UEFA Champions League · Wed, 26 Aug 2026 ·
AEK Athens FC vs Levski Sofia — 4 - 0
Allwyn Arena · Referee: Clement Turpin, France
Match report
AEK Athens FC beat Levski Sofia 4-0 as B. Varga scores twice
AEK Athens FC beat Levski Sofia 4-0 in UEFA Champions League, Play-offs on Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at Allwyn Arena. L. Jovic (7'), B. Varga (12', 29') and R. Marin (55' pen) scored for AEK Athens FC. It was 3-0 at half-time.
AEK Athens FC had 48% of the ball and 18 shots (7 on target) against Levski Sofia’s 11 (3 on target). Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens FC) was the top-rated player with 9.0.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 17 | AS Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Tue, 18 Aug 2026, Levski Sofia 0-0 AEK Athens FC
Match events
- 7'goalL. JovicAssist: L. Rota
- 12'goalB. VargaAssist: F. Relvas
- 29'goalB. VargaAssist: L. Majer
- 51'yellow cardRăzvan MarinYellow Card
- 55'penaltyR. MarinPenalty
- 63'substitutionEverton BalaOff: G. Trdin
- 63'substitutionReinaldoOff: J. Perea
- 63'substitutionMaiconOff: D. Kusso
- 72'substitutionA. KoitaOff: P. Mantalos
- 74'yellow cardStavros PiliosYellow Card
- 76'substitutionA. Oko-FlexOff: M. Soula
- 81'substitutionB. VargaOff: Zini
- 81'substitutionL. MajerOff: O. Zubkov
- 82'substitutionSerginhoOff: A. Mitkov
- 86'substitutionL. JovicOff: M. Gacinovic
- 86'substitutionR. MarinOff: K. Arriaga
- 89'yellow cardZiniYellow Card
Lineups
AEK Athens FC
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marko Nikolic
Starting XI
- 1T. StrakoshaG
- 12L. RotaD
- 2H. MoukoudiD
- 44F. RelvasD
- 3S. PiliosD
- 14L. MajerM
- 18R. MarinM
- 6K. KairinenM
- 11A. KoitaM
- 25B. VargaF
- 9L. JovicF
Substitutes
- 91A. BrignoliG
- 41M. BalamotisG
- 21D. VidaD
- 15M. GeorgievD
- 20P. MantalosM
- 8M. GacinovicM
- 16K. ArriagaM
- 90ZiniF
- 17D. KaloskamisM
- 10O. ZubkovM
- 7D. KutesaM
Levski Sofia
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Julio Velazquez
Starting XI
- 92S. VutsovG
- 21A. NevesD
- 50K. DimitrovD
- 31N. SerafimovD
- 20A. CentellesD
- 35SerginhoM
- 19M. MoubarikM
- 3MaiconM
- 11A. Oko-FlexF
- 17Everton BalaF
- 7ReinaldoF
Substitutes
- 78M. LukovG
- 1O. VladimirovG
- 4C. MakounD
- 2S. HeverttonD
- 22M. SoulaF
- 10A. MitkovM
- 18G. TrdinM
- 9J. PereaF
- 77A. RaychevF
- 28S. StoyanchovF
- 27D. KussoF
Match statistics
- 48%Possession52%
- –Expected goals (xG)–
- 18Total shots11
- 7Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target7
- 6Blocked shots1
- 12Shots inside the box3
- 6Shots outside the box8
- 6Corners3
- 0Offsides1
- 16Fouls9
- 3Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 437Passes482
- 385Accurate passes429
- 88%Pass accuracy89%
- –Goals prevented–
Player statistics
AEK Athens FC
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas StrakoshaG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 2Harold MoukoudiD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Stavros PiliosD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Lazaros RotaD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 44Filipe RelvasD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 6Kaan KairinenM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Aboubakary KoitaM | 72 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Lovro MajerM | 81 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 18Răzvan MarinM | 86 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 9Luka JovićF | 86 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 25Barnabás VargaFTop rated | 81 | 9.0 | 2 | |
| 41Marios BalamotisG | – | – | ||
| 91Alberto BrignoliG | – | – | ||
| 15Martin GeorgievD | – | – | ||
| 21Domagoj VidaD | – | – | ||
| 7Dereck KutesaM | – | – | ||
| 8Mijat GaćinovićM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Oleksandr ZubkovM | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Kervin ArriagaM | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Dimitrios KaloskamisM | – | – | ||
| 20Petros MantalosM | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 90ZiniF | 9 | 6.7 |
Levski Sofia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92Svetoslav VutsovG | 90 | 5.0 | ||
| 20Álex CentellesD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 21AldairD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 31Nikola SerafimovD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 50Kristian DimitrovD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3MaiconM | 63 | 6.0 | ||
| 19El Mehdi MoubarikM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 35SerginhoM | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| 7ReinaldoF | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Armstrong Oko-FlexF | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Everton BalaF | 63 | 7.2 | ||
| 1Ognyan VladimirovG | – | – | ||
| 78Martin LukovG | – | – | ||
| 2Hevertton SantosD | – | – | ||
| 4Christian MakounD | – | – | ||
| 10Asen Ivanov MitkovM | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Gašper TrdinM | 27 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Juan PereaF | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Mazire SoulaF | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 27David KussoF | 27 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Steven StoyanchovF | – | – | ||
| 77Adrian RaychevF | – | – |
