Champions League
Why AEK would rather play Dinamo Zagreb than Astana in the third qualifying round of the Champions League
AEK meets the winner of the match Dinamo Zagreb – Astana in the third qualifying round of the Champions League and wants to face the Croatians because if they knock them out, they will definitely be among the strengths in the playoffs of the competition.
UEFA carried out the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League on Monday (24/7) and named AEK’s first opponent on the way back to the group stage, with the Greek double on course to become the winners of Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) – Astana (Kazakhstan).
In fact, Union has a clear preference for this particular pair, namely for Dinamo Zagreb, because if they get to the third qualifying round and qualify against the Croatians, they will definitely be among the strongmen in the playoffs, as Dinamo have the second highest coefficient that can appear on the path of this year’s champions.
It is recalled that something similar happened five years ago, when AEK eliminated Celtic in the third qualifying round of the Champions League and “exploited” the high coefficient of the “Celts”, treated Vidy as strong in the playoffs, and then secured a ticket to the Golden Groups.
Source: Sport 24
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