Andreopoulos: “We have a path ahead of us, my dream is to see the Panathinaikos protagonist in Europe”

Panathinaikos qualified for the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup after beating Pantoliani 3-2 in qualifying and after the match, the team’s coach Dimitris Andreopoulos excitedly stressed that Panathinaikos still had a way to go and what she wants him to star in too Europe.

“It was a difficult game. We came in with such energy that we felt like nothing was going to stop us. With an amazing serve from every player, we got the first set. That action continued into the second set. It was a great fight.” We got the victory. We had dreamed of this in recent years and we are living it here.”

Regarding the change of raptis in the second movement:

“That was a moment where we actually shot the set. It was tactical planning not only for service but also for attacking from the whistle. It came out and we are doubly happy.”

For the ambitions of the team:

“We have the ambition to go far. We said once that we will keep Panathinaikos alive and we did it, that we don’t put Panathinaikos in a category and we did it. We said that we’re going to do the Panathinaikos champion again, we’ve done that.” We said we would do “Panathinaikos in Europe. So far we are doing it. We have a path ahead of us, we have faith and we have a vision. You know that my dream is to see the Panathinaikos protagonist in Europe too. I believe he can achieve it”.