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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam Wednesday 19 September 2018 18.55CET (18.55 local time) AFC Ajax Group E - Matchday 1 AEK FC Last updated 09/05/2019 17:14CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 6 Head coach 9 Match officials 10 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Competition facts 16 Team facts 17 Legend 19

1 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/1994 GS AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC 2-0 Amsterdam Oulida 8, 78 Savevski 30; 28/09/1994 GS AEK Athens FC - AFC Ajax 1-2 Athens Litmanen 33, Kluivert 65

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 AEK Athens FC 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/11/2016 GS AFC Ajax - Panathinaikos FC 2-0 Amsterdam Schöne 40, Tete 50 Berg 5; Traoré 33, 15/09/2016 GS Panathinaikos FC - AFC Ajax 1-2 Athens Riedewald 67

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Athanasiadis 4; 03/08/2016 QR3 PAOK FC - AFC Ajax Salonika agg: 2-3 Klaassen 45+1 (P), 88 Dolberg 58; Djalma 26/07/2016 QR3 AFC Ajax - PAOK FC 1-1 Amsterdam Campos 27

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16, Salpingidis 56, Ivić 3-3 04/08/2010 QR3 PAOK FC - AFC Ajax Salonika 90+1; Luis Suárez 48, agg: 4-4 ag S. De Jong 50, Lindgren 55 Luis Suárez 13; Ivić 28/07/2010 QR3 AFC Ajax - PAOK FC 1-1 Amsterdam 73

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Witschge 36, Gorrè 04/11/1998 GS AFC Ajax - Olympiacos FC 2-0 Amsterdam 88 21/10/1998 GS Olympiacos FC - AFC Ajax 1-0 Athens Alexandris 38

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-3 Litmanen 4, 77, 17/04/1996 SF Panathinaikos FC - AFC Ajax Athens agg: 1-3 Wooter 86

2 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam

UEFA Champions League 03/04/1996 SF AFC Ajax - Panathinaikos FC 0-1 Amsterdam Warzycha 87

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Kapouranis 58; 05/11/1986 R2 Olympiacos FC - AFC Ajax Athens agg: 1-5 Wouters 90 Bosman 6, Rijkaard 22/10/1986 R2 AFC Ajax - Olympiacos FC 4-0 Amsterdam 43, Van Basten 52, Mühren 83

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 Anastopoulos 94 ET, 28/09/1983 R1 Olympiacos FC - AFC Ajax Athens agg 2-0 (aet) 118 ET 14/09/1983 R1 AFC Ajax - Olympiacos FC 0-0 Amsterdam

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/06/1971 F AFC Ajax - Panathinaikos FC 2-0 London Van Dijk 5, Haan 87

AEK Athens FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PSV Eindhoven - AEK Athens Bouma 51, Robben 05/11/2003 GS1 2-0 Eindhoven FC 63 AEK Athens FC - PSV 21/10/2003 GS1 0-1 Athens Lucius 37 Eindhoven

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Nikolaidis 14, 75, 3-3 29/09/1998 R1 AEK Athens FC - Vitesse Athens Kopitsis 69; Machlas agg: 3-6 11, 17, Reuser 55 Laros 49, Perovic 52, 15/09/1998 R1 Vitesse - AEK Athens FC 3-0 Arnhem Machlas 89

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers PSV Eindhoven - AEK Athens 3-0 04/11/1992 R2 Eindhoven Romário 5, 51, 74 FC agg: 3-1 AEK Athens FC - PSV 21/10/1992 R2 1-0 Athens Dimitriadis 53 Eindhoven

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 8 4 3 1 8 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 17 9 5 3 27 13 AEK Athens FC 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 6 5 16

3 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match background

Ajax and AEK Athens have endured a period of absence from the UEFA Champions League group stage, and both will be keen to make their presence felt from the outset in Group E. • Both clubs came through qualifying to reach this stage – three rounds in Ajax's case, two for AEK. Ajax are taking part for the first time in four seasons whereas AEK have not featured in the group stage since 2006/07 and were twice eliminated in qualifying, including last season, before making their return this year. Previous meetings • The sides' only past fixtures came in the group stage of Ajax's victorious 1994/95 UEFA Champions League campaign. The Dutch side won both fixtures, recording a 2-1 away victory in September 1994 and a 2-0 win in Amsterdam in December. • and – now Ajax's general director and director of player affairs respectively – played in both games. , father of Daley, was the Ajax captain for both matches. Form guide Ajax • Second in the last season, Ajax are in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the 14th time, but the first since 2014/15. Then their campaign ended in the group stage, for the fifth year in a row; they have not progressed from their section since 2005/06. • Ajax's 2017/18 European campaign lasted only two ties, losing to Nice in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round before a 4-2 aggregate defeat against Rosenborg (0-1 home, 2-3 away) that extended their winless run in continental competition to six matches (D2 L4). • However, Ajax are unbeaten in Europe in 2018/19, beating Sturm Graz home (2-0) and away (3-1) in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round and Standard Liège 5-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round (2-2 away, 3-0 home) before overcoming Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 in the play-offs (3-1 home, 0-0 away). • The Amsterdammers have lost only one of their last six home fixtures in the UEFA Champions League group stage (W3 D2). • Ajax's sole defeat at home to Greek clubs (W4 D3) marked a little piece of UEFA Champions League history as they went down 1-0 against Panathinaikos in the 1995/96 semi-final first leg. However, a 3-0 second-leg victory in Athens marked the first time a side had won a knockout phase tie after losing the first game at home; it has still only happened twice. Current AEK coach Marinos Ouzounidis played in the first leg for Panathinaikos, and was an unused substitute in the second. AEK • AEK are in the group stage for the fifth time – and the first since 2006/07. • All four of the Athens club's previous UEFA Champions League group campaigns have ended at that stage. • AEK have lost all four European matches in the , all without scoring; they conceded ten goals in that run. • Greek champions for the 12th time in 2017/18 – their first championship success since 1994 – AEK entered this season's UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, where they defeated Celtic 3-2 on aggregate (1-1 away, 2-1 home) to reach the play-offs. There they overcame Hungarian club Vidi 3-2 over two games (2-1 away, 1-1 home). • The home win against Celtic ended AEK's run of eight successive draws in European competition. • Last season AEK lost to CSKA Moskva in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and moved into the UEFA Europa League, where they were ultimately eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the round of 32 despite avoiding defeat in all ten of their matches in the competition (W2 D8). • This season's qualifying successes have made it 14 European games unbeaten for AEK (W4 D10). Links and trivia • Ajax striker Kaj Sierhuis was born in Athens on 27 April 1998. His father Cock Sierhuis was AEK chairman for two years before the family returned to the Netherlands in 2001. • Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has scored against Olympiacos, Asteras Tripolis and PAOK in UEFA competition for Schalke. • Ajax reserve goalkeeper played with AEK pair and Michalis Bakakis at youth level for Greece. Lamprou was born in Athens, moving to Ajax aged 13. Latest news

4 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam

Ajax • Summer transfers In: Hassane Bandé (Mechelen), (Manchester United), Dušan Tadić (Southampton), (Utrecht) Out: (Roma), Mitchell Dijks (Bologna), Nick Viergever (PSV Eindhoven), (Sydney FC, loan), Mateo Cassierra (Groningen, loan) • Ajax are on a 14-match unbeaten run (W11 D3) in all competitions stretching back to 15 April. • The Amsterdam club have won their last four Eredivisie matches, summer signing Dušan Tadić scoring in all of them – most recently Saturday's 3-0 defeat of Groningen. The Serbian international was also on target against Standard Liège and Dynamo Kyiv in UEFA Champions League qualifying. • Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has scored twice in each of Ajax's last two league matches. • made his Netherlands debut in a 2-1 friendly win against Peru on 6 September. • Ajax's new signing Hassane Bandé is expected to be out until the winter break after suffering a calf injury in a friendly against Anderlecht in early July. Joël Veltman has not played since suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury on 19 April. AEK Athens • Summer transfers In: (Las Palmas), Christos Albanis (Apollon Smyrni)*, Stratos Svarnas (unattached), (Roma, loan), Lucas Boyé (Torino, loan), (Bologna, loan), Serafim Giannikoglou (free transfer)*, Alef (Braga, loan), Giannis Gianniotas (Olympiacos) Out: Ognjen Vranješ (Anderlecht), Jakob Johansson (Rennes), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Olympiacos), Dimitris Melikiotis (Volos), Tasos Pantos (Sparta), Andreas Vlachomitros (Sparta, loan), Giannis Papadopoulos (AO Chania Kissamikos), (Tractor Sazi), Adam Tzanetopoulos (Apollon Smyrni), Giannis Anestis (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Stavros Vasilantonopoulos (PAS Lamia, loan), Pedro Vitor (Aris) *Not in UEFA Champions League squad • AEK are seven games unbeaten this season in all competitions (W5 D2). They have not lost since a 2-0 defeat by PAOK in May's Greek Cup final and beat Panionios 4-0 on Saturday to make it three Superleague wins out of three. • Marko Livaja made his international debut in Croatia's 1-1 friendly draw with Portugal on 6 September. • Lucas Boyé is yet to make his AEK debut having been sidelined by a groin problem; he is expected to return in late September.

5 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Squad list

AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 24 Andre Onana CMR 02/04/1996 22 - 6 - - - 5 - - - 24 - 26 Kostas Lamprou GRE 18/09/1991 27 ------33 CRO 10/02/2000 18 ------51 Stan van Bladeren NED 01/10/1997 20 ------Defenders 2 Rasmus Kristensen DEN 11/07/1997 21 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 16 1 3 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 26 ------8 - 39 - 4 NED 12/08/1999 19 - 6 1 - - 5 1 - - 19 1 5 Maximilian Wöber AUT 04/02/1998 20 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 5 - 17 Daley Blind NED 09/03/1990 28 - 6 - - - 5 - 26 1 59 1 27 NED 26/11/1999 18 ------28 Luis Orejuela COL 20/08/1995 23 ------31 Nicolás Tagliafico ARG 17/02/1998 20 - 5 - - - 4 - - - 5 - 35 Mitchell Bakker NED 20/06/2000 18 ------42 Navajo Bakboord NED 29/01/1999 19 ------48 Sven Botman NED 12/01/2000 18 ------ 6 NED 18/04/1997 21 - 6 1 - - 5 - - - 23 4 8 Daley Sinkgraven NED 04/07/1995 23 ------17 - 12 NED 14/11/1997 20 - 6 - - - 5 - - - 6 - 15 Carel Eiting NED 11/02/1998 20 - 4 - - - 5 - - - 4 - 19 Zakaria Labyad MAR 09/03/1993 25 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 27 7 20 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 32 - 6 1 - - 3 - 17 5 59 10 21 Frenkie De Jong NED 12/05/1997 21 - 6 - - - 5 - - - 12 - 22 MAR 19/03/1993 25 - 6 2 - - 5 2 - - 27 4 30 NED 28/01/1998 20 - 2 ------2 - 32 Václav Černý CZE 17/10/1997 20 ------5 1 36 Azor Matusiwa NED 28/04/1998 20 ------37 Noa Lang NED 17/06/1999 19 ------38 NED 16/05/2002 16 ------40 NED 05/04/2000 18 ------Forwards 7 BRA 03/03/1997 21 - 4 1 - - 4 - - - 11 1 9 Klaas Jan Huntelaar NED 12/08/1983 35 - 6 4 - - 5 6 30 14 93 54 10 Dušan Tadić SRB 20/11/1988 29 - 6 3 - - 5 4 - - 34 8 18 Hassane Bandé BFA 30/09/1998 19 ------25 DEN 06/10/1997 20 ------21 7 39 Kaj Sierhuis NED 27/04/1998 20 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 41 Dennis Johnsen NOR 17/02/1998 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - -

6 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam

AFC Ajax Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 46 Che Nunnely NED 04/02/1999 19 ------Coach - NED 02/02/1970 48 - 6 ------12 -

7 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam

AEK Athens FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Vassilis Barkas GRE 30/05/1994 24 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 6 - 16 Panagiotis Tsintotas GRE 04/07/1993 25 ------1 - 99 Panagiotis Gkinis GRE 23/01/1999 19 ------Defenders 2 Michalis Bakakis GRE 18/03/1991 27 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 16 - 3 Hélder Lopes POR 04/01/1989 29 S 3 - - - 3 - - - 15 - 4 Marios Oikonomou GRE 06/10/1992 25 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 5 Vasilis Lampropoulos GRE 31/03/1990 28 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 7 - 12 Rodrigo Galo BRA 19/09/1986 32 - 2 1 - - 1 - - - 14 1 15 Uroš Ćosić SRB 24/10/1992 25 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 10 - 19 UKR 07/11/1986 31 - - - - - 1 - 23 1 57 1 23 Niklas Hult SWE 13/02/1990 28 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 32 5 24 Stratos Svarnas GRE 11/11/1997 20 ------33 Giorgos Giannoutsos GRE 16/07/1998 20 ------Midfielders 8 André Simões POR 16/12/1989 28 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 17 2 11 Yannis Gianniotas GRE 29/04/1993 25 - - - - - 1 - - - 19 3 20 Petros Mantalos GRE 31/08/1991 27 - 3 1 - - 3 1 - - 16 2 25 Kostas Galanopoulos GRE 28/12/1997 20 - 3 - - - 2 - - - 14 - 39 Erik Morán ESP 25/05/1991 27 ------3 - 70 Foivos Mpotos GRE 20/12/2000 17 ------77 Christos Giousis GRE 08/02/1999 19 ------95 Alef BRA 28/01/1995 23 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 12 - Forwards 9 Giorgos Giakoumakis GRE 09/12/1994 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - 10 Marko Livaja CRO 26/08/1993 25 S 4 1 - - 3 1 - - 21 7 14 Tasos Bakasetas GRE 28/06/1993 25 S 3 1 - - 3 1 - - 24 2 17 Viktor Klonaridis BEL 28/07/1992 26 - 4 2 - - 2 2 - - 23 4 22 Ezequiel Ponce ARG 29/03/1997 21 - 3 - - - 3 2 - - 3 - 31 Lucas Boye ITA 28/02/1996 22 ------Coach - Marinos Ouzounidis GRE 10/10/1968 49 - 4 ------15 -

8 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Head coach Erik ten Hag Date of birth: 2 February 1970 Nationality: Dutch Playing career: Twente (three times), , RKC Waalwijk, Utrecht Coaching career: Twente (youth, assistant), PSV Eindhoven (assistant), , Bayern München II, Utrecht, Ajax • Born in Haaksbergen in the east Netherlands close to Enschede, Ten Hag's early days were spent with local club Bon Boys before a move to the youth department of Twente, where he made his professional debut aged 19 in December 1989. • A defensive and defender, he then spent two seasons with De Graafschap, winning promotion to Eredivisie in his first, before returning to Twente for two years. Ten Hag moved on to single-season stays at both RKC Waalwijk and Utrecht, and then returned to Twente again in 1996, this time for good. • Reached the last 16 of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup, losing to Auxerre, and in 2001 he won his only silverware with the club, 's team beating PSV Eindhoven on penalties in the Dutch Cup final with Ten Hag as captain. • After ending his playing career in 2002 he became head of Twente's youth department, also working as assistant coach for several years, alongside Rutten from 2006/07. Followed the head coach to PSV in 2009, serving as his assistant for three seasons. • Took his first post as head coach at Go Ahead Eagles, winning promotion to the Dutch top flight in his 2012/13 debut season, before moving on to Bayern München's second team, winning the Regionalliga title in 2014 and working with Josep Guardiola. Took over at Utrecht in summer 2015, winning the award as the Netherlands' coach of the year 12 months later. Succeeded at Ajax in December 2017, leading the club to second place in the Eredivisie at the end of that campaign and into the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in four years. Marinos Ouzounidis Date of birth: 10 October 1968 Nationality: Greek Playing career: Apollon Kalamaria, Xanthi, Panathinaikos, Le Havre, Paniliakos, APOEL Coaching career: Kappadokes , Xanthi (assistant), APOEL, AEL Larissa, Iraklis, Xanthi, Platanias, Ergotelis, Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens

• Started out in the youth ranks of home-town club Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, a year at Apollon Kalamaria preceding a move to Xanthi aged 19. There Ouzounidis carved a reputation as a centre-back with an eye for goal – 16 in 140 matches – earning a 1992 move to Panathinaikos. • Won two league titles and three Greek Cups over five successful years with the Greens, and was the cornerstone of the defence that reached the 1995/96 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, before a two-year stint in France at Le Havre. • Returned to Greece in 1999 for two seasons with Paniliakos, switching to APOEL in 2001. The Cypriot league title followed 12 months later, Ouzounidis deciding to hang up his boots in 2003 aged 34 having won 50 caps for the Greece national team. • Moved into coaching almost immediately, once again kicking off his career in his native at lower- league Kappadokes. He got his first job as head coach in 2006 at APOEL, leading them to the Cypriot league title in his first season. • Took over at AEL Larissa for two years from 2008 and, after spells at Iraklis, Xanthi, Platanias and Ergotelis, landed the Panionios job in December 2014. Positive results added to his growing coaching reputation, paving the way for Ouzounidis to take over Panathinaikos in December 2016. He joined AEK in the summer of 2018 and led them to wins against Celtic and Vidi and into the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in 12 years.

9 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match officials

Referee Carlos Del Cerro (ESP) Assistant referees Juan Yuste (ESP) , Roberto Alonso (ESP) Additional assistant referees Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP) , Santiago Jaime Latre (ESP) Fourth official Abraham Alvarez Canton (ESP) UEFA Delegate Mike Foster (ENG) UEFA Referee observer Luciano Luci (ITA)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Carlos Del Cerro 13/03/1976 6 22

Carlos Del Cerro Grande First division: 2011 FIFA badge: 2013

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 26/07/2017 UCL 3QR OGC Nice AFC Ajax 1-1 Nice

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 01/08/2013 UEL 3QR FC Petrolul Ploieşti Vitesse 1-1 Ploiesti 06/10/2016 U21 QR Netherlands Turkey 0-0 Alkmaar 08/12/2016 UEL GS APOEL FC Olympiacos FC 2-0 Nicosia 26/07/2017 UCL 3QR OGC Nice AFC Ajax 1-1 Nice 24/08/2017 UEL PO FC Zenit FC Utrecht 2-0 St Petersburg 15/02/2018 UEL R32 AEK Athens FC FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Athens

10 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Fixtures and results

AFC Ajax Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 25/07/2018 UCL SK Sturm Graz (H) W 2-0 Ziyech 15, Schöne 57 01/08/2018 UCL SK Sturm Graz (A) W 3-1 Huntelaar 39, 77, Tadić 48 07/08/2018 UCL R. Standard de Liège (A) D 2-2 Huntelaar 19, Tadić 34 11/08/2018 League (H) D 1-1 De Ligt 88 14/08/2018 UCL R. Standard de Liège (H) W 3-0 Huntelaar 30, De Ligt 34, Neres 46 18/08/2018 League VVV-Venlo (A) W 1-0 Tadić 88 (P) 22/08/2018 UCL FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) W 3-1 Van de Beek 2, Ziyech 35, Tadić 43 Ziyech 8, Huntelaar 38, 59, Tadić 71, Bijl 25/08/2018 League Emmen (H) W 5-0 86 (og) 28/08/2018 UCL FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) D 0-0 02/09/2018 League Vitesse (A) W 4-0 Ziyech 3, Huntelaar 7, 58, Tadić 19 15/09/2018 League FC Groningen (H) W 3-0 Huntelaar 18 (P), 66, Tadić 76 19/09/2018 UCL AEK Athens FC (H) 23/09/2018 League PSV Eindhoven (A) 26/09/2018 Cup HVV Te Werve (A) 29/09/2018 League SC (A) 02/10/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (A) 07/10/2018 League AZ Alkmaar (H) 20/10/2018 League (A) 23/10/2018 UCL SL Benfica (H) 28/10/2018 League (H) 03/11/2018 League Willem II (H) 07/11/2018 UCL SL Benfica (A) 11/11/2018 League SBV Excelsior (A) 24/11/2018 League NAC (A) 27/11/2018 UCL AEK Athens FC (A) 02/12/2018 League ADO Den Haag (H) 08/12/2018 League PEC Zwolle (A) 12/12/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (H) 16/12/2018 League De Graafschap (H) 23/12/2018 League FC Utrecht (A) 20/01/2019 League sc Heerenveen (H) 27/01/2019 League Feyenoord (A) 02/02/2019 League VVV-Venlo (H) 09/02/2019 League Heracles Almelo (A) 17/02/2019 League NAC Breda (H) 24/02/2019 League ADO Den Haag (A) 03/03/2019 League PEC Zwolle (H) 10/03/2019 League SC Fortuna Sittard (H) 17/03/2019 League AZ Alkmaar (A) 31/03/2019 League PSV Eindhoven (H) 03/04/2019 League Emmen (A) 06/04/2019 League Willem II (A)

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AFC Ajax 14/04/2019 League SBV Excelsior (H) 21/04/2019 League FC Groningen (A) 24/04/2019 League Vitesse (H) 28/04/2019 League De Graafschap (A) 12/05/2019 League FC Utrecht (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PSV Eindhoven 5 5 0 0 21 3 15 2 AFC Ajax 5 4 1 0 14 1 13 3 Feyenoord 5 3 1 1 13 8 10 4 Heracles Almelo 5 3 1 1 13 13 10 5 AZ Alkmaar 5 2 2 1 12 5 8 6 Vitesse 5 2 2 1 8 6 8 7 VVV-Venlo 5 2 2 1 5 4 8 8 Willem II 5 2 1 2 9 9 7 9 Emmen 5 2 1 2 6 12 7 10 ADO Den Haag 5 2 0 3 10 16 6 11 SC Fortuna Sittard 5 1 2 2 7 9 5 12 sc Heerenveen 5 1 2 2 11 14 5 13 SBV Excelsior 5 1 2 2 7 10 5 14 FC Utrecht 5 1 2 2 5 8 5 15 De Graafschap 5 1 1 3 4 7 4 16 PEC Zwolle 5 1 0 4 4 9 3 17 NAC Breda 5 1 0 4 7 14 3 18 FC Groningen 5 1 0 4 2 10 3

AEK Athens FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 08/08/2018 UCL Celtic FC (A) D 1-1 Klonaridis 44 14/08/2018 UCL Celtic FC (H) W 2-1 Rodrigo Galo 6, Livaja 50 22/08/2018 UCL Vidi FC (A) W 2-1 Klonaridis 34, Bakasetas 49 25/08/2018 League PAS Giannina FC (H) W 2-0 Ponce 37, Livaja 47 28/08/2018 UCL Vidi FC (H) D 1-1 Mantalos 48 (P) 01/09/2018 League Asteras Tripolis FC (A) W 1-0 Mantalos 34 Ponce 45+1, Bakasetas 58, Klonaridis 84, 15/09/2018 League Panionios GSS (H) W 4-0 91 ET 19/09/2018 UCL AFC Ajax (A) 23/09/2018 League PAOK FC (A) 29/09/2018 League OFI Crete FC (A) 02/10/2018 UCL SL Benfica (H) 07/10/2018 League Olympiacos FC (H) 20/10/2018 League Apollon Smyrnis FC (A) 23/10/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (H) 27/10/2018 League Aris FC (H) 03/11/2018 League Panathinaikos FC (A) 07/11/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (A)

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AEK Athens FC 10/11/2018 League Atromitos FC (H) 24/11/2018 League Panetolikos GFS (A) 27/11/2018 UCL AFC Ajax (H) 01/12/2018 League Xanthi FC (H) 08/12/2018 League PAS Lamia (H) 12/12/2018 UCL SL Benfica (A) 15/12/2018 League AE Larissa FC (A) 22/12/2018 League Levadiakos FC (H) 12/01/2019 League PAS Giannina FC (A) 19/01/2019 League Asteras Tripolis FC (H) 26/01/2019 League Panionios GSS (A) 02/02/2019 League PAOK FC (H) 09/02/2019 League OFI Crete FC (H) 16/02/2019 League Olympiacos FC (A) 23/02/2019 League Apollon Smyrnis FC (H) 02/03/2019 League Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) 09/03/2019 League Panathinaikos FC (H) 16/03/2019 League Atromitos FC (A) 30/03/2019 League Panetolikos GFS (H) 06/04/2019 League Xanthi FC (A) 14/04/2019 League PAS Lamia (A) 21/04/2019 League AE Larissa FC (H) 05/05/2019 League Levadiakos FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Olympiacos FC 3 3 0 0 8 1 9 2 AEK Athens FC 3 3 0 0 7 0 9 3 Aris Thessaloniki FC 3 3 0 0 7 0 9 4 PAOK FC 3 3 0 0 5 1 7 5 Atromitos FC 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 6 Panetolikos GFS 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 Panathinaikos FC 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 8 Levadiakos FC 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 9 AE Larissa FC 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 10 PAS Giannina FC 3 1 0 2 2 8 3 11 Xanthi FC 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 12 OFI Crete FC 3 0 1 2 4 7 1 13 Panionios GSS 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 14 Apollon Smyrnis FC 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 15 Asteras Tripolis FC 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 16 PAS Lamia 3 0 0 3 1 7 0

13 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match-by-match lineups AFC Ajax

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (25/07/2018) AFC Ajax 2-0 SK Sturm Graz Goals: 1-0 Ziyech 15, 2-0 Schöne 57 AFC Ajax: Onana, De Ligt, Van de Beek, Neres, Huntelaar (87 Sierhuis), Ziyech, Mazraoui, Eiting (84 Blind), Schöne (66 Tadić), De Jong, Tagliafico (01/08/2018) SK Sturm Graz 1-3 AFC Ajax (agg: 1-5) Goals: 0-1 Huntelaar 39, 0-2 Tadić 48, 0-3 Huntelaar 77, 1-3 Onana 89 (og) AFC Ajax: Onana, De Ligt, Neres, Huntelaar, Ziyech, Tadić (67 Van de Beek), Mazraoui, Eiting (75 Wöber), Schöne, De Jong, Tagliafico (55 Blind)

Third qualifying round (07/08/2018) R. Standard de Liège 2-2 AFC Ajax Goals: 0-1 Huntelaar 19, 0-2 Tadić 34, 1-2 Carcela 67, 2-2 Emond 90+4 (P) AFC Ajax: Onana, De Ligt, Neres, Huntelaar, Tadić, Mazraoui, Blind, Schöne (89 Eiting), De Jong (79 Van de Beek), Ziyech (73 Labyad), Tagliafico (14/08/2018) AFC Ajax 3-0 R. Standard de Liège (agg: 5-2) Goals: 1-0 Huntelaar 30, 2-0 De Ligt 34, 3-0 Neres 46 AFC Ajax: Onana, De Ligt, Neres (82 Van de Beek), Huntelaar, Tadić, Mazraoui (76 Kristensen), Blind, Schöne, De Jong, Ziyech (90 Labyad), Tagliafico

Play-off (22/08/2018) AFC Ajax 3-1 FC Dynamo Kyiv Goals: 1-0 Van de Beek 2, 1-1 Kędziora 16, 2-1 Ziyech 35, 3-1 Tadić 43 AFC Ajax: Onana, De Ligt, Van de Beek (87 D. De Wit), Huntelaar, Tadić, Mazraoui, Blind, Schöne, De Jong, Ziyech, Tagliafico (28/08/2018) FC Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 AFC Ajax (agg: 1-3) AFC Ajax: Onana, De Ligt, Wöber (79 Eiting), Van de Beek (85 D. De Wit), Huntelaar, Tadić, Mazraoui, Blind, Schöne, De Jong, Ziyech

Group stage Group E Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts AEK Athens FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AFC Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Bayern München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (19/09/2018) AFC Ajax-AEK Athens FC Matchday 2 (02/10/2018) FC Bayern München-AFC Ajax Matchday 3 (23/10/2018) AFC Ajax-SL Benfica

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Matchday 4 (07/11/2018) SL Benfica-AFC Ajax Matchday 5 (27/11/2018) AEK Athens FC-AFC Ajax Matchday 6 (12/12/2018) AFC Ajax-FC Bayern München AEK Athens FC

UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (08/08/2018) Celtic FC 1-1 AEK Athens FC Goals: 1-0 McGregor 17, 1-1 Klonaridis 44 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja (77 Ponce), Bakasetas (66 Alef), Klonaridis (80 Rodrigo Galo), Hult, Galanopoulos (14/08/2018) AEK Athens FC 2-1 Celtic FC (agg: 3-2) Goals: 1-0 Rodrigo Galo 6, 2-0 Livaja 50, 2-1 Sinclair 78 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja, Rodrigo Galo (82 Almpanis), Bakasetas (91 Ćosić), Klonaridis (73 Mantalos), Hult, Alef

Play-off (22/08/2018) Vidi FC 1-2 AEK Athens FC Goals: 0-1 Klonaridis 34, 0-2 Bakasetas 49, 1-2 Lazović 67 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja (86 Ponce), Bakasetas, Klonaridis (82 Hélder Lopes), Mantalos, Hult, Galanopoulos (66 Alef) (28/08/2018) AEK Athens FC 1-1 Vidi FC (agg: 3-2) Goals: 1-0 Mantalos 48 (P) , 1-1 Nego 57 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja (84 Alef), Klonaridis (62 Ponce), Mantalos (90 Ćosić), Hult, Galanopoulos

Group stage Matchday 1 (19/09/2018) AFC Ajax-AEK Athens FC Matchday 2 (02/10/2018) AEK Athens FC-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (23/10/2018) AEK Athens FC-FC Bayern München Matchday 4 (07/11/2018) FC Bayern München-AEK Athens FC Matchday 5 (27/11/2018) AEK Athens FC-AFC Ajax Matchday 6 (12/12/2018) SL Benfica-AEK Athens FC

15 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Competition facts

16 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Team facts

AFC Ajax Formed: 1900 Nickname: Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (4): (1969), 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995, (1996) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1987, (1988) • UEFA Cup (1): 1992, (2017) • UEFA Super Cup (2): 1973, (1987), 1995 • European/South American Cup (2): 1972, 1995 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 33 (2014) Dutch Cup: 18 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2017/18: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2016/17: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2008/09: UEFA Cup round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 14-0: Ajax v Red Boys Differdange 03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-8: HJK Helsinki v Ajax 19/09/79, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Bayern München v Ajax 22/10/80, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v Barcelona 18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 4-0 twice, most recently v Dinamo Zagreb 02/11/11, group stage • Biggest away win 1-5: Ferencváros v Ajax 27/09/95, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Barcelona (see above)

AEK Athens FC

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Formed: 1924 Nickname: Kitrinomavri (Yellow and Blacks) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2018) Greek Cup: 15 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2017/18: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2016/17: UEFA Europa League 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: UEFA Europa League group stage 2010/11: UEFA Europa League group stage 2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage 2008/09: UEFA Cup second 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 twice, 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 Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 1-0 twice, most recently v AC Milan 21/11/06, group stage • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: AEK v Salzburg 23/11/94, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Monaco v AEK 30/09/03, group stage

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. 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

19 AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC Wednesday 19 September 2018 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, 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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