Postat 25 minutes
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
UEFA Europa League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 21st September
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Match Participants:
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | Freiburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | TSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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- Brighton & Hove Albion, Position 4, Points 0
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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| 3 | Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | Aris Limassol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | Raków Częstochowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 4 | LASK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Slavia Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | Sheriff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | Servette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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| 2 | Qarabağ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | Molde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | Häcken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1 : 8th Finals
- Position 2 : Play-off
- Position 3 : UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Team Lineups
home team, Brighton & Hove Albion
Manager: Roberto De Zerbi
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
23, Steele, Goalkeeper
6, Milner, Defender
29, van Hecke, Defender
3, Igor Julio, Defender
30, Estupiñán, Defender
13, Groß, Defensive Midfielder
11, Gilmour, Defensive Midfielder
7, March, Attacking Midfielder
31, Fati, Attacking Midfielder
22, Mitoma, Attacking Midfielder
9, João Pedro, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 23, J. Steele
- Number 30, P. Estupiñán , Yellow Card at 66 minutes
- Number 3, Igor Julio , Yellow Card at 47 minutes
- Number 29, J. van Hecke , Yellow Card at 76 minutes
- Number 6, J. Milner , substituted for T. Lamptey at 55 minutes
- Number 11, B. Gilmour , substituted for F. Buonanotte at 86 minutes
- Number 13, P. Groß , Captain
- Number 22, K. Mitoma , substituted for S. Adingra at 86 minutes
- Number 31, Ansu Fati
- Number 7, S. March
- Number 9, João Pedro , substituted for D. Welbeck at 82 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Brighton & Hove Albion
- Number 24, S. Adingra
- Number 40, F. Buonanotte
- Number 8, Mahmoud Dahoud
- Number 41, J. Hinshelwood
- Number 14, A. Lallana
- Number 2, T. Lamptey
- Number 38, T. McGill
- Number 20, C. Baleba
- Number 18, D. Welbeck , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 34, J. Veltman
- Number 1, B. Verbruggen
- Number 4, A. Webster
away team, AEK Athens
Manager: Matías Almeyda
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Stankovic, Goalkeeper
29, Sidibé, Defender
4, Szymanski, Defender
24, Mitoglou, Defender
28, Hajisafi, Defender
6, Jønsson, Defensive Midfielder
5, Amrabat, Midfielder
13, Pineda, Midfielder
11, Araújo, Midfielder
8, Gacinovic, Midfielder
7, García, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Stanković
- Number 28, E. Hajisafi , substituted for M. Mohammadi at 60 minutes
- Number 24, G. Mitoglou , Yellow Card at 66 minutes
- Number 4, D. Szymański , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
- Number 29, D. Sidibé , Yellow Card at 47 minutes
- Number 6, J. Jønsson
- Number 8, M. Gaćinović , Yellow Card at 72 minutes, substituted for N. Eliasson at 79 minutes
- Number 11, S. Araújo , Captain, substituted for S. Zuber at 68 minutes
- Number 13, O. Pineda , substituted for P. Mantalos at 79 minutes
- Number 5, N. Amrabat
- Number 7, L. García , substituted for E. Ponce at 68 minutes
away team, AEK Athens
- Number 30, G. Athanasiadis
- Number 19, N. Eliasson
- Number 25, K. Galanopoulos
- Number 20, P. Mantalos , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 8
- Number 3, M. Mohammadi , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 10
- Number 70, R. Pizarro
- Number 14, E. Ponce , Yellow Card at 69 minutes
- Number 12, L. Rota
- Number 99, G. Theocharis
- Number 10, S. Zuber
home team, Brighton & Hove Albion
Manager: Roberto De Zerbi
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
23, Steele, Goalkeeper
6, Milner, Defender
29, van Hecke, Defender
3, Igor Julio, Defender
30, Estupiñán, Defender
13, Groß, Defensive Midfielder
11, Gilmour, Defensive Midfielder
7, March, Attacking Midfielder
31, Fati, Attacking Midfielder
22, Mitoma, Attacking Midfielder
9, João Pedro, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 23, J. Steele
- Number 30, P. Estupiñán , Yellow Card at 66 minutes
- Number 3, Igor Julio , Yellow Card at 47 minutes
- Number 29, J. van Hecke , Yellow Card at 76 minutes
- Number 6, J. Milner , substituted for T. Lamptey at 55 minutes
- Number 11, B. Gilmour , substituted for F. Buonanotte at 86 minutes
- Number 13, P. Groß , Captain
- Number 22, K. Mitoma , substituted for S. Adingra at 86 minutes
- Number 31, Ansu Fati
- Number 7, S. March
- Number 9, João Pedro , substituted for D. Welbeck at 82 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 24, S. Adingra
- Number 40, F. Buonanotte
- Number 8, Mahmoud Dahoud
- Number 41, J. Hinshelwood
- Number 14, A. Lallana
- Number 2, T. Lamptey
- Number 38, T. McGill
- Number 20, C. Baleba
- Number 18, D. Welbeck , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 34, J. Veltman
- Number 1, B. Verbruggen
- Number 4, A. Webster
away team, AEK Athens
Manager: Matías Almeyda
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Stankovic, Goalkeeper
29, Sidibé, Defender
4, Szymanski, Defender
24, Mitoglou, Defender
28, Hajisafi, Defender
6, Jønsson, Defensive Midfielder
5, Amrabat, Midfielder
13, Pineda, Midfielder
11, Araújo, Midfielder
8, Gacinovic, Midfielder
7, García, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Stanković
- Number 28, E. Hajisafi , substituted for M. Mohammadi at 60 minutes
- Number 24, G. Mitoglou , Yellow Card at 66 minutes
- Number 4, D. Szymański , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
- Number 29, D. Sidibé , Yellow Card at 47 minutes
- Number 6, J. Jønsson
- Number 8, M. Gaćinović , Yellow Card at 72 minutes, substituted for N. Eliasson at 79 minutes
- Number 11, S. Araújo , Captain, substituted for S. Zuber at 68 minutes
- Number 13, O. Pineda , substituted for P. Mantalos at 79 minutes
- Number 5, N. Amrabat
- Number 7, L. García , substituted for E. Ponce at 68 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 30, G. Athanasiadis
- Number 19, N. Eliasson
- Number 25, K. Galanopoulos
- Number 20, P. Mantalos , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 8
- Number 3, M. Mohammadi , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 10
- Number 70, R. Pizarro
- Number 14, E. Ponce , Yellow Card at 69 minutes
- Number 12, L. Rota
- Number 99, G. Theocharis
- Number 10, S. Zuber
- Referee:
- Kristo Tohver
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Juan Martínez Munuera
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Silver Koiv
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Sten Klaasen
- Fourth Official:
- Joonas Jaanovits
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Pol van Boekel
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Brighton v AEK AthensOverall Possession
Shots
Brighton & Hove Albion 15AEK Athens 11Shots on target
Brighton & Hove Albion 7AEK Athens 6Shots off target
Brighton & Hove Albion 4AEK Athens 4Blocked shots
Brighton & Hove Albion 4AEK Athens 1Total touches in the box
Brighton & Hove Albion 35AEK Athens 15Goalkeeper saves
Brighton & Hove Albion 3AEK Athens 5Fouls
Brighton & Hove Albion 8AEK Athens 15Corners
Brighton & Hove Albion 11AEK Athens 2Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Brighton v AEK Athens
Form guide
All competitions
Brighton & Hove Albion won
v Manchester United
1
3
Premier League
AEK Athens draw
v Olympiakos Piraeus
1
1
Super League 1
Brighton & Hove Albion won
v Newcastle United
3
1
Premier League
AEK Athens won
v Volos NFC
2
3
Super League 1
Brighton & Hove Albion lose
v West Ham United
1
3
Premier League
AEK Athens lose
v Antwerp
1
2
UEFA Champions League
Brighton & Hove Albion won
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1
4
Premier League
AEK Athens draw
v Panserraikos
1
1
Super League 1
Brighton & Hove Albion won
v Luton Town
4
1
Premier League
AEK Athens lose
v Antwerp
1
0
UEFA Champions League
Match Facts
This is Brighton and Hove Albion’s first ever game in European competition. They are the first debutant English team in major European competition since Wigan Athletic in 2013-14, with none of the last six losing their first game (W4 D2) since a 1-0 defeat for Blackburn Rovers in 1994-95 against Trelleborgs FF in the UEFA Cup.
AEK Athens have lost their last six major European games against English opponents, conceding 16 goals and scoring just three. Their last win against an English team was in 1977 against QPR, a 3-0 win in the UEFA Cup.
Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi has managed in major European competition before, taking charge of six UEFA Champions League group stage games in 2021-22 with Shakhtar Donetsk, failing to win any (D2 L4).
AEK Athens have won just one of their last 19 matches in major European competition (D7 L11), losing 10 of their last 11. Their one win was away at Zorya Luhansk in the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, a 4-1 win.
Brighton’s James Milner has made 116 appearances in major European competition with Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Man City and Liverpool. It’s the fifth most of any Englishman in history, behind Jamie Carragher (130), Paul Scholes (128), Frank Lampard (122) and John Terry (121). He could become the second Englishman to appear for five different clubs in such competitions, after Jonathan Woodgate (Leeds, Newcastle, Real Madrid, Spurs, Stoke), and the first player ever to play for five different English teams.