Panathinaikos FC dey prepare to face Chelsea FC for the first time in a competitive match, and dis game go be one of the toughest for Chelsea in their maiden UEFA Conference League campaign. The match go hold on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the Athens Olympic Stadium, with a kick-off time of 5:45 PM UK time.
Panathinaikos, wey dem dey call PAO, the Shamrock or Greens, no get good record against English clubs. From their 18 previous meetings with English teams, dem win only one match, which be 1-0 against Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in the Champions League in September 2001. Dem lose five of their last six UEFA games in Athens and win only two of their last 16 home fixtures in Europe.
Chelsea, on the other hand, get good track record against Greek teams, winning 66.67 per cent of their matches. Dem never lose on Greek soil before, and dem aim to continue dis streak. Chelsea’s squad for dis match include goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, who don recover from concussion, and Mykhailo Mudryk, who was left out of the squad against Liverpool due to a technical decision.
The predicted Chelsea XI include Jorgensen; Veiga, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Dewsbury-Hall; Neto, Felix, Mudryk; Nkunku. Chelsea go miss some of their first-team players like Levi Colwill, Reece James, Moises Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson, and Malo Gusto, who stay in London.
The match go be broadcast live on TNT Sports, and it promise to be an exciting encounter between two teams with different strengths and weaknesses.
