In the aftermath of their bad performance and loss to OFI at Heraklion, PAOK started preparations for their Sunday clash against Olympiacos. Thursday’s training session was held at Nea Mesimvria.

Angelos Anastasiadis and his staff prepared a session of tactical drills with a match in reduced space. Those who started Wednesday’s encounter went through a recovery program with physical condition exercises and physiotherapy.

Alexandros Tziolis is reaching the final stage of his recovery from the groin injury and his return to full training is nearing.

Stefanos Athanasiadis didn’t complain of pains after following a special training session due to the thigh contraction that ruled him out of the encounter against OFI. Dimitris Salpingidis who suffers a metatarsal injury remained in the gym for physiotherapy.

Hedwiges Maduro did an X-ray on Wednesday evening and it was confirmed that he hasn’t break his right elbow. The Dutch midfielder suffered a ligament tear and has already started a rehabilitation procedure. He will wear a special brace for 4-5 weeks and he is expected to begin jogging in 2-3 weeks.

PAOK’s training session on Friday will start at 17.30.