kovacic (Slovenia)
TELEVISION:        Open TV (Greece), B/R Live (USA), Ziggo Sport (Holland), ArenaSport 2 (Serbia), Match TV Football (Russia), Viaplay (Denmark), QQ Sport (China)

PAOK’s History against Ajax Amsterdam in European Competitions

2015-2016:  PAOK – Ajax Amsterdam     1:2  (4. Athanasiadis) – Att: 24,930 – Champions League (QR3, Leg 2)
2015-2016:  Ajax Amsterdam – PAOK     1:1  (27. Campos) - Att: 47,744 - Champions League (QR3, Leg 1)

2010-2011:  PAOK – Ajax Amsterdam     3:3  (16. Vieirinha, 56. Salpiggidis, 90. Ivic) – Att: 24,109 – Champions League (QR3, Leg 2)
2010-2011:  Ajax Amsterdam – PAOK     1:1  (72. Ivic) - Att: 24,151 - Champions League (QR3, Leg 1)

GAMES:  4    WINS:  0    TIES:  3    LOSSES:  1

 

PAOK – Ajax 1:1 (2010)

Friendly games agains Ajax Amsterdam

2017:      Ajax Amsterdam – PAOK                   4:2  (38. Varela, 51. Prijovic)) – Att: no fans – (Ajax Training Grounds-Amsterdam)
1988:      PAOK – Ajax Amsterdam                   4:2  (13. Fernando, 15. Skartados, 64. Alexandridis, 90. Malioufas) – Att: ? – (Toumba Stadium)
1973:      PAOK – Ajax Amsterdam                   1:1  (36. Sarafis) – Att: 45,000 – (Kaftanzoglio Stadium)

 

PAOK – Ajax 4:2 (1988)

[pash]

Blows my mind that we've had three draws and one loss. Like, you'd think our record would be worse than that.

[Soprano76]

So, PAOK has already qualified for at least the Europa League group stage correct? 

[pash]

Unfortunately no; Q3 losers go to the EL Playoffs stage. The group stage has the losers from the CL Playoff round going directly in.

[Soprano76]

awful luck and draw for PAOK though. Quite literally the only team in this round I wouldn't put them as the favorites in. 

[italosPAOK4]

rixte tous ena 3mpalo ki afhste tous na psaxnontai kai na mhn kseroun apo pou tous hr8e ! GIATI PAOK EISAI !

[Blackhawk]

20 hours ago, pash said:

Unfortunately no; Q3 losers go to the EL Playoffs stage. 

And not only that. We will enter the EL Playoff round in the Champions route, which means we will face harder opponents  than the other Greek teams if they make it that far and are seeded.

[pash]

On the bright side, if we beat Ajax then there's nobody left that can seriously stop us from getting into the CL!

[Yiankos]

Είμαστε ΠΑΟΚ και δε μασάμε!

Να βελτιώνεται η ομάδα και στ @@ μας ότι και να γίνει. Θα παίξουμε με μία ομάδα που πήγε σχεδόν στον τελικό πέρυσι.

[Alphonse]

Anyone know when tickets will go on sale for this match?

[Yiankos]

With 22,000 season tickets, if gate 8 closes in its entirety for Ajax fans, they cannot be more than 3,000 tickets available.

[Athens4]

Παίξτε μπάλα ρε κοπρόσκυλα, θέλουμε να πάμε εκδρομές!

[Yiankos]

Το ματς θα είναι στο Open, άρα πώς θα το δούμε εμείς;

[pash]

It looks like it won't be on B/R Live either. Uh oh...

[Blackhawk]

If nobody else picks it up in USA/Canada it could end up on PAOK TV.

[Blackhawk]

... or just use a VPN and watch the Open TV stream.

[pash]

Is that stream restricted to Greece specifically?

[Blackhawk]

I believe only the shows that are licensed for Greece only get restricted. They just turn on the restrictions on and off depending on the show. Same thing happens with ERT web streams.

[Antaeus7]

In the first leg, PAOK have to start off with a bang at home. No other choice. 

[Dutch Eagle]

These players are allowed to be fielded this game:

Οι 25 παίκτες της λίστας Α είναι οι: 

Πασχαλάκης, Ζίβκοβιτς, Μελίσσας, Βαρέλα, Κρέσπο, Μιχάι, Ίνγκασον, Γιαννούλης, Μάτος, Ροντρίγκο, Εσίτι, Μίσιτς, Αουγκούστο, Ελ Καντουρί, Κάτσε, Μπίσεσβαρ, Πέλκας, Ζαμπά, Λημνιός, Στοχ, Γαϊτανίδης, Λάμπρου, Ενρίκε, Σφιντέρσκι, Άκπομ.

Στη λίστα Β συμπεριλαμβάνονται ο: 

Αβεντισιάν, Μπαλωμένος, Δούμτσης, Καραμπέρης, Κωνσταντέλιας, Μανιώτης, Μιχαηλίδης, Μουτζούρης, Πουρναράς, Σαλαμούρας, Ταλιχμανίδης, Τσιγγάρας, Βουτσάς.

This means that Meliopoulos and Warda were cut off the squad. Vieirinha, Wernbloom and Mauricio are injured and won’t be able to play.

We can make two substitutions 24 hours prior of the first match.

[pash]

Read on one of the sites that his only debate at the moment is between Biseswar/Stoch and Esiti/Augusto. Hopefully Esiti's ankle improves fast.

[BostonThanatos]

I think the lineup should be:

 

-----------------------Akpom-----Pelkas-----------------------

Biseswar-------El Khaddouri---Esiti-------------Jaba

Giannoulis-------Crespo-------Varella----------Matos

---------------------------Paschalakis---------------------------

 

I can't imagine it being anything else, unless he decides to go with Limnion instead of Jaba

[Athens4]

Just watched the highlights from the home games in 2010 and the one in 2016. We really should have won both.

Our finishing was the difference. We need to be clinical this time.

Edited August 2, 2019 by Athens4

[Bananas]

Rumours suggesting Real Madrid to buy Van de Beek from Ajax.  Fingers crossed it's true and it happens before the first game in Toumba.

[pash]

Funny enough, half the articles I'm seeing say the bid was accepted while the other half say he's plan B. Hopefully by end of day today he'll be out of there. Would be a big thing for us.