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SPARTAK MOSCOW

On one hand Spartak Moscow would have been delighted if someone had offered them two /8/2018 Spartak Moscow vs PAOK Betting Tip by Auls | Champions League | 2018-08-14 | https://www.goonersguide.com/football-pick-35783-Spartak-Moscow-vs-PAOK.htm 2/5 away goals from the First Leg of this Champions League Third Qualifying Round tie last week, but blowing a 0-2 lead and losing that game 3-2 will have dented some of the enthusiasm. The side will believe they are still the favourites to make it through to the Champions League Play Off for a place in in the Group Stage, but there is a lot more work to do than it would have seemed when leading 0-2 in Greece after just seventeen minutes. The disappointment was not allowed to linger for Spartak Moscow who beat Anzhi 1-0 this weekend to move to the top of the Russian Premier League at the time of writing. That win was earned at home, but Spartak Moscow might be a little concerned with the fact they have won just 1 of their last 7 home games in European competition. Spartak Moscow have opened the new season with just a single loss from the first 4 games they have played in all competitions. They have won both games played at home so far in the 2018/19 season which is a vast improvement on the end of last season when Spartak Moscow were beaten in 3 of their final 7 games in normal time here.



PAOK

Not every club in Europe is going to be happy with the new Champions League format which means 26 of the 32 Group Stage spots are already decided before the Qualifiers begin. That means it is a long and tough journey to join the top European names for the likes of PAOK who have already played one Round to get into the Third Qualifying Round of the competition. Beating a Champions League regular like Basel in the Second Qualifying Round will have given PAOK belief they can make it through two more Rounds and recovering from 0-2 down to beat Spartak Moscow 3-2 in the First Leg would have enhanced that belief. Two seasons ago it was Ajax who edged out PAOK, but it was the home form which let them down and PAOK have lost just 2 of their last 10 away European fixtures. PAOK are still ten days away from beginning their domestic League, but they have played 3 games in the 2018/19 season and have won all 3 in the Champions League. The win in Basel has continued an incredible run of away results for PAOK having won 13 of their last 14 away games in all competitions going back to the end of November 2017.



HEAD TO HEAD

This will be the first time Spartak Moscow will have hosted PAOK in a competitive fixture.