AEK Larnaca take on the visitors Partizan in the first leg of UEFA Europa League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 4th at AEK Arena (Larnaca).
AEK Larnaca move to a less rated European Cup. The Warriors were founded a little less than 3 decades ago, in 1994. On the one hand, during this time the team was able to build a reputation for itself, winning the cup twice and once, in 2018, the Cypriot Super Cup. On the other hand, it did not work out to become a champion - a maximum was 2nd place, including last spring. This allowed the “yellow-greens” to start in the Champions League qualification. It did not work out, although it was a shame: twice with Midtjylland, first on the road, and then at home, they tied 1-1 - but eventually lost in the penalty shootout. Now the Cypriots are moving to the Europa League, where, by the way, in 2011 and 2018, they managed to break through to the group stage.
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Partizan is now behind Crvena Zvezda. "Grobari" often took trophies back in the days of the federal Yugoslavia. And even managed, in 1966, to reach the final of the UEFA Cup. But now the main, eternal competitor, the "stars", simply has a much stronger financial base - thanks to the support of controversial sponsor Gazprom, who funds Russian killing machine. Even last season, when under the leadership of Stanojevic, it was possible to score 98 points - but all the same, Crvena Zvezda had 2 more points, and the “gold” remained with the competitors. But the Serbs showed themselves worthy in the Conference League, reaching 1/8, where they lost to the future participant in the final - Feyenoord. But now the club has a new mentor, Stolitsa. Yes, and the composition has changed quite a lot, we note the departure of such important players as Lazar Markovic, Sasha Zdelar and Marko Milovanovic. Partizan started the new season not in the best way, with the loss of points in the domestic championship. Now it's time to start in European competition.
AEK periodically entered the international arena, but did not stay there. It is not surprising that he takes the field for the first time against the Serbian giant. The game will take place in Larnaca, and the Cypriots, as well as the Serbs, are dependent on the field factor. But Partizan is an order of magnitude stronger - we bet on the victory of the visitors.
Prediction for the match: Partizan to win.
