Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos: Bakasetas, Schenkel, and Kotsira Miss Key Derby Match

The much-anticipated Sunday derby between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos (scheduled for March 30, 2025, at 21:00) saw significant absences from the Panathinaikos lineup. Coach Rui Vitória did not include Tassos Bakasetas, Bart Schenkel, and Giannis Kotsira in his team’s roster. These three players followed individual training programs during the final practice session of the ‘trifolium’ team and, as expected, were not included in the matchday squad for the Falirio clash. Notably, Bakasetas, who has been sidelined for some time, is striving to return in time for the next derby against AEK on April 6, 2025, for the second competitive playoff match. Meanwhile, Palmer-Brown returned to the squad after a month-long absence, along with other players who had been missing due to national team commitments. The full Panathinaikos roster includes Londiggin, Dragofski, Lillo, Vagianidis, Max, Zeca, Ioannidis, Unai, Teté, Palmer-Brown, Ingaçon, Cerrin, Mantsini, Lemnios, Sphinterski, Maximovits, Gentwai, Siopis, Mlandenovits, Pelistri, Geremeghe, Jouritsch, Arao. It should be noted that Panathinaikos enters this ‘Karaiskakis’ fixture ranked third in the standings, 10 points behind league leaders Olympiacos and 3 points behind second-placed AEK.