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AEL with 'New Blood' to Return to Winning Ways

Published January 3, 2026, 08:23
AEL with 'New Blood' to Return to Winning Ways

AEL faces a difficult away match against Ethnikos Achnas as they are going through a period of poor results and urgently need a win to improve their position in the league. The team is 3 points behind 6th place and 9 points behind 4th place, which may lead to European participation. A victory is essential to reduce pressure and increase player confidence. For the match against Ethnikos Achnas, AEL will have two new signings available, Zakaria Savva and Daniel Paroutis, who have been registered and may start in the lineup. Natel is out due to suspension and Ferrier due to injury, while Ouendragogo, Christodoulou, Panagi, and Neofytou were excluded from the squad. Coach Hugo Martins is expected to make significant changes to the starting eleven in order to achieve the desired result. AEL will play without the support of their fans, as they have been punished with a ban on away fans. Dimitris Giannakopoulos, president of AEL, expressed his full support for Ataman and the players, emphasizing that any criticism should be directed at him. He also commented on the team's reception by the Olympiacos fans at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, stating that AEL has faced and solved many problems on its own initiative.