ECL-GS-R6: PAOK - Lincoln Red Imps (09-12-21, 22:00 EET)

[Blackhawk]

VS  

MATCHUP:              PAOK Thessaloniki FC – Lincoln Red Imps FC
COMPETITION:     Europa Conference League – Group Stage – Round 6
DATE:                    09-December-2021
TIME:                     22:00 EEST (20:00 UTC, 14:00 CST, 07:00 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (28,708)
REFEREES:            
TELEVISION:         COSMOTE Sport TV (Greece), Cytavision Sports (Cyprus), Stan Sports (Australia), Paramount+, TUDN.com (USA)

PAOK’s History against teams from Gibraltar in European Competitions

2021-2022:  Lincoln Red Imps FC - PAOK  0:2 – (45. Akpom, 56. Mitrita) - Att: 668 – Europa Conference League (Group Stage – Round 1)

GAMES:  1   WINS:  1   TIES:  0   LOSSES:  0

[Blackhawk]

We finish in second place if

PAOK wins, Slovan loses or ties
PAOK ties, Slovan loses
PAOK wins, Slovan wins  (we run up the score to have better goal differential than Slovan)

We fail to qualify if

PAOK loses, Slovan loses*
PAOK ties, Slovan ties
PAOK wins, Slovan wins (we don't run up the score to have better goal differential than Slovan)

* we can still qualify if that happens, but Slovan would need to lose by a bigger goal margin than us (2 goals or more) Example: we lose 1:0, Slovan loses 3:0)

[Athens4]

Embarrassing that we are in this situation. We should have beaten the Slovakians at home and at least got a draw with Copenhagen.

[Blackhawk]

If that happened we would be in 1st place, and would have avoided the playoff round.

[Blackhawk]

Vieirinha, Mitrita, Rodrigo, Ingason, Michailidis are out for various reasons.

This pretty much means that the CB due will be Varela, Mihaj. Hopefully that's enough to contain the amateurs from Gibraltar.

[Athens4]

17 hours ago, Blackhawk said:

This pretty much means that the CB due will be Varela, Mihaj. Hopefully that's enough to contain the amateurs from Gibraltar.

As the plumber striker boards the plane and gets comfortable in his seat, he reads the news that Varela will be starting and his lips form a little smile. "What you smiling at?", asks his teammate, a midfielder who runs a bakery. "Nothing", says the striker, "nothing at all."

[Blackhawk]

Two PAOK players came down with COVID and will miss tomorrow's games as well as the game with Lamia on Sunday.

[Blackhawk]

Here is the squad for the game:

Looking at the squad, it is almost certain that one of the players that came down with COVID is Koutsias. The other one is probably one of the injured ones (Vieirinha, Mitrita) are one that is not part of the European players list (Ingason, Rodrigo, Kagawa)

[Ellada2004]

PAOK have to hit 5 goals against this club.

[paokarag4]

Not confident an out of form PAOK can hit 5 past anyone atm. Hopefully we win and win well, there are no guarantees that Copenhagen will go all out against Slovan. I'm expecting they rotate and Slovan will get a result. 

I think we'll need to win by at least 3, but who knows it may not be enough. An early goal in the first 10 minutes would be massive for confidence. 

[JimmyTheboss]

Ρε μάγκες μιλαει κανείς εδώ ελληνικά?

[Dutch Eagle]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1469012251654955012

 

[Blackhawk]

Last minute lineup change.

Augusto in for El Kaddouri who got injured during warm up.

Things are not starting well. Hopefully we are not looking at another disaster.

I predict a 1:1 tie.

[Blackhawk]

Toumba is empty. No more than 5,000 fans.

[Blackhawk]

The idiots at Gate 4 are at it again.

[Dutch Eagle]

The first time I see Toumba that empty while hosting an European match (except with closed doors).

[Dutch Eagle]

And we will receive another fines from UEFA for the flares.

[Blackhawk]

Zivko 1:0

[Dutch Eagle]

Gooooaaaaaalllllll 1-0 Andrijaaaaa

[Dutch Eagle]

Blackhawk, it looks like the stands on this forum are empty as well. Were are you, guys?

[PaokCT]

At the gym

[Blackhawk]

Slovan is losing 1:0

[Dutch Eagle]

Copenhagen scored 1-0!

[PaokCT]

It’s a got damn Christmas miracle!

[Dutch Eagle]

Come on Murg. Should have done better with that chance.