Dominguez is expected to make several changes to the lineup
The change in the technical leadership of APOEL, with the particularly friendly and cheerful Jose Domiguez whom the old players respect and appreciate and the new players in the team, liked from the first day they met him, has changed the atmosphere is hot, in the training center of the champions.
From the first days, the Portuguese coach managed to instill an air of optimism in his players, changing their bad psychology.
Everyone in the team is now confident that they can overturn the result of the first match against RFS Riga and will participate in the League Phase of the Europa League.
As far as purely competitive issues are concerned, the Portuguese coach is expected to make several changes to the starting line-up in in relation to the first game against the Latvians.
Edongala overcame the injury problem that was bothering him, trained on Tuesday at full speed and is expected to return to the starting line-up.
In the starting line-up he will return Petrovic who was suspended but also Sarfo who could not travel to Latvia. The Ghanaian midfielder became necessary again in the plan since no one else has his characteristics.
The position of the “ten”, who will play close to El Arabi, with a purely offensive orientation, is claimed by Mayer and Marius Corbu.
Probable XI: Belets, Susic, Cepak, Dvali, Petrovic, Konstantinov, Sarfo, Mayer (or Corbu), El Arabi, Markinios, Ndongala.
