PAOK gives its first match of the year for the Champions League and hopes to start with the right institution. The atmosphere in the team is excellent, Ivan Savvidis has kept his key players since last year and people are running out of season tickets as well as simple match tickets. The challenge is great, as if he qualifies he will face Spartak Moscow, taking another step to enter the groups.
Basel did not start the year well at all and there is already a lot of moaning from the fans of the team, who in fact will probably not travel to Thessaloniki. Basel started with the left their obligations in the championship, as they accepted the defeat with 1-2 from Saint Gallen at home in the delays of the match, without even playing well in the match. In addition, it has weakened, while there are significant absences now (especially defensively) for the game with PAOK.
The hosts have a golden opportunity to get a good qualifying score and I believe they will get the ace to fight in Switzerland. The performance of the ace drops too much and at 1,90 it is now, it is probably quite high compared to other companies ...