{"id":894975,"date":"2026-01-22T17:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/?p=894975"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:19:46","slug":"20260122-facts-figures-gia-to-paok-real-betis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20260122-facts-figures-gia-to-paok-real-betis\/","title":{"rendered":"PAOK vs. Real Betis: Facts &#038; Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>On Matchday 7 of the <strong>League Phase<\/strong> of the <strong>Europa League, PAOK<\/strong> are facing the eighth different team from <strong>Spain<\/strong> in <strong>European<\/strong> competitions. All the matches against <strong>Spanish<\/strong> sides have been in the <strong>UEFA Cup<\/strong> and its successor, the <strong>Europa League<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The first meeting was with <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>, who had a certain <strong>Johan Cruyff<\/strong> in their ranks. On <strong>September 16, 1975, PAOK<\/strong> won 1-0 in <strong>Thessaloniki<\/strong> (72\u2019 Koudas) and in the return match, the <strong>Double-headed Eagle<\/strong> lost 6-1.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">In the next two meetings with teams from <strong>Spain<\/strong>, they faced <strong>Sevilla<\/strong>, in 1982-83 and 1990-91, and were eliminated both times. In their first meeting, <strong>PAOK<\/strong> won 2-0 at the <strong>Toumba<\/strong> and lost 4-0 in <strong>Spain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">In 1990-91, no goals were scored in 210 minutes of matches and qualification was decided on penalties, where the <strong>Spaniards<\/strong> prevailed 4-3 at the <strong>Toumba<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">This was followed by the matches with <strong>Atletico Madrid<\/strong> in 1997-98, where <strong>PAOK<\/strong> were defeated 5-2 in <strong>Spain<\/strong> and in the return match there was an impressive 4-4 draw.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The 2010-11 season was the first tie in the group stage, where the matches with <strong>Villarreal<\/strong> ended with a victory for each team, 1-0 in <strong>Spain<\/strong> for <strong>Villarreal<\/strong> and 1-0 in <strong>Thessaloniki<\/strong> for <strong>PAOK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">In 2020-21, <strong>PAOK<\/strong> were in the same group as <strong>Granada<\/strong> and the matches ended with two goalless draws.<\/li>\n<li>In the 2024-25 season, again in the League Phase of the <strong>Europa League<\/strong>, on <strong>30 January 2025<\/strong>, they were defeated 2-0 in <strong>Spain<\/strong> by <strong>Real Sociedad.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PAOK<\/strong> have already faced a <strong>Spanish<\/strong> team this season, having lost 3-1 to <strong>Celta<\/strong> in <strong>Vigo<\/strong> on <strong>2 October 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In total, <strong>PAOK<\/strong> have played <strong>14<\/strong> matches against teams from <strong>Spain<\/strong>, with a record of <strong>3<\/strong> wins, <strong>5<\/strong> draws and <strong>6<\/strong> losses. 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