Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published Monday, April 07, 2025, 07:45 / Updated Monday, April 7, 2025 07:45
PAOK ticked the second consecutive victory in the play-off. According to AEK (3-2), Răzvan Lucescu's team kneeling Olympiacos (2-1).
After a regular problem season, ended on the 4th place, PAOK goes to the play-off. The last stage returned from 0-2 with AEK, to win 3-2, and on Sunday evening resisted in ten of the 74th minute (eliminated Mady Camara), “securing” a 2-1 in front of the Olympiacos leader.
Răzvan Lucescu: “I have a group of fighters”
Explanation of the return of the champion in the title? “Olympiacos has a spirit of winner and a great mentality, which is why it was in the first place in most of the season. We are in a time when we returned mentally in the three free weeks, we worked well and we won two important derby.
During this period, starting with the match with AEK a week ago, I found that I have a group of fighters, they are all on the same road, maybe it was not before. All the players, whether they were in the starting team or came as substitutes, evaluated each situation perfectly and this is the most important thing ”, scored the coach Răzvan Lucescu at the press conference.
The Romanian technician claims that “The key to the team now, which I have never had in the past, is the way every player is fighting for the teamfor each ball and how they work for the team, how it runs. That's how you can create things. Now we have this element ”.
Baba Rahman: “I could be higher if Lucescu was always on the bench”
Baba Rahman, in turn, told reporters that PAOK would have been even above the 4th place in the standings if Răzvan Lucescu was not suspended twice this season (last more than a month).
“His lack was crucial, the coach is very important, it is not the same if he is not on the bench. We could certainly have been higher in the standings if we had it all the time with us,” Paok's player said.
