UEFA Champions League

Here is a look at the player ratings for PAOK vs Benfica from the big Portuguese newspapers. SLB were shocked in Greece, and to add insult to injury, it was a former Benfica player (Andrija Zivkovic) who scored the winner to knock them out of the Champions League.

Correio da Manha player ratings PAOK Benfica

Everton the only outfield Benfica player to emerge with an element of credit in Correio da Manha’s player ratings, with a 7. A 4/10 rating for the trio of Jan Vertonghen, Adel Taarabt and Haris Seferovic from CdM. The paper also thought German referee Felix Brych had a decent evening (7/10) for him.

Record newspaper player ratings PAOK vs SLB

Ratings out of 5 from Record, and they gave Seferovic a 1/10 player rating. Everton again the best SLB outfield player in their eyes, along with Vlachodimos and Ruben Dias.

O Jogo player ratings PAOK-Benfica 2-1

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Here is a look at the possible lineups for PAOK vs Benfica from three different Portuguese newspapers ahead of the two sides’ Champions League clash tonight (September 15, 2020). With Benfica having the likes of Weigl, Taarabt and Vertonghen in their ranks, they are favourites for this clash, but PAOK have home advantage and it is an one-legged third qualifying round tie.

Edit– 18.00 UK- official lineups- Record came the closest to getting both starting XI’s right.

PAOK: Zivkovic, Ingason, Varela, Michailidis, Crespo, El Kaddouri, Schwab, Giannoulis, Pelkas, Akpom, Tzolis

Benfica: Vlachodimos, Almeida, Ruben, Vertonghen, Grimaldo, Weigl, Taarabt, Pedrinho, Everton, Pizzi, Seferovic

Corrieo da Manha predicted lineup PAOK Benfica UCL

Record newspaper probable lineups PAOK vs Benfica

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