Manchester United FC vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC — Europe at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 6 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 games · 12 pts (2025/26)
Radu Petrescu
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Old Trafford. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' Jonny Evans has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' PAOK Thessaloniki FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' It’s high time Ruud van Nistelrooy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomasz Kedziora, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 50' Manchester United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Amad Diallo on 50.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Manuel Ugarte on 55.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Tarik Tissoudali. He receives a card.
- 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAOK Thessaloniki FC that had 24 games and scored 23 goals.
- 66' Another substitution for PAOK Thessaloniki FC to replace Tarik Tissoudali by Fedor Chalov on 66 minute.
- 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 75' Kiril Despodov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Mady Camara on 75 minute.
- 77' GOAL! Amad Diallo scores on 77.
- 81' Another substitution for Manchester United FC to replace Amad Diallo by Mason Mount on 81 minute.
- 84' The PAOK Thessaloniki FC manager makes a substitution. Taison departs to be replaced by Shola Shoretire.
- 86' Manchester United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 90' Joshua Zirkzee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rasmus Hojlund on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Manchester United FC
Starting XI- 35
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20
Diogo Dalot ↓ Lisandro Martinez 66'
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16
Amad Diallo ↓ Mason Mount 81'
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9
Rasmus Hojlund ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 90'
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Bench- 21
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14
Christian Eriksen ↑ 66'
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10
Marcus Rashford ↑ 66'
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7
Mason Mount ↑ 81'
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Lisandro Martinez ↑ 66'
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11
Joshua Zirkzee ↑ 90'
- 41
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Coach Ruud van NistelrooyPAOK Thessaloniki FC
Starting XI- 19
- 42
- 21
- 15
- 2
- 16
- 14
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11
Taison ↓ Shola Shoretire 84'
- 27
- 22
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34
Tarik Tissoudali ↓ Fedor Chalov 66'
Bench-
8
Tiemoue Bakayoko ↑ 66'
- 71
- 23
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Fedor Chalov ↑ 66'
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77
Kiril Despodov ↑ 75'
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47
Shola Shoretire ↑ 84'
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- 54
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Coach Razvan Lucescu -
Manchester United FC Form