Starting today, eight teams cup quarter-final. Five of the top six of the championship, the “faithful” Lamia, who reached eighth place for the sixth time in a row, and two Serra teams, Apollon Paralimniu, who became the first amateur team to cover such a long distance. in the institution and Panserraikos make up the puzzle of this stage: the first match will take place today, and the second in a week.

Of course, Toumba is of the most interest, where PAOK hosts Panathinaikos in the first of three matches they will play until next Wednesday, as this is also the facilitator for Sunday’s championship at Leoforos. Both “Two-Headed” and “Clover” know that the one who qualified is actually… advanced to the final as they will face the winner of the match Apollon Paralimni – Lamia in the semi-final, so they will automatically get the title of favorite .

Panathinaikos traveled to Thessaloniki straight from Ioannina and completed their training at the Macedonian Stadium. Tserin joined the team, as well as three youngsters from the second team and the under-19 team: Kyriopoulos, Simeonidis and Kryparakos. Apparently, the Serbian coach may start making specific changes to the eleven in connection with the match against Zosimades, but not to the extent that it affects the competitive image of the team.

In relation to the opposition, PAOK is giving more weight to today’s game, as the Cup seems to be a more achievable goal, but this does not mean that Lucescu will not have changes in the starting lineup in relation to the match. against OFI where he left two points in Tuba.

There is also an interesting meeting in Karaiskakis, where Olympiakos receives Aris. The Red-Whites, although they started counter-attacks in the championship, want to exhaust their chances in the Cup, and on the other hand, for the Yellows this competition has now become a priority, because. they are way behind in the championship race, which means they will want to show an even better face compared to the match they gave a few 24 hours ago in the same stadium.

In Agia Sophia, AEK has the first word against the pioneer of the 1st group of Super League 2, Panserraikos, and the match between Apollon Paralimni and Lamia can be called historic. The hosts, since they are the first amateur team to reach the 8th round, want to keep on dreaming, announcing their qualification to the semi-finals, while on the other hand, Lamia, although they play in the league every game day, in the Cup they have there is a chance to return to the semi-finals, and he certainly does not want to waste it.