UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Toumba - Salonika Thursday 1 October 2015 21.05CET (22.05 local time) PAOK FC Group C - Matchday 2 Borussia Dortmund Last updated 28/09/2015 14:56CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 PAOK FC - Borussia Dortmund Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio Toumba, Salonika Match background PAOK FC have gone 34 years without a win against a German side, but the Bundesliga experience in their ranks may help them when they take on Borussia Dortmund in UEFA Europa League Group C. Previous meetings • The clubs are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • PAOK's seven previous games against German teams ended W1 D3 L3 (W1 D1 L2 in Salonika – W0 D2 L1 in Germany). That lone victory came back in 1981 – 2-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt in the European Cup Winners' Cup first round – and they are without a win in the five most recent fixtures (D3 L2). • Dortmund's only previous encounters with Greek sides were a 3-1 away defeat and a 1-0 home win against Olympiacos FC in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stage. Form guide • PAOK have won all three of their European home games this season without conceding, scoring 12 goals in the process. • Dortmund have won all five of their European contests under new coach Thomas Tuchel, scoring 19 goals and conceding six. • PAOK have featured in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stages in five previous campaigns; they have made it to the knockout phase three times. • Dortmund are in this group stage for only the second time, having failed to make it to the knockout phase in their only previous appearance, in 2010/11. Trivia and links • The journey from Dortmund to Salonika is around 1,700km. • Dortmund boast Greek talent in the form of defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, the 59-times capped international having started his career at AEK Athens FC. • Dortmund's İlkay Gündoğan and PAOK's Róbert Mak were team-mates at 1. FC Nürnberg (2009–11). • PAOK's Dimitar Berbatov and Dortmund's Gonzalo Castro played together at Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2004–06). • PAOK's Alexandros Tziolis (Werder Bremen 2009), Stelios Malezas (Fortuna Düsseldorf 2012–14), Ricardo Costa (VfL Wolfsburg 2007–10), Giannis Mystakidis (SC Freiburg II 2013–14) and Giorgos Tzavellas (Eintracht Frankfurt 2010–12) have also played in Germany. The coaches • PAOK have been led by former Croatia defender Igor Tudor since June. Now 37, he won two league titles with Juventus and began his coaching career with HNK Hajduk Split – the club where he started and ended his playing days – winning the Croatian Cup in 2013. • Thomas Tuchel is in his first season as Dortmund coach after replacing Jürgen Klopp in the summer. Tuchel, 42, made his name in a five-year spell in charge of 1. FSV Mainz 05, but took 12 months out before assuming his current role. 2 PAOK FC - Borussia Dortmund Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio Toumba, Salonika Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 3.