Conference League 2024-2025: Vikingur Reykjavik-Panathinaikos, likely lineups

 Vikingur Reykjavik-Panathinaikos, the likely lineups

Víkingur hosts Panathinaikos on the neutral field of Kópavogur for the challenge valid for the first leg of the Conference League playoffs. The Icelanders finished 19th with 8 points, while the Greeks, 13th with 10.

Gunnlaugsson lined up with a 4-2-3-1, with Gudjonsson as the only forward and Agnarsson, Sigurpalsson and Ingimundarson as trequartisti. In the midfield there is space for Andrason and Thordarson, while the defense, in front of Jonsson, will be composed of Atlason, Fjoluson, Sigurdsson and Ekroth.

Rui Vitoria, on the other hand, will line up with a 4-3-3, relying on Ioannidis in attack, with Tete and Djuricic on either side. In the midfield, space is made for Gnezda Cerin, Maksimovic and Ounahi, while in defense, in front of Lodygin, there will be Vagiannidis, Palmer-Brown, Ingason and Mladenovic. 

Probable lineups

Víkingur Reykjavík (4-2-3-1): Jonsson; Atlason, Fjoluson, Sigurdsson, Ekroth; Andrason, Thordarson; Agnarsson, Sigurpalsson, Ingimundarson; Gudjonsson. All: Gunnlaugsson.

Panathinaikos (4-3-3): Lodygin; Vagiannidis, Palmer-Brown, Ingason, Mladenovic; Gnezda Cerin, Maksimovic, Ounahi; Tete, Ioannidis, Djuricic. All: Rui Vitoria.