“Every match, from now on, is a final”

Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published Monday, April 28, 2025, 08:00 / Updated Monday, April 28, 2025 08:01
PAOK, Răzvan Lucescu's team, defeated Panathinaikos (2-1) and is beaten for 2nd place, which ensures the presence in the preliminaries of the Champions League.
On Sunday, against Panathinaikos, PAOK had to make a “cold shower” first to enter his “hand”. Tin Jedvaj scored for the guests in the 3rd minute!

Only then, Răzvan Lucescu's players reacted and overturned the situation on the table. Giannis Michailidis equalized until the break (35), and Mady Camara set the final score at a quarter of an hour after the resumption (59).
Răzvan Lucescu: “We will go to claim the victory!”
Thanks to the victory, PAOK has approached a second point, occupied by him, and in the last two stages, Lucescu Jr wants as many victories to pass in front of her and play in the summer in the Champions League preliminaries.
The first obstacle, even the new champion, Olympiakos, who meets the next stage (May 4). The season ends on May 11, at home, with Aek Athens. “Every match, from now on, is for us as a final. And we will humbly go to Karaiskaki to claim the victory. We have to prepare very well,” the Romanian technician told Greek journal, at the post-Panathinikos press conference.
Răzvan Lucescu: “We are at the level of last season”
He believes that PAOK has now reached the level of last season, when he won the title. “I really want to mention this. The team played at a very high level. Everyone has given the best. It is important to play that way.
Again, we will go to Karaiskaki to win. We learn from ourselves. The whole team played very well. With this disposition and attitude, the situation is better. When you win, you feel another kind of confidence. This is the way we can go ahead, ”said Răzvan.
The Romanian technician also explained what is the strength of the team at this time: “All the players worked for the team against Panathinaikos. Example, Constantelias, an eminently offensive player, who helped in defense. This is what I want to see in the match with Olympiakos.”
The ranking in the Greek play-off





