AEK wants to take advantage of the opportunity with Panaitolikos and climb to the top: Matias Almeida’s plan

After the defeat and elimination against Ajax on Thursday at the Johan Cruyff Arena, AEK now turns its full attention to the domestic competitions.

The Union has a huge chance in front of them, for example with a victory over them in Agrinio Panaitoliko (December 18th, 5:00 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 2HD, LIVE Sportish) It can overtake Panathinaikos (which lost to Atromitos) and become first in the overall standings. If it also wins Panserraikos in Serres, it will be the first to celebrate Christmas.

There is bitterness in the yellow and black camp that the team will not continue in Europe, but AEK have shown in recent games that they can prevail and take the three points in the championship. However, her task will not be easy, as she faces a team that plays in its field and is burning for points.

In addition to Panaitolikos, the Union also has to overcome its problems, especially in the offensive, where they have to deal with the most injury problems. Stankovic, Pineda, Ponce and Araujo are out due to injury problems, with three others added.

Specifically, Amrabad, Pizarro and Callens were left out due to inconvenience and did not travel to Agrinio. On the contrary, with a view to the game against Ajax, Gacinovic, who was missing there due to a card, is usually available.

AEK’s possible eleven against Panaitolikos

Based on the above data, AEK’s XI is expected to look like this. George Athanasiadis will be in the rafters. In the center of defense, Vida and Mukudi will be retained, while Sidibe and Mohammadi are expected to play on the wings, without ruling out any of Rota or Hadjisafi.

Jonson will return to the original formation and will have either Mandalo or Galanopoulos in front of him. Gacinovic will play on the left and Eliasson on the right. Zuber and Levi Garcia will play at the front of the attack.

Of course, it is not excluded that he will make some differentiations in relation to the above, such as using the revised Szymanski or Mandalus.

AEK’s team for the game with Panaitolikos: Athanasiadis, Theoharis, Mukudi, Mohammadi, Rota, Vida, Mitoglou, Hadjisafi, Sidibe, Simanski, Jonson, Gatsinovic, Mandalos, Galanopoulos, Lamarana, Garcia, Van Weert, Zuber, Eliasson, Zini.