Greek delight as big guns reach Champions League play-offs


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 15 Aug 2018

Soccer Football - Champions League - Third Qualifying Round Second Leg - AEK Athens v Celtic - Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece - August 14, 2018 AEK Athens' Michalis Bakakis in action REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

LONDON (Reuters) - AEK Athens and PAOK Thessaloniki gave Greek football fans plenty to cheer about as both clubs reached the Champions League play-off round and joined three former winners of Europe's elite club competition on Tuesday.

AEK beat 1967 champions Celtic 2-1 in a fervent atmosphere in Athens for a 3-2 aggregate win over the Scottish side while PAOK held out for a 0-0 draw at Spartak Moscow after edging the Russian outfit 3-2 in the first leg.

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