Aberdeen are looking to get their Europa Conference League campaign motoring after a battling start.Frankfurt and Helsinki proved to be what if moments for Barry Robson's men after a spirited display in Germany saw a defeat, while a frosty encounter with the Finns earned the Dons a valuable point.
But perhaps the toughest game of the group stage awaits in PAOK Thessaloniki, currently on a five-game unbeaten run, and sitting pretty at the summit of Group G.It's been 18 full days since Aberdeen last kicked a ball in a draw with St Johnstone, and the Greek heavyweights have already shown their strength on Scottish shores by dumping Hearts out of qualifying for this competition this year.
It's do-or-die for the Red Army in the testing conditions of the North East but match day three presents a massive chance to lift spirits.All eyes on Pittodrie as we bring you all the build up, match action and reaction in our LIVE blog ahead of the 8pm kick-off.Robson also added, during his midweek press conference duties:We need to make it as close to a perfect performance as we can and if we do that with the fans behind us we have a chance.I have watched them over a few games.
I watched them against Frankfurt. Frankfurt could have scored a few goals against them, the same with Helsinki.They will come at us at times, sometimes they will drop off the game as well and they have real speed on transition.
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