In the first match of the third qualifying round of the Europa League PAOK on the road played a draw with Olimpic.

As part of the Greek club serves Ukrainian midfielder Yevgeny Shakhov.

"When Zhenya came to us, he was a little" disassembled ". Then, after 6-7 months, he began to work very hard on himself in the physical plan and it gave its fruits. This is a performer who understands football very well, plays fast, one-touch.

In Greece, where we spend 70-80% of the games against rivals who completely cover all the zones, such players as Shakhov are very necessary, "Michel told in an interview to the television channel Football.

"I do not hide that PAOK has a much larger budget, football players are stronger and more expensive. But money does not always play a major role. This all needs to be proved on the field, despite the fact that PAOK is considered the favorite of this pair of ".

PAOK-Olimpic match will be held on August 2. For the passage further PAOK needs to win or draw a 0: 0 draw.