Squad announced for Xanthi match
The international break, as well as the players’ rest and preparations, is over. PAOK kick off the last stretch of the season at Xanthi on Sunday. The following weeks will render a verdict on the efforts of a whole season.
With five matches until the end of the Super League Souroti, PAOK have a healthy lead in the standings over second-placed Olympiakos, but nothing is over yet. The “Double-Headed Eagle” need to continue with the same level of focus and intensity until the end. Needless to say they have a very complicated away encounter ahead of them against a very good team such as Xanthi.
Răzvan Lucescu cannot count on suspended Diego Biseswar and injured Dimitris Limnios, but he is welcoming Dimitris Pelkas and Omar El Kaddouri back to action in the attacking midfield, a line that has suffered more than its share of bad luck lately. Long-time injured Maurício and Pontus Wernbloom remain in the sidelines.
The 18 players picked by the Romanian tactician after the last training session in Toumba:
Rey, Paschalakis, Vieirinha , Μatos, Giannoulis, Ingason, Crespo, Varela, Cañas, Shakhov, Mišić, Οliveira, El Kaddouri, Pelkas , Henrique, Jabá, Akpom, Świderski.
