PAOK – Dinamo Zagreb: To bring “tumba” of qualification within Thessaloniki

and they are fighting in Toumba (19:45, Newsit.gr, Cosmote Sport 3), with the Thessalonians on a… bad moon, but having as a big goal to overthrow their defeat in Croatia (2–0) that will give them the “currency” for the “8” of Conference Leeague. PAOK will try to overturn the prognostics after defeating 2–0 at the headquarters of Dinamo Zatgreb and get – within the crowded Toumba – the qualification for the Conference League quarterfinals. The… psychology in the Thessalonians is not in a good place, after the negative result in Croatia but also since the 1-0 defeat in the local derby from Mars – in the premiere of the Super League playoffs – which threw them from the top of the scoreboard. A week ago, in “Maksimir”, Bruno Petkovic was the one who made the difference between the two teams. Dinamo’s 29-year-old leader scored billions (37–71–1) and gave a very important qualification lead to Sergei Jakirovic’s team for the event’s eightth. PAOK will try to get a boost from the team’s world – which will fill Toumba – and reach the historical qualification. And we say historical, since the “doublehead of the North” has never overturned a 2–0 score in a European knockout race. The problems with the injured in PAOK concern the defensive part. Razvan Lucescu will not have at his disposal Michailidis, Ekong, Shastr, Rafa Soares and Nasberg. PAOK’s mission: Kotarski, Zivkovic, Talichmanidis, Vieiranias, Otto, Panagiotou, Kentziora, Kulierakis, Baba, Gypsy, Schwab, Ozdoev, Meite, Marcos Antonio, Constantelias, Murg, A.Zivkovic, Tyson, Despodov, Jimas, Brandon, Samata. To mention here that the new Croatian president, Velimir Zaets – in statements he granted to ERT3- said that since Dinamo reaches the final of the event, he will not be in New Philadelphia and OPAP Arena as planned, but in the Czech Republic. The possible elevens of the two teams: PAOK (Razvan Lucescu): Kotarski – Otto, Kenjiora, Kulierakis, Baba – Schwab, Meite – Zivkovic, Constantelias, Tyson-Samata. Dinamo Zagreb (Sergkei Jakirovic): Nevistic – Ristovski, Bernauer, Teofil-Kathrine, Perkovic – Misic, Sucic – Spikic, Baturina, Hoja – Petkovic. Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) Assistants: Robert Kempter, Dominic Scaal (Germany) 4th: Robert Schroeder (Germany) VAR: Soren Storks, Benjamin Brand (Germany)