For the first match of the playoffs of the Champions League, Krasnodar welcomes PAOK. A replay will follow next week in Thessaloniki, with the away goal in force.
The 3rd place she paid last year in the championship gives Krasnodar the opportunity to claim its entry for the first time in its history in the Champions League groups. A goal he lost last year as in the exact same phase of the tournament he was eliminated by Olympiakos, after he had initially made the surprise in the previous round by leaving Porto out.
In the domestic league, it comes from the impressive 7-2 in its favor against Khimki, a match which showed the very good offensive line it has, but also revealed the defensive problems. With this victory, Krasnodar reached 14 points in 8 games, 3 less than the first Zenit and Spartak Moscow.
A breath from the big dream of the last years is PAOK, that of its participation in the groups of the top inter-club organization! It comes from a great qualification as in the previous phase it eliminated the very expensive Benfica prevailing in Toumba with 2-1. Ferreira's team entered the match determined to overcome and managed to do so with two goals in the second half, with the Portuguese team reducing slightly before the end of the match.
A few days later, however, he paid the extra effort against Benfica as in the context of the 2nd match of the Greek championship, he conceded a 1-1 draw at home to Atromitos.
Krasnodar is the favorite of today's match, it comes from a large area of victory for the domestic championship and will try to get a qualifying lead tonight. PAOK, for its part, will try with counter-attacks to hit the Russian team in its weak point, its defensive line. I think it is very likely that we will see matches with many phases and fast pace, my choice to score both.
Proposal: Krasnodar - PAOK GG with odds of 1.90 by Winmasters