Chelsea met with the reigning champion of the country Liverpool already in the second round of the Premier League. The aristocrats played very poorly, despite the home status of the fight. They had removal in the first half, two quick conceded goals in the second half (the second goal is completely on the conscience of the goalkeeper Kepa), an unrealized penalty from Jorginho. Chelsea clearly lacks teamwork and the club’s newcomers are not in top shape. Havertz had to be changed during the break in the match with the Lersisides. For the cup match we are expecting a change in the composition of the pensioners by at least 50%. Lampard proved himself in the last championship as a coach capable of changing the basis after unsuccessful performances.
Last season PAOK was unable to resist Olympiacos. The main competitor quickly pulled ahead and it was already unrealistic to catch up with him. As a result, the black-and-white came second to the finish line, losing 18 points to the champion, but they got a ticket to the Champions League qualification. In this qualification PAOK started at the end of August. Besiktas became its first rival. Despite the fact that the Greeks were not considered the favorite, they managed to beat the rival with a score of 3:1, after which Benfica were waiting for them. Once again, being the obvious underdog of the pair, PAOK secured a pass to the next round, beating the Portuguese 2:1 at home. In the Greek championship Abel Ferreira’s team played only two rounds, in which they beat Larissa 1:0 and scored a 1:1 draw with Atromitos, taking the third place in the table. However, while the priority for PAOK is undoubtedly the Champions League, having dealt with Besiktas and Benfica, the Greeks certainly expect to be in the group.
