One spot up for grabs on the right before Olympiacos
Panathinaikos go to Karaiskakis on Sunday with most of the eleven settled. Nikos Nistrup is still deciding the right side (1). That is the one place genuinely open.
Kick-off is 20:00 CEST on Sunday at Olympiacos. You go in top of the table, 15 points from 5, five wins from five, +10 goal difference.
Five likely starters have never played this derby
Five of Panathinaikos's probable starters have never played a derby against Olympiacos (7). Nistrup gets his first one too (7).
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You are asking a group with no memory of this fixture to walk into Karaiskakis and hold the top of the table.
Tabordas back in shape when you need him
Vicente Taborda is fit again, and the club has been impressed by how he handled his rehab (3). He came back the right way, no shortcuts.
The derby comes first, then Borac Banja Luka at home on Thursday 15 October in the Conference League.
