The first defeat after 14 victories in a row at the OPAP Arena was AEKwho lost 3-1 Olympic in the 26th round of the Superleague. With a championship heart, the Red-Whites scored three extremely valuable points and entered the championship race for good, ahead of the playoffs. Mukudi (own goal, 50 minutes), Bakabu (53 minutes) and Canos (67 minutes) scored in favor of the winners, while Zumber reduced the score for AEK at 81 minutes.

When Sergio Araujo returned after some time at the top of the attack, AEK was formed by Matias Almeida. The “surprise” was due to the presence of Levi Garcia on the bench. since the team’s top scorer recovered from his concussion in record time and could be used if necessary. With the Argentine at the top, Pineda behind him and the simultaneous use of Gacinovic, Simanski, Jonsson, Almeida loaded the midfield without neglecting the development of the width of the field. On the other hand, Mitchell trusted the eleven who pushed Olympiacos to rebuild, without, of course, the suspended Papastathopoulos and the unprepared Embilas.