Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 04 March 2026, 21:59 / Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 21:59
PAOK Thessalonikithe team coached by Răzvan Lucescu (57 years old), defeated away on Kifisiascore 4-1, in a backlog from the 18th stage of the Greek championship. PAOK needed two shots from 11 meters and two successes from the action to impose themselves, and the standings are really crazy in the Greek championship.
PAOK, Olympiacos and AEK Athens have 53 points each. The team from Thessaloniki is the leader thanks to the goal difference: +33.
PAOK, narrow victory at Kifisia's ground
PAOK tied the second consecutive victory in the championship, but had a more complicated match than expected on the field of Kifisia.
Răzvan Lucescu received a blow in the 23rd minute when striker Georgios Giakoumakis was injured and was replaced by Alexander Jeremejeff.
The bad luck of the Greek, the luck of the Swede. 9 minutes later, Jeremejeff converted a shot from 11 meters to open the scoring for PAOK Salonika, which was also the result recorded at half-time.
Kifisia forced the second act and restored parity in the 61st minute through midfielder Konstantinos Roukounakis.
PAOK struck in the 72nd minute, through the same Jeremejeff, who converted another shot from 11 meters. Abdul Rahman Baba made it 3-1 in the 88th minute and Giannis Konstantelias set the final score (90+2'), 4-1 for Lucescu's team: maximum efficiency for PAOK, 4 shots on goal and 4 goals.
It finished 4-1 for PAOK, who are fighting for the title with Olympiacos and AEK. The three rivals have 53 points each, with three stages before the end of the regular season.
Panathinaikos is in 4th place with 42 points. The first four places go to the play-offs. The next leg, PAOK goes to rival Olympiacos on March 8, starting at 21:00.
Later, Răzvan Lucescu's team will meet Levadiakos (home) and Volos (away), before the start of the play-off.
Ranking in the Greek championship
