Painful defeats for PAOK, AEK, and Panathinaikos in Europe

Despite taking the lead, PAOK yet suffered a 3-1 decision to Celta astatine Balaídos successful Matchday 2 of the Europa League League Phase. This effect leaves Razvan Lucescu’s broadside with conscionable 1 point.

Giorgos Giakoumakis (37′) opened the scoring for the “black-and-whites,” but the hosts responded with goals from Iago Aspas (45’+2′), Borja Iglesias (53′), and Williot Swedberg (70′) to assertion their archetypal win of the play aft 8 failed attempts successful La Liga and Europe.

Conference League: Celje extremity AEK’s unbeaten run

In Slovenia, AEK’s unbeaten tally this play came to an end. Celje defeated the “Double-Headed Eagle” 3-1 successful the opening crippled of the Conference League League Phase, making the cleanable start to their campaign.

AEK had taken the pb successful the 7th infinitesimal done Kutessa, but Celje rallied backmost with a hat-trick from MVP Franjo Kovacevic (34′, 55′, 80′).

Celje dominated the archetypal half-hour, astatine times playing dazzling, modern football. AEK’s aboriginal extremity came fortuitously: Kutessa struck a alternatively harmless changeable from extracurricular the box, which deflected disconnected a defender’s leg, changing people and uncovering the nett by sheer luck.

Shocking location decision for Panathinaikos against Go Ahead Eagles astatine OAKA (2-1)

Just a week aft their large distant win successful Bern, Panathinaikos cancelled retired that success by suffering a daze decision astatine OAKA to Go Ahead Eagles, 2-1, successful Europa League League Phase Matchday 2.

The “Greens” went up successful the 55th infinitesimal with a extremity from Swiderski but then allowed space to the Dutch side, conceding two goals from Schmidt successful the 75th and 82nd minutes to slump to a dispiriting loss.

Panathinaikos started strongly, with their archetypal effort successful the 1st infinitesimal when Tete’s changeable flew implicit De Busschere’s bar. At 10′, Swiderski turned brilliantly and fired wrong the box, but Kramer blocked conscionable successful time. At 13′, different Tete strike wrong the country was kept retired with a superb prevention by the Dutch goalkeeper.

Four-star AEK Larnaca against AZ Alkmaar

Cypriot shot enjoyed a immense boost arsenic AEK Larnaca opened their Conference League League Phase run with a stunning 4-0 victory implicit AZ Alkmaar astatine the AEK Arena.

Crucial to the win was AZ going down to 10 men astir immediately, arsenic Penetra was sent disconnected with a straight reddish paper successful the 2nd minute, leaving the Dutch broadside undermanned for astir the full game.

Omonia undone from the punishment spot

Omonia enactment successful a strong show against Germany’s Mainz, but an Amiri punishment successful the 75th infinitesimal was capable to springiness the visitors a 1-0 win astatine GSP Stadium and their archetypal three points successful the Conference League League Phase.