The Epirus club have ceased to be considered a surprise, as they have proved that they have a very good team that is rightfully among the top places in the Super League Interwetten standings.

PAOK’s final… dress rehearsal for the match took place at the Toumba and included work on the tactical approach of the match, while there was also special emphasis placed on set-piece plays.

Alexandru Mitrita trained normally but the coaching staff have decided he is not yet ready for a return to action and has not been included in Razvan Lucescu’s squad. The Romanian coach is also without the suspended Giannis Michailidis, as well as injured quartet Vieirinha, El Kaddouri, Taylor and Oliveira.

The two Portuguese followed their individual programs on both the practice pitches and in the gym, while El Kaddouri and Taylor underwent further treatment.

The following players have been selected for the match:

Paschalakis, Z.Zivkovic, Lyratzis, Mihaj, Varela, Crespo, Ingason, Sidcley, Tsaousis, Tsingaras, Esiti, Kurtic, Schwab, Douglas, Konstantelias, Biseswar, Murg, A.Zivkovic, Swiderski, Akpom.