I'm not going to pretend that I know much about either of these teams but there's an excellent article about the last game on the fantastic Zonalmarking site here. It mentions that Rubin like to build from the back so their centre backs may be worth picking. Which is also borne out by the passing stats from the previous match on the UEFA Match Centre here.
In fact those latter stats give a good basis for making your picks tonight. Both sets of centre backs were amongst the most frequent passers. Panathinaikos pair Sarriegi and Boumsong completed 54 and 52 passes respectively - the basis of a very respectable Picklive score. Rubin's back four plus midfielder Natcho made up the away teams top 5 passers.
Rubin had slightly more of the possession in the last game so I'm assuming that they will do so again. Therefore I'll be picking 3 or 4 Rubin players tonight although I may make room (due to a soft spot) for Gilberto Silva who, if he starts, may help Panathinaikos retain the ball.
Tips: Bocchetti, Natcho and Sarriegi.
By Bens Bulls
(Ben Wraith)
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