UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion HNK Rijeka - Rijeka Thursday 14 September 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) HNK Rijeka Group D - Matchday 1 AEK Athens FC

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14

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Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams HNK Rijeka - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 22/08/2017 PO HNK Rijeka - Olympiacos FC Rijeka Marin 25 agg: 1-3 Odjidja 66, Romao 16/08/2017 PO Olympiacos FC - HNK Rijeka 2-1 Piraeus 90+3; Heber 42

AEK Athens FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Buljat 90; Scocco 50 HNK Hajduk Split - AEK Athens 01/12/2010 GS 1-3 Split (P), Manolas 61, FC Blanco 84 Djebbour 12, AEK Athens FC - HNK Hajduk Liberopoulos 65, 16/09/2010 GS 3-1 Athens Split Scocco 89; Ibričić 29 (P)

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lakis 31, Tsiartas 38, 3-2 Konstantinidis 79; 30/10/2001 R2 AEK Athens FC - NK Osijek Athens agg: 5-3 Rodrigo Ramos 15 (og), Mitu 43 Mijatovic 71; 18/10/2001 R2 NK Osijek - AEK Athens FC 1-2 Osijek Zagorakis 6, Nikolaidis 70

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers GNK Dinamo Zagreb - AEK 3-0 Lamza 45, Zambata 16/09/1964 PR Zagreb Athens FC agg: 3-2 50, Jerković 57 AEK Athens FC - GNK Dinamo Papaioannou 75, 09/09/1964 PR 2-0 Athens Zagreb Nestoridis 80

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA HNK Rijeka 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 AEK Athens FC 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 13 8

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• #EQUALGAME This week, football fans watching UEFA Europa League matches in stadiums, online and on TV will witness the premiere of the new UEFA RESPECT TV ads, called #EqualGame. The adverts feature Ada Hegerberg, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and amateur players and will run throughout the season to promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in European Football with the motto "Everyone has the right to enjoy football, no matter who you are, where you're from, or how you play." More information on the campaign and on the advertisements can be found in the accompanying media release and on the campaign website: www.equalgame.com. Rijeka are up against Greek opposition for a third successive European game, and will hope for a better result in their UEFA Europa League Group D opener against AEK Athens. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Rijeka enter the group stage after losing to another Greek club, Olympiacos, in the UEFA Champions League play- offs. They went down 2-1 in Piraeus and 1-0 at home in their first fixtures against Greek opponents. • AEK have won five of their six previous matches against Croatian teams, the only disappointment in that run a 3-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb (then representing Yugoslavia) in a 1964 European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round game. Form guide • Since beating TNS home and away in July, Rijeka are without a win in four European matches (D2 L2) this season and have not scored in their last two UEFA home fixtures, against Salzburg and Olympiacos; however, they are yet to lose a group stage home game (W2 D4). • AEK have not scored in their last three European away fixtures (D2 L1), including a defeat at CSKA Moskva in this season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. Indeed, prior to their 3-0 home victory over Club Brugge in the UEFA Europa League play-offs, they had not scored – home or away – in five European matches. • Croatian title winners for the first time last season, Rijeka are embarking on their third UEFA Europa League group stage campaign but have yet to reach the knockout phase. • Winners of Greece's end-of-season UEFA Champions League play-offs, AEK have had five previous UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, most recently in 2011/12. They have only once reached the round of 32, in 2007/08. Links and trivia • The journey from Athens to Rijeka is around 1,100km. • Rijeka boast Greek talent in the form of former Panathinaikos winger Charis Mavrias; he and AEK's Lazaros Christodoulopoulos were Greens team-mates from 2010–13. • AEK have a Croatian player, former Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split trainee Marko Livaja; on loan from Las Palmas, he has never played senior football in his native country. • Livaja and Rijeka's Florentin Matei were on the books at Italian side Cesena in 2011/12. • AEK's won the UEFA Cup as a Shakhtar Donetsk player in 2009. The coaches • Rijeka's longest-serving coach, Slovenian Matjaž Kek was hired in 2013 and steered the team to their first league championship and fourth Croatian Cup in 2016/17. A defender and coach at Maribor, where his father and son also played, he was Slovenia boss from 2007–11. • Manolo Jiménez returned for a second spell as AEK coach in January 2017, having led the club to 2010/11 Greek Cup glory during his first stint. The former Sevilla left-back has also coached Sevilla, Real Zaragoza and al-Rayyan.

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HNK Rijeka Formed: 1946 Nickname: Riječki bijeli (Rijeka Whites) UEFA club competition honours • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic title: 1 (2017) National cup: 6 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: third qualifying round 2015/16: second qualifying round 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: group stage 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: third qualifying round 2008/09: UEFA Intertoto Cup first round 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Rijeka v Prestatyn Town 18/07/13, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-5: The New Saints v Rijeka 18/07/17, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg 1-5: Vikingur v Rijeka 31/07/14, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rijeka v Aberdeen 16/07/15, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg 0-3: Rijeka v Partizan 04/08/99, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Vitória Guimarães v Rijeka 19/09/13, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0: Rijeka v Prestatyn Town (see above) • Biggest away win 1-5: Vikingur v Rijeka (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rijeka v Aberdeen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Vitória Guimarães v Rijeka (see above)

AEK Athens Formed: 1924 Nickname: Kitrinomavri (Yellow and Blacks) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)

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League title: 11 (1994) Greek Cup: 15 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: third qualifying round 2015/16: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2011/12: group stage 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: second qualifying round 2007/08: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: AEK v Grevenmacher 09/08/01, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Maccabi Haifa v AEK 12/12/02, UEFA Cup third round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: AEK v Sevilla 03/09/07, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg 0-3 on two occasions, most recently v Zenit 16/12/10, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-2: Monaco v AEK 18/09/63, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v Barcelona 22/02/01, UEFA Cup fourth round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: AEK v Grevenmacher (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: Maccabi Haifa v AEK (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: AEK v Zenit (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v Barcelona (see above)

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HNK Rijeka Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 12 Simon Sluga CRO 17/03/1993 24 - 6 - - - 5 - - - 7 - 32 Andrej Prskalo CRO 01/05/1987 30 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - 33 Ivor Pandur CRO 25/03/2000 17 ------34 Lovro Majkić CRO 08/10/1999 17 ------Defenders 3 Jason Davidson AUS 29/06/1991 26 ------4 Roberto Punčec CRO 27/10/1991 25 - - - - - 5 - 5 - 7 - 8 Leonard Zuta SWE 09/08/1992 25 - 4 - - - 8 - - - 7 - 13 Dario Župarić CRO 03/05/1992 25 - 6 - - - 7 1 - - 6 - 18 Josip Elez CRO 25/04/1994 23 - 6 - - - 4 - - - 8 - 26 Mate Maleš CRO 11/03/1989 28 - 5 - - - 6 - 6 - 20 - 29 Marko Vešović MNE 28/08/1991 26 - 6 - - - 6 1 5 - 29 1 43 Ivan Smolčić CRO 17/08/2000 17 ------46 Luka Mikulica CRO 06/07/1999 18 ------50 Dominik Mulac CRO 03/02/1999 18 ------Midfielders 10 Florentin Matei ROU 15/04/1993 24 - 3 2 - - 6 1 - - 5 2 11 Matic Črnic SVN 12/06/1992 25 - 3 - - - 2 - 7 1 17 4 14 Maxwell Acosty GHA 10/09/1991 26 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 20 Alexander Gorgon AUT 28/10/1988 28 - 6 1 - - 7 5 6 1 15 2 24 Domagoj Pavičić CRO 09/03/1994 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 10 - 27 Josip Mišić CRO 28/06/1994 23 - 6 1 - - 8 1 - - 11 1 28 Filip Bradarić CRO 11/01/1992 25 - 6 - - - 7 2 - - 13 - 35 Charis Mavrias GRE 21/02/1994 23 - - - - - 1 - 6 - 11 2 44 Ivan Lepinjica CRO 09/07/1999 18 ------87 Matej Šantek CRO 25/12/1999 17 ------99 Jasmin Čeliković BIH 07/01/1999 18 ------Forwards 7 Zoran Kvržić CRO 07/08/1988 29 - 3 - - - 6 1 12 1 33 7 9 Heber BRA 10/08/1991 26 - 6 1 - - 8 3 - - 10 2 17 Mario Gavranović SUI 24/11/1989 27 - 6 3 - - 6 3 - - 14 4 21 Jakov Puljić CRO 04/08/1993 24 ------3 - 40 Dino Dukadjin CRO 22/04/1999 18 ------45 Matej Vuk CRO 10/06/2000 17 ------Coach - Matjaž Kek SVN 09/09/1961 56 - 6 - - - - - 14 - 44 -

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AEK Athens FC Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 16 Panagiotis Tsintotas GRE 04/07/1993 24 ------22 Giannis Anestis GRE 09/03/1991 26 - 2 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 6 - 87 Panagiotis Ntounis GRE 29/03/1997 20 ------Defenders 2 Michalis Bakakis GRE 18/03/1991 26 - 2 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 3 Hélder Lopes POR 04/01/1989 28 - 1 - 2 - - - 2 - 3 - 7 - 4 Ognjen Vranješ BIH 24/10/1989 27 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 4 - 14 - 12 Rodrigo Galo BRA 19/09/1986 30 - 1 - 1 - - - 2 - 1 - 5 - 15 Uroš Ćosić SRB 24/10/1992 24 - 1 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 5 - 19 Dmytro Chygrynskiy UKR 07/11/1986 30 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 16 - 54 1 33 Giorgos Giannoutsos GRE 16/07/1998 19 ------55 Adam Tzanetopoulos GRE 10/02/1995 22 ------Midfielders 6 Astrit Ajdarević SWE 17/04/1990 27 - 1 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - Lazaros 7 GRE 19/12/1986 30 - 2 - 2 1 - - 1 - 16 2 35 5 Christodoulopoulos 8 André Simões POR 16/12/1989 27 - 2 - 2 2 - - 1 - - - 6 2 18 Jakob Johansson SWE 21/06/1990 27 - 2 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 16 1 20 GRE 31/08/1991 26 - 2 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 10 - 21 Panagiotis Kone GRE 26/07/1987 30 ------6 1 7 1 25 Kostas Galanopoulos GRE 28/12/1997 19 - 1 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 29 Patito Rodríguez ARG 04/05/1990 27 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 30 Arnór Ingvi Traustason ISL 30/04/1993 24 ------2 - 5 - 8 - 32 Paris Bampis GRE 17/07/1999 18 ------40 Andreas Vlachomitros GRE 03/07/1997 20 ------1 - - - - - 77 Christos Giousis GRE 08/02/1999 18 ------Forwards 9 Giorgos Giakoumakis GRE 09/12/1994 22 - 1 ------1 - 10 Marko Livaja CRO 26/08/1993 24 - 2 - 1 - - - 3 - 6 4 10 4 11 Sergio Araujo ARG 28/01/1992 25 ------1 1 - - - - 14 Tasos Bakasetas GRE 28/06/1993 24 ------1 1 3 - 13 1 28 Viktor Klonaridis BEL 28/07/1992 25 - 2 - 2 - - - 3 1 6 1 15 2 70 Christos Antoniou GRE 14/02/1998 19 ------Coach - Manuel Jiménez ESP 26/01/1964 53 - 2 - 2 - - - - - 12 - 31 -

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HNK Rijeka Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 11/07/2017 UCL The New Saints FC (H) W 2-0 J. Mišić 4, Matei 69 15/07/2017 League NK Slaven Koprivnica (H) W 2-0 Gorgon 22, Vešović 72 Matei 41, Gavranović 54, 79, Gorgon 61, 18/07/2017 UCL The New Saints FC (A) W 5-1 Ristovski 64 Kvržić 25, Župarić 45, Mesarić 79 (og), 22/07/2017 League NK Rudeš (H) W 4-1 Gavranović 87 26/07/2017 UCL FC Salzburg (A) D 1-1 Gavranović 30 29/07/2017 League NK Istra 1961 (H) W 2-0 Gorgon 66, Gojković 74 (og) 02/08/2017 UCL FC Salzburg (H) D 0-0 07/08/2017 League NK Osijek (A) L 0-1 11/08/2017 League GNK Dinamo Zagreb (H) L 0-2 16/08/2017 UCL Olympiacos FC (A) L 1-2 Heber 42 19/08/2017 League NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (H) W 2-1 Bradarić 81, Matei 90+4 22/08/2017 UCL Olympiacos FC (H) L 0-1 26/08/2017 League NK Inter Zaprešić (A) W 3-1 Heber 6, 34, Gavranović 56 Gavranović 2, Gorgon 4, 42, 90+2, Heber 09/09/2017 League HNK Cibalia (H) W 7-0 50, Bradarić 52, J. Mišić 68 14/09/2017 UEL AEK Athens FC (H) 17/09/2017 League HNK Hajduk Split (A) 20/09/2017 Cup NK Vrbovec (A) 23/09/2017 League NK Slaven Koprivnica (A) 28/09/2017 UEL AC Milan (A) 01/10/2017 League NK Rudeš (A) 14/10/2017 League NK Istra 1961 (A) 19/10/2017 UEL FK Austria Wien (A) 21/10/2017 League NK Osijek (H) 28/10/2017 League GNK Dinamo Zagreb (A) 02/11/2017 UEL FK Austria Wien (H) 04/11/2017 League NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (A) 18/11/2017 League NK Inter Zaprešić (H) 23/11/2017 UEL AEK Athens FC (A) 25/11/2017 League HNK Cibalia (A) 02/12/2017 League HNK Hajduk Split (H) 07/12/2017 UEL AC Milan (H) 09/12/2017 League NK Slaven Koprivnica (H) 16/12/2017 League NK Rudeš (A) 10/02/2018 League NK Istra 1961 (H) 17/02/2018 League NK Osijek (A) 24/02/2018 League GNK Dinamo Zagreb (H) 03/03/2018 League NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (H) 10/03/2018 League NK Inter Zaprešić (A) 17/03/2018 League HNK Cibalia (H) 31/03/2018 League HNK Hajduk Split (A)

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HNK Rijeka 07/04/2018 League NK Slaven Koprivnica (A) 14/04/2018 League NK Rudeš (H) 18/04/2018 League NK Istra 1961 (A) 21/04/2018 League NK Osijek (H) 28/04/2018 League GNK Dinamo Zagreb (A) 05/05/2018 League NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (A) 09/05/2018 League NK Inter Zaprešić (H) 12/05/2018 League HNK Cibalia (A) 19/05/2018 League HNK Hajduk Split (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 7 1 0 20 4 22 2 HNK Rijeka 8 6 0 2 20 6 18 3 HNK Hajduk Split 8 5 1 2 16 9 16 4 NK Osijek 8 4 3 1 13 8 15 5 NK Slaven Koprivnica 8 3 1 4 6 9 10 6 HNK Cibalia 8 3 0 5 9 19 9 7 NK Inter Zaprešić 8 2 2 4 10 15 8 8 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 8 2 1 5 10 14 7 9 NK Istra 1961 8 1 2 5 5 12 5 10 NK Rudeš 8 0 3 5 7 20 3

AEK Athens FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 25/07/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (H) L 0-2 02/08/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (A) L 0-1 17/08/2017 UEL Club Brugge (A) D 0-0 20/08/2017 League Panetolikos GFS (H) W 2-0 Hugo Almeida 14 (P), J. Johansson 75 Christodoulopoulos 27 (P), André Simões 24/08/2017 UEL Club Brugge (H) W 3-0 39, 90+1 27/08/2017 League PAS Giannina FC (A) D 0-0 Mantalos 4, Klonaridis 34, Bakasetas 74, 10/09/2017 League AE Larissa FC (H) W 4-0 Araujo 86 14/09/2017 UEL HNK Rijeka (A) 17/09/2017 League Lamia 19/09/2017 Cup Lamia (H) 24/09/2017 League Olympiacos FC (H) 28/09/2017 UEL FK Austria Wien (H) 01/10/2017 League Asteras Tripolis FC (A) 15/10/2017 League Xanthi FC (A) 19/10/2017 UEL AC Milan (A) 23/10/2017 League Atromitos FC (H) 29/10/2017 League Panionios GSS (A) 02/11/2017 UEL AC Milan (H) 05/11/2017 League PAOK FC (H) 19/11/2017 League Panathinaikos FC (A)

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AEK Athens FC 23/11/2017 UEL HNK Rijeka (H) 27/11/2017 League Platanias FC (H) 28/11/2017 Cup Kallithea FC (A) 03/12/2017 League Levadiakos FC (A) 07/12/2017 UEL FK Austria Wien (A) 11/12/2017 League Kerkyra FC (H) 16/12/2017 League Apollon Smyrnis FC (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AEK Athens FC 3 2 1 0 6 0 7 2 Olympiacos FC 3 2 1 0 6 2 7 3 Panionios GSS 3 2 1 0 4 1 7 4 PAOK FC 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 5 Xanthi FC 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 6 PAS Giannina FC 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 7 Lamia 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 8 Atromitos FC 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 9 Levadiakos FC 3 0 3 0 1 1 3 10 Kerkyra FC 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 11 Panetolikos GFS 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 12 Platanias FC 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 13 Apollon Smyrnis FC 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 14 Asteras Tripolis FC 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 15 AE Larissa FC 3 0 1 2 2 9 1 16 Panathinaikos FC * 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 * Panathinaikos FC have had 2 point(s) deducted

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UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (11/07/2017) HNK Rijeka 2-0 The New Saints FC Goals: 1-0 J. Mišić 4, 2-0 Matei 69 HNK Rijeka: Sluga, Ristovski, Zuta (63 Matei), Heber, Župarić, Gavranović (87 Črnic), Elez, Gorgon (78 Maleš), J. Mišić, Bradarić, Vešović (18/07/2017) The New Saints FC 1-5 HNK Rijeka (agg: 1-7) Goals: 0-1 Matei 41, 0-2 Gavranović 54, 0-3 Gorgon 61, 0-4 Ristovski 64, 1-4 A. Cieślewicz 69, 1-5 Gavranović 79 HNK Rijeka: Sluga, Ristovski, Zuta, Heber (62 Đoković), Matei, Župarić, Elez, Gorgon (68 Črnic), J. Mišić, Bradarić, Vešović (52 Gavranović)

Third qualifying round (26/07/2017) FC Salzburg 1-1 HNK Rijeka Goals: 0-1 Gavranović 30, 1-1 Hwang 49 HNK Rijeka: Sluga, Ristovski, Kvržić (72 Zuta), Heber (58 Maleš), Župarić, Gavranović (87 Jelić), Elez, Gorgon, J. Mišić, Bradarić, Vešović (02/08/2017) HNK Rijeka 0-0 FC Salzburg (agg: 1-1) HNK Rijeka: Sluga, Ristovski, Kvržić (87 Heber), Župarić, Gavranović (74 Jelić), Elez, Gorgon, Maleš, J. Mišić, Bradarić, Vešović

Play-off (16/08/2017) Olympiacos FC 2-1 HNK Rijeka Goals: 0-1 Heber 42, 1-1 Odjidja 66, 2-1 Romao 90+3 HNK Rijeka: Sluga, Zuta, Heber (88 Martić), Župarić, Gavranović (72 Jelić), Elez, Gorgon (78 Črnic), Maleš, J. Mišić, Bradarić, Vešović (22/08/2017) HNK Rijeka 0-1 Olympiacos FC (agg: 1-3) Goals: 0-1 Marin 25 HNK Rijeka: Sluga (51 Prskalo), Heber, Župarić, Gavranović, Elez, Gorgon (61 Kvržić), Maleš, J. Mišić, Bradarić (77 Matei), Vešović, Martić

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AEK Athens FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FK Austria Wien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HNK Rijeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) HNK Rijeka-AEK Athens FC Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) AC Milan-HNK Rijeka Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FK Austria Wien-HNK Rijeka

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Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) HNK Rijeka-FK Austria Wien Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) AEK Athens FC-HNK Rijeka Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) HNK Rijeka-AC Milan AEK Athens FC

UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (25/07/2017) AEK Athens FC 0-2 PFC CSKA Moskva Goals: 0-1 Dzagoev 45+1, 0-2 Wernbloom 56 AEK Athens FC: Anestis, Bakakis, Vranješ, Ajdarević, Christodoulopoulos (71 Rodríguez), André Simões (60 Klonaridis), Livaja (60 Hugo Almeida), Rodrigo Galo, J. Johansson, Chygrynskiy, Mantalos (02/08/2017) PFC CSKA Moskva 1-0 AEK Athens FC (agg: 3-0) Goals: 1-0 Natcho 74 AEK Athens FC: Anestis, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes, Vranješ, André Simões (77 Galanopoulos), Livaja (71 Christodoulopoulos), Ćosić, J. Johansson, Chygrynskiy, Mantalos, Klonaridis (77 Giakoumakis)

UEFA Europa League - Play-off (17/08/2017) Club Brugge 0-0 AEK Athens FC AEK Athens FC: Anestis, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes, Vranješ, André Simões (86 Ajdarević), Livaja, Ćosić, Chygrynskiy, Mantalos (73 J. Johansson), Galanopoulos, Klonaridis (58 Christodoulopoulos) (24/08/2017) AEK Athens FC 3-0 Club Brugge (agg: 3-0) Goals: 1-0 Christodoulopoulos 27 (P) , 2-0 André Simões 39, 3-0 André Simões 90+1 AEK Athens FC: Anestis, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes (59 J. Johansson), Vranješ, Christodoulopoulos (78 Rodrigo Galo), André Simões, Ćosić, Chygrynskiy, Mantalos, Galanopoulos, Klonaridis (67 Hugo Almeida)

Group stage Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) HNK Rijeka-AEK Athens FC Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) AEK Athens FC-FK Austria Wien Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) AC Milan-AEK Athens FC Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) AEK Athens FC-AC Milan Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) AEK Athens FC-HNK Rijeka Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) FK Austria Wien-AEK Athens FC

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Referee John Beaton (SCO) Assistant referees Douglas Potter (SCO) , Sean Carr (SCO) Additional assistant referees Alan Muir (SCO) , Euan Anderson (SCO) Fourth official Stuart Stevenson (SCO) UEFA Delegate Steen Dahrup (DEN) UEFA Referee observer Luc Wilmes (LUX)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches John Beaton 09/01/1982 9 26

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 04/08/2016 UEL 3QR HNK Hajduk Split FC Olexandriya 3-1 Split 25/08/2016 UEL PO KRC Genk NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-0 Genk 03/11/2016 UEL GS PAOK FC Qarabağ FK 0-1 Salonika

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 21/03/2013 U17 ELITE Croatia Spain 3-2 Sinj 26/03/2013 U17 ELITE Belgium Croatia 1-1 Sinj 15/11/2015 U19 QR Greece 4-0 Viseu 04/08/2016 UEL 3QR HNK Hajduk Split FC Olexandriya 3-1 Split 25/08/2016 UEL PO KRC Genk NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-0 Genk 03/11/2016 UEL GS PAOK FC Qarabağ FK 0-1 Salonika

13 HNK Rijeka - AEK Athens FC Thursday 14 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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