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AEK Athens secure Champions League berth

AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade, entering in the third qualifying round.
AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade
AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade

AEK Athens secured their place in next seasons Champions League qualifying rounds on Wednesday as they finished top in a four-team Greek Super League play-off.

AEK beat another Athensside, Panionios, 2-1 to top the mini league ahead of PAOK, who lost 3-2 at home to Panathinaikos.

Just four years after being relegated to the lower leagues due to serious financial problems, AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade, entering in the third qualifying round.

PAOK, Panathinaikos and Panionios, who propped up the play-off group, go into the Europa League.

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Greek champions Olympiakos had already secured their place in the Champions League third qualifying round.

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