According to match reports, PAOK head into the second leg of their Europa League qualifying tie against Dynamo Kiev holding a vital 3-2 aggregate advantage. The Greek side secured a comeback victory in the first fixture thanks to goals from Giannis Konstantelias, Christos Zafeiris, and Baptiste Santamaria.
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Subscribe Sekarang →Based on previous campaigns, PAOK are aiming to reach the Europa League for the 10th time in their history under new manager Alessio Lisci. The hosts will be heavily buoyed by an exceptional home record that saw them go completely unbeaten on home turf during the previous league season.
Dynamo Kiev face an uphill battle at the Toumba Stadium to overturn a one-goal deficit. Igor Kostyuk's squad previously saw Volodymyr Brazhko and Justin Lonwijk get on the scoresheet last week, giving them a glimmer of hope heading into Thursday's decisive clash.
Team news indicates that PAOK will be forced into at least one alteration after Taha Ali picked up an injury, with veteran winger Taison expected to step into the starting lineup. Meanwhile, Dynamo Kiev could hand Justin Lonwijk a starting berth following his impressive impact from the bench in the opening leg.