EL-KPO-L1: PAOK - FCSB (13.02.25, 22:00 EET)

[Blackhawk]

   VS

MATCHUP:              PAOK Thessaloniki – FCSB
COMPETITION:     Europa League – Knockout Play-Off Phase – Leg 1
DATE:                     13-February-2025
TIME:                     22:00 EEST (19:00 UTC, 14:00 CST, 07:00 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium Stadium (28,708)
REFEREES:            
TELEVISION:         COSMOTE Sport (Greece), Stan Sport (Australia), DAZN (Canada), Paramount+, ViX (USA)

PAOK’s History against teams from Romania in European Competitions

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2024-2025:  PAOK – FCSB  0:1 - Att: 14,340 – Europa League – League Phase (MD2)
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2005-2006:  Rapid Bukurest – PAOK   1:0 - Att: 12,100 – UEFA Cup (Group Stage – Round 3)
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1970-1971:  PAOK – Dinamo Bukurest  1:0 – (81. Koudas) - Att: 12,171 – Fairs Cup (Round 1 – Leg 2)
1970-1971:  Dinamo Bukurest – PAOK  5:0 – Att: ? – Fairs Cup (Round 1 – Leg 1)
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GAMES:  4    WINS:  1    TIES:  0    LOSSES:  3

 

[pash]

Meite will almost certainly be starting, considering he's in the press conference: https://inpaok.com/853763/sto-plevro-tou-loutseskou-o-meite/

Never, ever, ever underestimate Lucescu's love for his people I guess.

[pash]

The press conference is chock full of Romanians hahaha

 

https://inpaok.com/853811/gemise-roumanous-i-touba/ (plenty of other articles about their obsession with Razvan, of course)

and:

 

[Dutch Eagle]

Andrija, Chalov and Despodov are back!

Squad:

Κοτάρσκι, Μπαλωμένος, Τσιφτσής, Σάστρε, Όττο, Κεντζιόρα, Κόλεϊ, Μιχαηλίδης, Θυμιάνης, Μπάμπα, Μεϊτέ, Σβαμπ, Οζντόεφ, Καμαρά, Πέλκας, Κωνσταντέλιας, Τάισον, Σορετίρε, Α.Ζίβκοβιτς, Ντεσπόντοφ, Μπράντον, Σαμάτα, Τσάλοφ.

[Blackhawk]

Zivkovic, Despodov and Chalov made the list despite the fact that they were not expected to.

 

[pash]

Sexy af group

[PaokCT]

Lucescu playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers

[pash]

Your boy Olaf Rebbe is taking a trip to SKG, and will be in attendance for this game. Perhaps also a victory lap/champagne popping event for him? Doesn't seem to be related to a possible return or official work-related stuff (allegedly).

-edit- also, here's a predicted lineup I just saw:

                  --Kotarski--

--Otto-Kedziora--Michailidis--Rahman--

            --Schwab--Meite--

   --Pelkas--Konstantelias--Taison--

                   --Samatta--

 

Should be enough to see us through.

Edited February 13, 2025 by pash

[Blackhawk]

The actual lineup:

 

[Dutch Eagle]

Kedziora lucky not to get a card there.

[Blackhawk]

That would have been a fabulous goal by Konstantelias.

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow Pelkas who did a Kedziora. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Samagoooooaaaaalllll

[Blackhawk]

Samattaaaaa 1:0

[PaokCT]

Our hero!! All u bald Greeks wanted him gone

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow Taison 

[Dutch Eagle]

C'mon. Stay behind the ball Sama!

[Blackhawk]

Unfortunately it was offside.

Kotarski now injured after Michailidis runs into him.

Both injured.

[PaokCT]

Delias shoulda sshot

[pash]

He absolutely should have.

Michailidis is such a dumbF***

Unfortunately it looks like we're gonna re-sign Samatta.

[Blackhawk]

Colley in for Michailidis.

[PaokCT]

Looks concussed

[Dutch Eagle]

3 minutes ago, Blackhawk said:

Unfortunately it was offside.

Kotarski now injured after Michailidis runs into him.

Both injured.

But he was pushed by their CF too.

[Blackhawk]

Red card Taison.

[PaokCT]

Taison may have cost this team with this red card