Wednesday’s (06.03) training started with a warm-up and some possession games, while work then followed on the tactical aspects, with an emphasis on build-up play and also a special program to practice set pieces.

Ali Samatta underwent treatment for his back problem and will not travel to Croatia. Zivko Zivkovic, who continues to suffer from a virus, is also out of the game, as are Sastre, Ekong and Michailidis, who are continuing their respective rehabilitation training programs.

The players that Razvan Lucescu will have at his disposal are:

Kotarski, Talichmanidis, Monastirlis, Vieirinha, Jonny, Panagiotou, Kedziora, Koulierakis, Baba, Tsingaras, Schwab, Ozdoev, Meite, Marcos Antonio, Murg, Konstantelias, Taison, A. Zivkovic, Despodov, Brandon, Tzimas.

The PAOK delegation departs in the afternoon on a charter flight from Macedonia Airport to Zagreb, and after the team’s arrival in Croatia, the pre-match press conference featuring Razvan Lucescu and Dominik Kotarski will be held at the Maksimir at 19:30 local time.