Răzvan Lucescu cannot count on the internationals Alexandros Paschalakis, Nikos Karelis, Dimitris Pelkas , Dimitris Limnios, Alin Toșca, Fernando Varela, Aleksandar Prijović and Amr Warda. Therefore he must test the depth of his roster.

PAOK wrapped up preparations for their encounter against Ergotelis in Toumba Stadium on Tuesday with a session focused on tactics and set-piece rehearsal. There are no injury problems as Stelios Kitsiou trained normally and is at the disposal of the Romanian coach. That leaves only André Vieirinha still sidelined and continuing physiotherapy.

The 18 players who will travel to Heraklion are: Rey, Glykos, Matos, Kitsiou, Crespo, Malezas, Khacheridi, Shakhov, Wernbloom, Cañas, Maurício, Biseswar, El Kaddouri, Jabá, Akpom, Balogiannis, Tzovaras, Tsiggaras.