Not only without a title, will Slovenians also be left without Europe in Athens? Chaos at Panathinaikos, who lost for the third time in a row
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Panathinaikos is in crisis, and at the least appropriate moment of the season. The green-whites from Athens suffered their third consecutive defeat on Wednesday, not only losing ground in the title race but also facing the possibility of missing out on Europe altogether. Panathinaikos traveled to the always fiery city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday, where PAOK proved to be a formidable opponent. The black-whites, who are on their way to their fourth national title and the first since 2019 (leading AEK by 2 points with one round left), thrashed the capital’s team 4-1!
With the loss, PAO dropped to fourth place in the championship playoffs standings, which does not secure a European spot. They trail Olympiacos by two points, and the latter will be their next opponent in the final round of the national championship. The battle for Europe will be decided in the big city derby! Regardless of the league outcome, Panathinaikos will have another route to Europe. On May 25th, they will face Aris in the grand final of the cup in Volos.
“For now, we must only think about Olympiacos and Aris, but after the season ends, I will have to explain a lot to everyone who loves Panathinaikos,” said Fatih Terim, Panathinaikos’ coach, cryptically after the heavy defeat in Thessaloniki, where Benjamin Verbič was not included in the squad for the match. Andraž Šporar and Adam Gnezda Čerin started the game in the first XI. The forward played the entire match and had one shot on target, while the midfielder was substituted in the 89th minute.
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