Bruno's warning: 'We have nothing in hand yet'
Vítor Bruno is not counting the job done. The Anderlecht manager said it straight: "We hebben nog niets in handen", meaning we have nothing in hand yet (5). PAOK go to Brussels carrying a 0–1 first-leg loss, and Bruno is treating the tie as wide open. That is a fair reading. One goal changes everything at Lotto Park.
PAOK must overturn 0–1 in Brussels
The math is simple. Anderlecht won the first leg 0–1 in Greece (3), so PAOK need to win at Lotto Park to reach the Europa League playoff round. The winner faces a trip to Kazakhstan against Kairat. Kickoff Thursday evening in Brussels.
Trinchieri's first big test
Andrea Trinchieri is still settling in after replacing Pantelis Boutskos, and the European playoff is the first pressure point of his tenure. The squad is also without Taha Ali, who continues individual rehabilitation. Levadiakos visit on Sunday, August 23 at 20:00 CEST to open the Super League season.
Fan-reaktioner
The mood in the stands is split. One thread is defending Giannis and telling critics to back off, while another is debating whether Chatzidiakos and Taha Ali are title-winning material. The transfer window and squad depth dominate the conversation, not the Brussels tie.
