SLGR Standings: PAOK register vital point in Athens, Aris move into fifth
PAOK held on for a vital point against AEK at the Olympic Stadium, nearest challengers Olympiacos closed the gap to six points with a four-goal thrashing of Panionios, while Aris moved above stuttering Panathinaikos into fifth spot of the Super League.
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On Sunday evening, all eyes were on the OAKA, as AEK hosted PAOK in a headline derby. After Mauricio gifted PAOK the lead, forward Leo Jaba received two yellow cards in quick succession, but despite desperate AEK pressing, the best the Athenians could muster was a late equaliser from Ezequiel Ponce as the visitors held on for a potentially vital point. As a result of Olympiacos’ 4:0 win against Panionios, PAOK’s lead in first has now been cut to six points, however it’s a point gained for the Thessaloniki club rather than two lost. AEK sit in a distant third, trailing Olympiacos by eight points as their faint UEFA Champions League hopes took a large hit.
In Levadeia, Panathinaikos could only draw 0:0 against 15th placed Levadiakos, and with Aris beating strugglers PAS Giannina 1:0 in Thessaloniki, the Greens now fall to sixth one point behind Aris. Over in Larissa, Atromitos finally got back to winning ways with a 1:0 triumph over opponents AEL, meaning Damir Canadi’s remain in fourth and continue putting the pressure on AEK. For their part, AEL are in 12th with 20 points, and they are nervously looking over their shoulders with the relegation zone not far away.
Bottom club Apollon Smyrnis, who have long appeared doomed for relegation, dropped a 0:2 defeat at home to Asteras Tripolis, with the visiting team moving up the standings to 10th. In seventh place, Panetolikos snapped Lamia’s three-game winning streak as they won 2:0 on the road, while OFI and Xanthi drew a blank in Heraklion. OFI are in 13th with 17 points and Xanthi occupy eighth.
2018/2019 Super League standings after 19 matches:
PAOK, 51 points
Olympiacos, 45 points
AEK, 37 points
Atromitos, 33 points
Aris, 29 points
Panathinaikos, 28 points
Panetolikos, 26 points
Xanthi, 25 points
Panionios, 22 points
Asteras Tripolis, 21 points
Lamia, 20 points
AEL, 20 points
OFI, 17 points
PAS Giannina, 17 points
Levadiakos, 13 points
Apollon Smyrnis, 6 points
