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Panathinaikos: Derby of the Ages in the first round of the Super League qualifiers

Panathinaikos: Derby of the Ages in the first round of the Super League qualifiers

The eternal derby between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos (20:30, Cosmote Sport 1HD, live from Newsit.gr) stands out from the schedule of the first show of the Super League qualifiers, where the “red and whites” want to win in their home stadium, on the club’s 99th birthday.

The Olympiacos-Panathinaikos derby, in the first round of the Super League qualifiers, stands out from the match schedule as the two “eternal” teams face each other for the fifth time this season, having been preceded by two regular season matches in the league. But also the intersection in the cup.

A special match for the home team, as today 10/03 is the club's 99th birthday, and it is only natural that the team world would want to win to celebrate the specific event.

In the competitive part, José Luis Mendelibre, after a heavy 4-1 defeat at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Conference League, wants to extend his streak of five wins in the league, after it was actually 36-13 in favor of goals, with the Spanish technician not counting the punished Panagiotis. Ritsos.

For his part, Fatih Terim saw his team lose two valuable points in Crete to OFI, as Panathinaikos finished the regular season in third place, -4 from the top and -1 from its rival tonight.

The Turkish coach knows that the match is of great importance, even without counting the injured Hwankar, Schenckfeld and Jedvay, and the unprepared Verbeek, as well as Aitor, who was excluded from the task.

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Referee: Schlager (Germany)
Subs: Wasike, Bloss (Germany)
Fourth: Fire
VAR: Miller (GER), Buxbaum