AEK Athens vs LASK Linz, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

AEK Athens

21': Razvan Marin

FT
1 - 0

LASK Linz

About

AEK Athens are hosting LASK Linz at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Ljubicic.
3': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Lovro Majer with a through ball.
5': Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Robert Ljubicic (LASK).
9': Attempt missed. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sascha Horvath.
12': Attempt missed. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
17': Attempt saved. Melayro Bogarde (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens). Assisted by Sascha Horvath.
17': Offside, AEK Athens. Barnabás Varga is caught offside.
19': Attempt blocked. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barnabás Varga.
20': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
20': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Goal! AEK Athens 1, LASK 0. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
23': Handball by Moses Usor (LASK).
24': Foul by Alemão (LASK).
24': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Alemão.
26': Attempt blocked. Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
28': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
28': Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
29': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
35': Christoph Lang (LASK) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
38': Foul by Alemão (LASK).
38': Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
40': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
41': Attempt blocked. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Lang.
41': Attempt saved. Christoph Lang (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens).
41': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Alberto Brignoli.
42': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
42': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Melayro Bogarde (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt blocked. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
45': Attempt blocked. Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
45': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
45': Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Athens 1, LASK 0.
45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 1, LASK 0.
47': Attempt missed. Robert Ljubicic (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kasper Jørgensen.
47': Handball by Luka Jovic (AEK Athens).
49': Attempt saved. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alberto Brignoli (AEK Athens). Assisted by Moses Usor.
50': Attempt blocked. Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta with a through ball.
52': Robert Ljubicic (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Milán Vitális (AEK Athens).
52': Foul by Robert Ljubicic (LASK).
52': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
53': Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by George Bello.
55': Attempt blocked. George Bello (LASK) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Ljubicic.
55': Foul by Kasper Jørgensen (LASK).
55': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
58': Attempt missed. Alemão (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
61': Foul by Robert Ljubicic (LASK).
61': Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': George Bello (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens).
64': Offside, AEK Athens. Lovro Majer is caught offside.
64': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
65': VAR Decision: No Goal AEK Athens 1-0 LASK.
65': Substitution, LASK. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Robert Ljubicic.
65': Substitution, LASK. Florian Flecker replaces Kasper Jørgensen.
66': George Bello (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
67': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
67': Lovro Majer (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
69': Attempt blocked. Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
70': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by George Bello.
71': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
74': Substitution, LASK. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Christoph Lang.
75': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
75': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Delay in match because of an injury George Bello (LASK).
76': Delay in match because of an injury Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
79': Attempt saved. Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
80': Foul by Andrés Andrade (LASK).
80': Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Andrés Andrade (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Substitution, AEK Athens. Zine replaces Luka Jovic.
83': Attempt blocked. Milán Vitális (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
84': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Andrés Andrade.
85': Attempt blocked. Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
88': Alessandro Schöpf (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
88': Attempt blocked. Zine (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
89': Attempt missed. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zine following a fast break.
90': Alemão (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Zine (AEK Athens).
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, AEK Athens. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Aboubakary Koïta.
90'+1': Substitution, AEK Athens. Kervin Arriaga replaces Lovro Majer.
90'+1': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Sasa Kalajdzic (LASK) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 1, LASK 0.
0': Match ends, AEK Athens 1, LASK 0.

Statistics

LAS		AEK
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	3
50.9	Possession	49.1
11	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
345	Accurate Passes	341
426	Passes	405
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	6
15	Crosses	19
0.0	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	50
20	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	9
12	Effective Tackles	10
22	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	15
15	Effective Clearances	24
15	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 30,221

UEFA Champions League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	+4	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

AEK Athens (4-4-2)

No.	Name
91	Alberto Brignoli (GK)
44	Filipe Relvas
2	Harold Moukoudi
3	Stavros Pilios
12	Lazaros Rota
18	Razvan Marin
27	Milán Vitális
11	Aboubakary Koita
14	Lovro Majer
9	Luka Jovic
19	Barnabás Varga

AEK Athens Substitutes:

Domagoj Vida, Mijat Gacinovic, Kervin Arriaga, Petros Mantalos, João Mário, Zini, Marios Balamotis, Oleksandr Zubkov, Kaan Kairinen, Charalampos Lykogiannis.

LASK Linz (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Jungwirth (GK)
43	Alemão
16	Andrés Andrade
4	Xavier Mbuyamba
6	Melayro Bogarde
30	Sascha Horvath
10	Robert Ljubicic
2	George Bello
20	Kasper Jørgensen
27	Christoph Lang
8	Moses Usor

LASK Linz Substitutes:

Tobias Schützenauer, Yvan Dibango, Sasa Kalajdzic, Manoël Louis-Philippe Verhaeghe, Daniel Elfadli, Fabian Schillinger, Alessandro Schöpf, Florian Flecker, Miguel Freckleton, Krystof Danek, Nael Kane.

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