Paschalakis: “Happy to be part of the team that makes PAOK even bigger”

THE Alexandros Paschalakis was again the protagonist in a historical moment of PAOK. Not only because he saved Denmark’s Max Meyer’s first penalty, but also because of his interventions that kept PAOK alive in the game against Midtjylland.

Speaking to Sportish after Dikefalos’ historic qualification, the Greek goalkeeper stressed that he felt “ready” ahead of the penalty shoot-out and happy to be a member of this team that continues to make PAOK grow.

For the penalty shootout: “Both before and after taking the first penalty I felt good. In general I feel good and ready with the work we did. We prepared well and that came out on the field. The result of the first game was smooth. There.” There were a lot of chances to either go into extra time or penalties and we were all prepared for that.

Because what Moreira, the coach of the PAOK goalkeepers, told him before the execution of the penalties started: “Basically, he was giving me instructions on how to take penalties. With Mr Moreira, we’re very close as people, we hang out a lot on and off the pitch. He might be my coach, but we’ve developed a father-son relationship. Me want to say thank you.” him because we have been working hard over the past few days to be ready, his instructions have been very useful and I thank him as I would like to thank both Zivko (ss Zivkovic) and the little one, Talichmanidis, because both children are just starting out started “The penalty shootout was with me, they tried to help me.”

Where to reach PAOK in Europe: “As much as we deserve. May we better advance to the next phase.”

Who is the qualification for: “First of all, I want to dedicate the qualification to my teammates. We are all together from the preparation, we work hard to get here where we are. I also dedicate it to my very close people and they support me all the time, but also too The world of PAOK, who came to the stadium after a long time, so enjoyed it and at the same time gave us the strength to achieve such success.

For what he has achieved in the team and at the festivals with the friends of PAOK: “The truth is that in these 4.5 years that I’ve been at PAOK, I’ve had very beautiful moments. I’ve had amazing things and amazing moments and I feel like I’ve had all these years to build the team, to keep growing it through success, and I am. I’m very happy to be part of this team.”

Whether Europe was repelled: “We don’t put a ceiling on our dreams, nor do we see Europe as repelled. We will go as far as we can. First of all, we need to be good on the pitch, feel beautiful, united and strong, and we will go.” as much as we deserve.”

As for what Kurtic said about him: “First of all, I want to thank Jasmine Kurtic for his kind words. If you have teammates like Jasmine or Stefan Swab, Vierinia, players with very good shots, they help me to get better.”