Panathinaikos take on the visitors PAOK in the second leg of Greek Cup quarterfinals. The first leg result: 0-2. The match will be played on Thursday, January 26th at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (Athens).
Panathinaikos are not among the leaders of Greek football recently. The "Greens" can rightfully be considered one of the national giants in this sport. What is 20 championship titles worth! On the other hand, having achieved this anniversary mark back in 2010, after that they did not win a single "gold". Last season was 4th place – clearly, their fans in Athens are waiting for more. And, perhaps, right now there is a breakthrough - it turns out to stay in the lead. And, perhaps, for the sake of this, they are ready to sacrifice everything else, including the national cup - it is more important to save strength for the decisive stretch in the Super League.
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PAOK now looks very decent. The "Two-Headed Eagles of the North" in 2019 were finally able to regain the championship title - the previous one was back in the mid-80s of the last century. But then it was not possible again to please its owner, Ivan Savvidi, in the same way. Last season, for example, there was 2nd place, and now they are completely lower, and now, perhaps, the cup, where they will try to take the title, will become a priority (which happened 8 times, with half of them in 2017-2021). So far, PAOK has gone the distance in this tournament with confidence, and on January 18th they scored 2-0 with Panathinaikos in Thessaloniki. Let's note Tyson's goal - the scandalous forward returned from Internacional to Europe and immediately scored.
Before the mentioned 2-0, Panathinaikos had 2 wins, both in the cup and in the championship. PAOK have already de facto secured a passage further, so it is unlikely to put many efforts in the match. Let's believe in the victory of Panathinaikos at home.
Prediction for the match: Panathinaikos to win.