Growing pains…
The morning after the night before is always difficult. The bitterness that comes with the end of a dream and a beautiful journey is always there to stop you from enjoying the applause. The spontaneous acknowledgment that you gave it your all, but it was just not your day.
PAOK have every right to feel proud of their performance in the Europa Conference League. Even in the way it ended. The club can keep its head held high, with the certainty that this team is growing and will continue to do so.
Another sign that a team is growing is the way it manages difficult times. So PAOK must keep the positives, forget the negatives, and leave Europe aside.
On Sunday (17.04), after all, comes the away game with Aris in the Play Offs of the Super League Interwetten. Preparations for this match began on Friday (15.04) in Nea Mesimvria.
The key players who played against Marseille followed a recovery program and the rest of the group worked on tactics and fitness.
Omar El Kaddouri, who suffered discomfort in his right thigh, and Andre Vieirinha, who strained his left knee, underwent an MRI scan to diagnose the problem.
On Saturday (16.04) PAOK will train at 18:00 at the Toumba.
