![]() PAOK – often referred to as PAOK Thessaloniki – reached the group stage by dismantling the Dons’ Premiership rivals Hearts 6-1 on aggregate in the play-off round, having already knocked out Beitar Jerusalem then Hadjuk Split.įourth in the Greek Super League last term and runners-up in the Greek Cup, as Romanian Razvan Lucescu took charge for a second spell, they have made a flawless start in their opening two league games of the new campaign.Ĭaptain Vieirinha, 37, has loads of experience with the likes of Wolfsburg and more than 20 caps for the Portuguese national team, while another veteran, attacker Taison, 35, has more than 30 caps for Brazil and played for Shaktar Donetsk in the Champions League. Having come through the Conference League play-off round, Frankfurt are undefeated in two Bundesliga games so far this season. Their home ground, Deutsche Bank Park, has more than 50,000 seats, while their squad includes World Cup winning goal-scorer Mario Gotze, another Germany international of note in keeper Kevin Trapp, as well as skipper – and ex-Bayern Munich and Dortmund midfielder – Sebastian Rode. Germany’s Mario Gotze hits the winner in 2014 World Cup final. Last term, though they finished seventh in the Bundesliga, they also made it to the Champions League round of 16, having won the Europa League the season before (beating Rangers in the final). The lowdown on the Reds’ group G rivals: Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)īundesliga side Frankfurt are the only club in group G who the Dons have met in a competitive European fixture before – Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen exiting the Uefa Cup in the first round at the hands of the German side in 1979/80.įrankfurt are also likely the strongest side in the competition’s group stage – and certainly have the most Uefa ranking points. The Dons were paired with German Bundesliga side Frankfurt from pot one, Greece’s PAOK from pot two and Finland’s HJK from pot three to form group G.Īberdeen drawn against □□ Eintracht Frankfurt, □□ PAOK and □□ HJK Helsinki in Europa Conference League group stage /j3u66rWv2t Uefa ranking points dictated Barry Robson’s Reds were in pot four for the 32-team draw at the Grimaldi Forum, which was made up of 10 defeated sides from the Europa League play-offs (like the Dons) and 22 clubs who won through from the Conference League play-off round. The Dons dropped into Uefa’s third-tier competition following Thursday’s Europa League play-off defeat to Swedish champions BK Hacken, little more than 12 hours before the group draws for both the Europa League and Conference League were made in Monaco at lunchtime on Friday. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.Īberdeen will play Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK and HJK Helsinki in the Europa Conference League group stage – and here’s everything we know about their rivals, dates and travel so far. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. ![]() Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. ![]() Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. ![]()
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