On the international break:

«It was a good period for us, although due to the many absentees on the international duty we had essentially only eleven players to work with but we charged our batteries for the busy schedule ahead and focused our attention on some specific areas, so we are fine.»

On the players sidelined:

«Sidcley is back, while Douglas and Mitrita are continuing their comeback programs, and as you know, Ingason played a third game for PAOK B as part of his rehab. We are in close contact with everyone there and if everything goes well after that he will be back for us soon. Of course Vieirinha’s absense is also an important one. We want to believe that at the end of the week he will be able to rejoin full training.»

On the match against Atromitos, and if he is already thinking about the next European ‘final’ in Slovakia:

«As you know, we look at each match separately without associating it with the next one. So, yes, there are some peculiarities such as the return of the international players, and generally some details that we are taking into account, but as an approach it is something completely separate.»