Panathinaikos has… Calvary from the January derby: 5 big games in 17 days

Schedule… Panathinaikos kicks off January with three matches against Olympiacos and back-to-back big five matches in the cup and league.

His painful exclusion Panathenaiko From Europe after losing to Maccabi Haifa Inside his headquarters with a score of 2-1 It may have eased its schedule pressure a bit in February, but it had no impact on the January schedule, which became particularly difficult, after the Greek Cup matches were postponed.

The “Greens” are invited to play seven matches in the first month of the year, starting in the new year 2024, and it is only expected that it will be easy. “Clover” not only has to offer a lot of games in a short period of time, but it's also particularly challenging.

the Panathinaikos For the first two matches he may welcome back from vacation first to Pas Ioannina and then Panaetolkos to Leoforos, but then he follows up a real act of courage with five successive big matches in 17 days, including three matches against his “eternal” rival.

Five big games in 17 days, and three successive away games in six days

The clamor of “greens” begins to greet her Olympiaco In Leoforo for the first match between them in the round of 16 of the Greek Cup on 10/01, and four days later they will go to the “OPAP Arena” to face Eek (01/14) for the tournament. Then, three days later (01/17), they go to Falero, where they will face the “red and white” in the second match of the Greek Cup. Then his football players Panathenaiko He will travel to Thessaloniki (20/01) for the first leg against PAOK A week later they will face him Olympic In Leoforo, this time for the second round of the regular season of the tournament.

In general, from January 10 to the 27th of this month, the “Greens” will play five big matches, three of which will be away from home and in fact consecutive. The “clover” will face AEK, Olympiacos and PAOK away from home in six days (14-20/01).

Panathinaikos schedule in January:

• Panathinaikos – PAS Ioannina 03/01, Stoiximan Superleague
• Panathinaikos – Panatholikos 07/01, Stoiximan Superleague
• Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 10/01 Greek Cup, first match in the round of 16
• AEK – Panathinaikos 14/01, Stoiximan Superleague
• Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 17/01 Greek Cup, second round of the round of 16
• PAOK Thessaloniki – Panathinaikos 20/01, Stoiximan Superleague
• Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 27/01, Stoiximan Superleague

This difficult period of competition is of great importance to him PanathinaikosBecause it comes at a time when the team is not in its best possible condition, even though winning is a “revelation.” Jeremejev Sweeten the pill slightly before stopping. But, at the same time, these matches give him the opportunity to change this situation and heal his main wound this season, which is the inability to win big matches, whether in Greece or in Europe, because we do not do that. Let us not forget that in the first round matches, none of the big four (Olympiacos, PAOK, AEK, Ari) won, except for the Olympiacos match, where the future was decided in the courtrooms and not on the game. The pitch, where, although the 'Greens' were better, the score was 1-1 when it was stopped.