PAOK take 3–2 win in Kyiv but lose Ali after 14 minutes

PAOK take 3–2 win in Kyiv

Your team went into Dynamo Kyiv's backyard and came out with a 3–2 win in the European qualifier first leg (2). Alessio Lisci's first European night as PAOK manager delivered the result. A big away double for the Double-Headed Eagle of the North.

Ali injured 14 minutes into his debut

Taha Ali's first appearance in a PAOK shirt lasted 14 minutes. The new signing went down with a shoulder injury and is already ruled out of the return leg (3). Lisci kept it short after the match: "We have to wait for tomorrow's examinations" (3).

A warning from the other Greek result

Panathinaikos also won away from home. But both Greek sides showed the same defensive fragility (1). That kind of looseness can cost you in a European return leg, especially with away goals in play.

What comes next

The second leg against Dynamo Kyiv. Ali is out. Lisci has decisions to make at the back after conceding twice. But you travel back to Toumba with a lead, and that is what matters this morning.

Sources

  • 1. sportime.gr — ΠΑΟΚ και Παναθηναϊκός κέρδισαν, αλλά το πραγματικό τεστ τώρα αρχίζει
  • 2. athletiko.gr — Ντιναμό Κιέβου - ΠΑΟΚ 2-3: Τα highlights του μεγάλου διπλού του Δικεφάλου του Βορρά
  • 3. bollsvenskan.se — Taha Ali skadad i PAOK-debut – ut efter 14 minuter, missar returen
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