AEK Athens – Celje: continental stroll at Agia Sophia 
Agia Sophia hosts the Conference League return leg on Thursday night. AEK Athens meet Slovenian side Celje. The Greeks arrive with a commanding four-goal cushion from the first game. Celje travel with an almost impossible task to overturn that deficit. It’s co-leader of the Greek top flight versus the leaders of the Slovenian league.
Managing AEK’s big lead under Marko Nicolic 
Marko Nicolic’s side are in fine form. AEK are unbeaten in ten across all competitions. That 4-0 demolition in Slovenia last week has all but booked a quarter-final spot. Nicolic can rotate the squad and rest key men. The title race in Greece demands careful minutes management. AEK know their standing — they’re serious contenders and they’re acting like it.
Celje’s tricky tactical transition 
Celje recently appointed Vitor Campelos as head coach. He opened with a narrow 1-0 win over Koper at the weekend, snapping a worrying trio of defeats. They still sit seven points clear atop the Prva Liga. Exiting Europe lets them focus squarely on reclaiming the domestic crown. Their continental record this season is thin — only two wins, both against Drita in the play-offs.
Likely line-ups
AEK Athens : Strakosha ; Penrice, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilios ; Gacinovic, Pereyra, Marin, Koita ; Zini, Varga
Celje : Leban ; Nieto, Hrka, Karnicnik, Tutyskinas ; Calusic ; Avdyli, Daniel, Kvesic, Iosifov ; Kucys
Football Prediction AEK Athens vs Celje
AEK Athens to win
AEK have total breathing room after that away demolition. Nicolic will give minutes to substitutes desperate to prove themselves in front of the home crowd.
Celje lack the technical resources to trouble a side of this level on the road. Needing to protect players for the title race will curb how hard they commit here.
The gap in quality points to another routine home win to seal the tie.
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