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PAOK vs. Granada: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 contest against Granada at the Toumba Stadium, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match, as well as a look back at our previous encounters against Spanish opposition.
- PAOK needed a complete decade to come up against Spanish opposition once more. The last time the club faced a team from Spain was November 4 2010 at the Toumba in front of 23.000 fans against Villarreal. Andre Vieirinha scored the only goal of the game (1-0) from Pablo Garcia’s assist.
- In the first match between the two clubs was in the UEFA Europa League group phase with PAOK losing 1-0 at the El Madrigal. Marco Ruben scored the only goal in the match in Spain.
- Overall, PAOK have faced Spanish opposition 11 times – all of which have been in the UEFA Cup, either in its former format, or in the now Europa League.
- The first encounter came on September 16 1975 against Barcelona who had a certain Johan Cruyff in the team. PAOK won 1-0 in Thessaloniki (72’ Koudas). In the return match, however, the Double-headed Eagle lost 6-1.
- After that, there were two matches against Sevilla in the 1982-83 and 1990-91 seasons, and both times PAOK were eliminated after a 4-0 loss in Spain, despite having won 2-0 in Thessaloniki. In their second meeting, qualification was decided on penalties in favor of Sevilla following two 0-0 draws.
- In the 1997-98 season PAOK met Atletico Madrid and a 5-2 defeat in Spain meant there was not much hope for PAOK to turn the tie around. What followed in the return leg, though, was an astonishing match that ended 4-4 – one of PAOK’s most memorable games in Europe.
- In those 11 matches against Spanish opposition, PAOK have recorded three wins, four draws and four losses. At home, PAOK have won three and drawn twice (no defeats), while away from home PAOK have lost four and drawn twice.
- PAOK have scored 11 goals against Spanish teams, with Kostas Frantzeskos scoring twice in the matches against Atletico. Vieirinha is the last PAOK player to have scored against a team from Spain, while Oliveira, Zagorakis, Zoumboulis, Maragos, Dimopoulos, Kostikos, Anastasiadis, and Koudas have all for their names on the scoresheet.
