After being champion of the first division in Greek soccer, AEK Athens won the chance to play the preliminary rounds of the UEFA Champions League, looking for a place in the group stage in the tournament that combines the best soccer teams. European. Now, the team led by Matías Almeyda already knows its rival in the playoff phase.
With Orbelín Pineda and Rodolfo Pizarro in the squad, AEK Athens will face Dinamo Zagreb in the third round of UEFA Champions League qualifying. The duel will have a round trip modality and, after 180 minutes of play, the team that has a place in the draw for the group stage of the next campaign of the European continental competition will be known.
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When is the match: AEK Athens vs Dinamo Zagreb, UEFA Champions League qualifiers?
The first leg of the duel between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb will take place next Tuesday, August 8, at the home of the Greek team; For its part, the return duel will be on August 15 at the Croatian team’s stadium; after the duels, the winning team of the tie will be one of the 32 teams in the 2023-2024 season of the UEFA Champions League.
In the event of defeating the Croatian team, AEK Athens will once again play a group stage of the UEFA Champions League since the 2018-2019 campaign when they shared the sector with Bayern Munich, Ajax and Benfica, where they left with six defeats and could only register two goals in favor.
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AEK Athens could hire another Mexican footballer
Néstor Araujo, according to various reports, would be close to joining the Aztec legion in AEK Athens, made up of Orbelín Pineda and Rodolfo Pizarro. Various reports, headed by the Greek media, report that there would be advanced negotiations between the Greek team and Club América for the 31-year-old defender.
2023-08-07 01:40:35
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