The celebrants have to count on everything at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. With provocations, insults, wildness in the stands, pressure on the English referees led by the main referee Peter Bankes. And also with the better performance of Panathinaikos, who did not show much in Prague a week ago.
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It can be assumed that the Greek team will want to bring emotions into the game, whip up the fans and turn them on against the opposition. “These nations have this style in their mentality. When the quality is not enough, he tries to throw the opponent as far as possible. Moreover, they certainly did not count on the fact that they would lose by two goals in Prague,” says former national team defender Milan Fukal.
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In addition, the Greek team and the local media felt wronged after the first match, they did not like the exclusion of Sebastián Palacios, who was sent off in the 40th minute after the second yellow card he received for a filmed fall. Already in Eden, the Panathinaikos expedition was irritated. “It is possible that it will resonate even now, but the Slavists are not to blame for the exclusion,” notes Fukal.
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Panathinaikos didn’t show anything going forward, but Slavia will still have a hard time. Discussion with Stanislav Levy in Přímák.Video: Sport.cz
At home, the red and white provocations of Soka were better faced, now they will be thrown into a cauldron in which the pressure will be much harder to withstand. What with this? “To maintain emotions, not to be provoked, to concentrate on the game, even if there were smoke bombs flying or the home players were overly aggressive,” outlines the basic premise of the former defender of Hamburg or Mönchengladbach. “The stormy atmosphere can also be a motivation,” he adds.
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He believes that the red and white team will not be swayed by the passions in the stadium and by the ostracized opponent. “Most of them already have experience in European cups. The coaching staff has already experienced a number of such matches, I have no doubt that the team will be perfectly prepared and will fulfill the instructions,” says Fukal. In the spring, the seamers presented themselves at, for example, Fenerbahce or Feyenoord.
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| O2 TV Sport and O2 TV Fotbal broadcast the rematch of the 3rd preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League between Panathinaikos and Slavia Prague. The studio for the live broadcast starts on Thursday from 19:00, the moderator David Sobišek will welcome in the studio the expert Jakub Podané, who in his career has also gained experience in the highest Greek competition, as well as the goalkeeper of Slavia Přemysl Kovář. Reporter Denisa Doležalová will bring current information directly from Athens. The match itself will be performed by a commentary duo consisting of Tomáš Radotínský and Václav Pilný. |
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In addition, Slavia should be satisfied that, thanks to the lead from the first match, space can be freed up on the field for quick attacks, which its players can handle. “You need to survive the first fifteen to twenty minutes. The longer the tie is or Slavia even leads, the better,” calculates the former representative, adding that he will have time to play against Panathinaikos. “I believe that Slavia will follow Pilsen and advance,” predicts another successful evening for the Czech national team.
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