The 23rd round of CL1 created new data at the top of the standings, where Panathinaikos returned regardless of the fate of the upcoming match Atromitos – AEK. PAOK’s victory over Union and Olympiacos’ dominance in Lamia now sees four teams drop to 7 points with three moves to go to the final, with the schedule including an Olympiacos-Panathinaikos derby next Saturday and AEK-Olympiacos in the final competition . The Greens want a double against Karaiskakis on Saturday as they will have a huge lead ahead of the playoffs, leaving 8 bp. behind the “red-whites”, who also have AEK out.

Yesterday, in the matches that lifted the curtain of the campaign, Aris beat OFI 3-0 with a triple hat-trick in Heraklion, celebrated his first victory (and only away in 2023) after four consecutive defeats in the league – Cup and breathed deeply in fight for a spot in the playoffs. The foundation of the victory was laid in the first half (his best of the year) with Rupp in the 10th minute and Darida (he also had a goal) in the 30th minute as protagonists and goalscorers. OFI pressed in the second half, but the visitors handled the pressure correctly and added icing on the cake in the 90s with Iturbe.

OFI: Mandas, Vouros, Giannoulis (Yohu, 82), Thorarinson, Larson (Bifuma, 72), Meiyado, Duce (Felipe, 46 – Mosquera, 52), Baloyannis (Tsilianidis, 46), Bakits, Toral, Diko.

MARS: Cuesta, Nkulu, Brambetz, Piersman, Odubajo, Palma (Iturbe, 60), Etembo, Rupp (Dukure, 60), Darinda (Christodoulopoulos, 80), Mateo Garcia (Embakata, 80), Camara (Dumbo, 89).

Previously, Atromitos beat Levadeiacos 1-0 in Peristeri and remained relatively close to Volos, Ari (-7 and -6 points respectively), and with the upcoming match against AEK, they keep hopes for the playoffs and Europe. The winning goal was scored by Rotario in the 33rd minute and Levadeiakos made his debut with Giannis Petrakis on his bench, risking an equalizer despite having been playing since the 58th minute, after two yellow cards received by Vichos within a minute! In the 83rd minute, Kamara had the crossbar.

FEARLESS: Gianniotis, Athanasiou, Keshrinda, Hatsisayas, Strungis, Gonzalez, Erlingmark (Oikonomidis, 75), Kamara, Rotariu, Robai (Tsovaras, 60), Tsavidas (Kiartanson, 50).

LEVADEIAKOS: Groff, Dentakis, Pas, Tsapras, Panayiotu (Vishos, 46), Mechia (Welding, 46) (Liagas, 61), Dabo, Vrakas (Sako, 80), Yanniotas (Sahpekidis, 72), Nikas, Geremeev.

Complaints to Lucescu

PAOK PAOK did not respond to Razvan Lucescu’s public complaint about the “pressure” that AEK officials put on the Norwegian referees at half-time in the Tumba derby. “Our people fought to stop the destruction created by the people of AEK. How dare they come and put pressure on the judges, which in the end had an effect? ​​”, The Romanian technician emphasized and added:“ It’s a shame that this is happening. Instead of our people coming to enjoy the game, they should manage these situations. It is a pity that justice did not prevail, and everyone is striving to achieve victory at any cost. Our strategy is correct, victories come purely in football.” The PAOK leadership believes that Lucesko’s position has completely closed the issue and decided that there is no need to return to it.