19 April 2021 2:04pm
PAOK achieved a victory of great importance at Toumba Stadium during the derby against Olympiacos thanks to Serbian striker Andrija Živković, who scored the two goals in the 49th and 63rd minutes.
It was the calmest derby for many years between the two teams, characterised in the first half by the referee who dealt a yellow card in the 39th minute to Olympiacos’ Melburnian export Avraam Papadopoulos for prolonged marking on the back of El Kantouri.
The lack of substantial scoring motivation on the part of Olympiacos, the absence of fans from the stands and the inability of PAOK to take a dominant role in the game, transformed this classic derby into a simple championship game, with unquestionable quality, but without the passion and intensity of the derby between these two opponents.
Jonny Evans wearing the captain s armband on the night.
Following a moment of silence in memory of Italy great Paolo Rossi, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, City’s final Group G fixture began, as they lined up in a 4-2-1-2-1 formation, with
Wilfred Ndidi shielding the four-man defence during his fourth start of the season.
Attempting to make it four wins from six group games, the Foxes began their attack on AEK s goal on seven minutes, when Belgium midfielder
Youri Tielemans dragged a low drive wide of the mark from 20 yards out.
Their early pressure paid off after just 12 minutes, as Turkey star