UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - Play-off round Play-off round Wed, Aug 26 2026 · 20:00 OPAP Arena, Athens
AEK Athens FC
First leg0–0 4–0 Full time · HT 3–0
Levski Sofia
  • L. Jović 7’
  • B. Varga 12’, 29’
  • R. Marin 55’ (P)
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AEK Athens FC cruise past Levski Sofia

AEK Athens FC won 4–0 through goals from Jović, Varga and Marin.

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. VargaAEK Athens FC · 2 goals
9.0
  • RefereeClement Turpin
  • CoachesMarko Nikolic · Julio Velazquez
  • VenueOPAP Arena
  • Table before kick-offAEK Athens FC 12th · Levski Sofia 13th

Timeline

  1. L. Jović 1–0Assist L. Rota
    7’
  2. B. Varga 2–0Assist Filipe Relvas
    12’
  3. B. Varga 3–0Assist L. Majer
    29’
  4. Half time · 3–0
  5. R. MarinYellow card · Foul
    51’
  6. R. Marin (pen) 4–0
    55’
  7. ⇄ G. TrdinFor Everton Bala
    63’
  8. ⇄ J. PereaFor Reinaldo
    63’
  9. ⇄ D. KussoFor Maicon
    63’
  10. ⇄ P. MantalosFor A. Koita
    72’
  11. S. PiliosYellow card · Foul
    74’
  12. ⇄ M. SoulaFor A. Oko-Flex
    76’
  13. ⇄ ZineFor B. Varga
    81’
  14. ⇄ O. ZubkovFor L. Majer
    81’
  15. ⇄ A. MitkovFor Serginho
    82’
  16. ⇄ M. GaćinovićFor L. Jović
    86’
  17. ⇄ K. ArriagaFor R. Marin
    86’
  18. ZineYellow card · Foul
    89’
  19. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

AEK Athens FC18 shots · 12 in box, 6 outside
Levski Sofia11 shots · 3 in box, 8 outside
AEK Athens FCLevski Sofia
48% Possession 52%
18 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 7
6 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 3
6 Shots outside the box 8
437 Passes 482
88% Pass accuracy 89%
6 Corners 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
16 Fouls 9
0 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.60 Team rating 6.35

Line-ups

AEK Athens FC 4-4-2

17.6 T. Strakosha(G)
37.2 S. Pilios 447.9 Filipe Relvas A 27.2 H. Moukoudi 127.9 L. Rota A
116.7 A. Koita ↓72’ 67.3 K. Kairinen 187.7 R. Marin ↓86’ 147.9 L. Majer A↓81’
97.6 L. Jović ↓86’ 259.0★ B. Varga ↓81’
  • 1T. Strakosha (G)7.6
  • 3S. Pilios7.2
  • 44Filipe RelvasA7.9
  • 2H. Moukoudi7.2
  • 12L. RotaA7.9
  • 11A. Koita↓72’6.7
  • 6K. Kairinen7.3
  • 18R. Marin↓86’7.7
  • 14L. MajerA↓81’7.9
  • 9L. Jović↓86’7.6
  • 25B. Varga ★↓81’9.0

Substitutes used

  • 20P. Mantalos↑72’6.9
  • 8M. Gaćinović↑86’6.3
  • 16K. Arriaga↑86’6.6
  • 90Zine↑81’6.7
  • 10O. Zubkov↑81’6.9

Unused: A. Brignoli, Marios Balamotis, D. Vida, M. Georgiev, D. Kaloskamis, D. Kutesa

Coach: Marko Nikolic

Levski Sofia 4-3-3

925.0 S. Vutsov(G)
205.9 Álex Centelles 316.3 N. Serafimov 507.2 K. Dimitrov 215.9 Aldair
36.0 Maicon ↓63’ 196.6 E. El Moubarik 356.5 Serginho ↓82’
76.3 Reinaldo ↓63’ 177.2 Everton Bala ↓63’ 116.9 A. Oko-Flex ↓76’
  • 92S. Vutsov (G)5.0
  • 20Álex Centelles5.9
  • 31N. Serafimov6.3
  • 50K. Dimitrov7.2
  • 21Aldair5.9
  • 3Maicon↓63’6.0
  • 19E. El Moubarik6.6
  • 35Serginho↓82’6.5
  • 7Reinaldo↓63’6.3
  • 17Everton Bala↓63’7.2
  • 11A. Oko-Flex↓76’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 22M. Soula↑76’6.3
  • 10A. Mitkov↑82’6.9
  • 18G. Trdin↑63’6.7
  • 9J. Perea↑63’6.3
  • 27D. Kusso↑63’6.7

Unused: M. Lukov, O. Vladimirov, C. Makoun, Hevertton Santos, A. Raychev, S. Stoyanchov

Coach: Julio Velazquez

Player stats

Top rated
B. VargaAEK Athens FC9.0
2nd
Filipe RelvasAEK Athens FC7.9
3rd
L. RotaAEK Athens FC7.9

AEK Athens FC

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Strakosha G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 61% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
S. Pilios D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 33 7 0 0/0 2/2 7.2
Filipe Relvas D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 94% 65 1 3 0/1 0/0 7.9
H. Moukoudi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 41 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.2
L. Rota D 90 0 1 0 (0) 4 92% 53 4 3 1/1 0/0 7.9
A. Koita F 72 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 19 0 0 1/2 4/0 6.7
K. Kairinen M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 52 3 0 0/0 2/0 7.3
R. Marin M 86 1 0 3 (3) 0 88% 59 1 1 1/1 5/1 7.7
L. Majer M 81 0 1 2 (1) 2 93% 41 3 1 1/1 1/0 7.9
L. Jović F 86 1 0 2 (1) 2 88% 16 0 0 0/1 0/4 7.6
B. Varga F 81 2 0 2 (2) 0 69% 13 2 0 0/2 0/1 9.0
P. Mantalos M 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 9 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
M. Gaćinović M 4 0 0 2 (0) 0 — 0 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
K. Arriaga D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
Zine F 9 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
O. Zubkov M 9 0 0 0 (0) 1 33% 3 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.9

Levski Sofia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Vutsov G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 73% 37 0 0 0/0 0/1 5.0
Álex Centelles D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 45 1 0 0/1 0/0 5.9
N. Serafimov D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 57 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
K. Dimitrov D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 54 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Aldair D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 50 4 1 2/4 2/7 5.9
Maicon D 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 14 1 1 0/3 0/0 6.0
E. El Moubarik M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 93% 72 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.6
Serginho M 82 0 0 0 (0) 2 96% 47 0 0 0/1 2/3 6.5
Reinaldo F 63 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Everton Bala F 63 0 0 2 (1) 1 93% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Oko-Flex F 76 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 22 0 0 3/4 0/2 6.9
M. Soula F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Mitkov M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 1 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
G. Trdin M 27 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 22 1 0 1/1 2/0 6.7
J. Perea F 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.3
D. Kusso F 27 0 0 2 (2) 0 75% 8 0 0 1/3 0/1 6.7

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