Champions League
AEK to the world: “We honor Michalis’ memory by protecting the team”
AEK, in its new announcement, urged the people who will be at OPAP Arena for Saturday’s match against Dinamo Zagreb to be extra careful and honor Michalis Katsouri’s memory by protecting the Union.
AEK is hosting on Saturday (19.8.). 21:45, COSMOTE SPORT 1HD, LIVE Sportish) In the second leg of the 2-1 draw in Croatia, Dinamo Zagreb made a new announcement urging people who will be at the OPAP Arena on Saturday to be extra careful and warning of the strict measures that will apply both inside and outside the pitch.
The title of AEK’s announcement is typical: “We honor the memory of Michalis by protecting AEK.”
The relevant announcement states:
“Due to the importance of the game against Dinamo Zagreb, PAE AEK feel the need to reach out to our fans again, not only for competitive reasons.
The aim is to celebrate together a great qualification and an equally important victory for a smooth running of the race. We can and must do it. We reiterate: nothing will honor the memory of Michalis on Saturday night other than qualifying and not putting AEK in jeopardy.
The strict measures and the way in which they will be respected are now being imposed primarily by the Greek government and from the very beginning by UEFA itself. The presence of the police is a key element of these measures and this necessity must be respected in all respects. Anything else just destroys AEK. Not less.
Nobody should leave the stadium without a ticket! From 6.45 p.m., when the stadium gates open, no one will go through the strict pre-checks without a ticket.
Nobody should attempt to enter the stadium with a backpack or bag. These too will be removed at the pre-checks and nobody will pass them.
Any offensive behavior may result in grandstand closure in subsequent games or even a home penalty.
There is no place for a sparkler, laser or smoke generator to appear in the stadium for even a second.
No one in the aisles of the stands. The corridors must be empty, otherwise AEK will be penalized.
No banners with content that indicates the start of the game or our opponents that could cause serious problems for AEK.
No one in the stadium with an unticketed child. No child gets in without a ticket and it will cause inconvenience to everyone at the entrances.
Everyone at the stadium as early as possible to avoid queues and inconveniences. There is a very strict control process.
Keep proof of identity with you in case required by the relevant authorities.
Everything will be as it should be if we take our minds off of something other than racing and trying to qualify with the warm support of the team. This is what the honor in memory of our Michael demands above all!!!
Any harm done to our team is also an insult to the memory of our man who was unjustly lost. If we are not who we should be, we will only harm AEK and ourselves.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We are sure that you will put the well-being of AEK above everything and everyone and only with your voice and passion will you lead the team to a great European success.”
Source: Sport 24
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We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.
This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.
All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua
Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.
In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.
Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.
It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.
Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.
Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.
If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.
Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage
(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)
UEFA Club Rankings 2026
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Source: Sport UA
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Champions League
Pedri commented on the new format of the Champions League: An unexpected look from a football player
Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
Source: Sport UA
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Earlier, English Manchester City played a match against French Monaco in a new round of the UEFA Champions League.
After the match, the head coach of the “Locals” Pep Guardiola commented on the performance of the powerful team.
“In football you can always perform better – and this is the result. Our game today was very good in many ways. And step by step we will improve our results.”
Ale mi gave many speeches today in the right way. We created many scoring opportunities and found Phil Foden active in the first half. Most Gravians played at a fairly high level.
Previously, they did not let their opponents create anything, but created the chances themselves. We adapted very well to the superniks and played very well. This is my opinion.
If you get a good match on the right side, of course you have to… Today we got a great ball, that’s all I can tell you right away.
Holland? It’s really good. He plays to score goals. He struggled with three centre-backs and two supporting defenders in front of him, and it wasn’t easy for his partners to know that. Ale, we can work hard to score goals.
Tse bula spravdi garna gra. We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t defend perfectly against a free kick, which would have been quite a few, and we conceded a penalty, which was awarded when the ball hit the first one… well, that’s it.
Referee? “I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” said the Spanish footballer.
In the coming round, English Manchester City will visit Spanish Villarreal.
Source: Football UA
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