AEK Athens FC hosts Leicester City in round 2 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 29th at Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spiros Louis" (Athens)
AEK managed to save last season precisely due to the invitation of the ex-coach of Moscow Spartak. The Italian was able to raise his men to 3rd place, which guaranteed participation in the Europa League. Having had a good start in the new draw, the Greeks pleasantly surprised us in the current European Cup. They were far from the favorite even in the match with St. Gallen but managed to win in Switzerland. And most importantly, AEK was able to beat the quite experienced and stellar Wolfsburg in the decisive round of the Europa League qualification. The Ukrainians (Chygrynskiy and Shakhov) played a full match against the Germans. They also tried to help resist Braga in Portugal last Thursday. The Double-headed Eagles looked good in the first half but conceded just before the whistle. And the Portuguese scored two more goals in the second half (3:0).
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Of course, the Foxes do not change the lineup completely. It seems that Kasper Schmeichel is simply irreplaceable, and he managed to neutralize Zorya's dangerous shots at the beginning of the first half. But there were also substitutes against the Ukrainians (for example, Christian Fuchs, who helped the team to take a sensational champion’s title under Ranieri). We can also add Maddison, who was one of the most promising midfielders in the Premier League a year ago, but now he mainly comes off the bench. And Kelechi Iheanacho became the hero of the hammering victory over Viktor Skripnik's team - he assisted twice and set the final score. On Sunday, Leicester played against Arsenal and gained an extremely difficult away victory (0:1). Of course, we are waiting for a new portion of rotation performed by Rogers.
Despite its status of a legendary Premier League champion, Leicester City has played in European Cups only a few times in its history. Therefore, the Foxes have never played against Greek teams. In the first round, Rogers fielded a rather powerful squad and showed that he doesn’t disregard the Europa League. And his team must gain victory in Athens.
Prediction for the match: Leicester to win
