AEK undefeated in 11 consecutive European matches
In clinging on for an heroic 1:1 draw against Celtic in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, AEK made it 11 consecutive European matches without defeat since August 2, 2017.
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Following last year’s 0:2 and 0:1 losses to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, Super League winners AEK have refused to be beaten on the continent, reaching the 2017/2018 UEFA Europa League Last 32 without conceding a single defeat in the tournament and registering a battling draw in Glasgow in yesterday’s Champions League third qualifying round tie.
Despite falling behind to an early Callum McGregor goal, the Kitrinomavri struck back with a superb marker from the impressive Viktor Klonaridis, before Konstantinos Galanopoulos was sent off for two yellow cards in the second half. Nevertheless, classy defending kept Celtic at bay and AEK made it 11 successive European games unbeaten. Next Tuesday, AEK host Celtic at the Olympic Stadium in Athens looking to extend that statistic.
Here are the results of those 11 matches in the Europa League and Champions League:
Club Brugge - AEK - 0:0 (Europa League)
AEK - Club Brugge - 3:0 (Europa League)
Rijeka - AEK - 1:2 (Europa League)
AEK - Austria Vienna - 2:2 (Europa League)
AC Milan - AEK - 0:0 (Europa League)
AEK - AC Milan - 0:0 (Europa League)
AEK - Rijeka - 2:2 (Europa League)
Austria Vienna - AEK - 0:0 (Europa League)
AEK - Dynamo Kyiv - 1:1 (Europa League)
Dynamo Kyiv - AEK - 0:0 (Europa League)
Celtic - AEK - 1:1 (Champions League)
