Big evening on Tehelné pole: Slovan wants to confirm the progress by winning over Thessaloniki! – Športky.sk

BRATISLAVA – ŠK Slovan Bratislava footballers will play a key match in the F-group of the European Conference League on Thursday. PAOK Thessaloniki will welcome them on Tehelne Field and a three-point victory will ensure that they advance to the next stage. However, the guests will also fight for the triumph, because even for them, victory will mean the final of the process.

The table is led by FC Copenhagen, which has nine points and a two-point lead over the “whites”. PAOK is third and, like Slovan, has seven points. The Danish club on Thursday is waiting for a match on the ground of the Lincoln Red Imps outsider from Gibraltar. The Slavs will advance to the next stage of the triumph over the Greeks, and whether to advance from first place would be decided in the group’s final match. The trustees of Vladimír Weiss st. on the Copenhagen field.

8 winners of four-member groups will get directly into the knockout. The teams from the second places will play against the teams that finish in third place in the groups of the European League.

The “Whites” mobilized their fans for this match, promising huge support from them. But the changes in the Covid slot machine, according to which only 200 spectators can be present at the sports mass event in the mode of vaccination and overcoming, thwarted their plans. In this context, Slovan suspended the sale of tickets and eventually set aside only 128 for the fans. Those who had purchased parcel tickets for the entire group phase could apply.

Slovan tuned in to the league match with a league triumph on the Michaloviec field, winning 2: 1. “We played a really challenging match with everything that goes with it. The victory before PAOK helped us, we joined as a team and we literally won three points. It is definitely better than thinking and worrying about losing points during the seven-hour trip to Bratislava, “ stated for the club website winger Jaromír Zmrhal.

Weiss also relies on emotions

Coach Weiss also reminded of the importance of Thursday’s fight. His charges drew 1: 1 in the first battle on Greek soil and now they need to defeat the Thessalonians. “It won’t be easy, but we can do it with good emotion.” Slovan’s coach noted.

The duel on Tehelné pole from 6.45 pm is decided by the Dutch Dennis Higler together with assistants Erwin Zeinstro and Mario Diks. The live broadcast is broadcast by RTVS on Dvojka.

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