PAOK’s flight from Minsk was delayed by one hour, as it was necessary to… defrost the airplane with a special liquid! After landing at Thessaloniki, the team went directly from the airport to Toumba Stadium to train. The “Double-Headed Eagle” face Panthrakikos on Sunday and there is no time to rest.

Those who played all 90 minutes against Dinamo Minsk remained in the gym for recuperation work and physiotherapy, while the rest went through physical condition drills of low intensity.

Stefanos Athanasiadis’ X-ray of his right foot showed that he was very lucky to escape a break in the big toe, as he suffers from a hematoma. He has been given medication in order to recover as soon as possible.

Giorgos Katsikas suffered a strain in his right biceps femoris’ insertion and is expected to return to action after three weeks at least.

Due to the icy pitch of Borisov Arena, Alexandros Tziolis complained of pains in the groin and is following a specialized recovery program.

Róbert Mak, who has been following a special program under the supervision of rehabilitation physical instructor Giannis Katsanikas, has improved a lot and he is training now at about 70% without complaining of pains.

Hedwiges Maduro is also close to returning to full training, as he went through his recuperation program without setbacks. Stelios Pozatzidis and Stelios Pozoglou recovered from their respective injuries and training normally with their teammates.

Saturday’s training session of PAOK is scheduled to begin at 17.00 in Toumba Stadium.