UEFA Europa League

AEK Athens vs Leicester City, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
AEK Athens
  • 49': Muamer Tankovic
FT
1 - 2
Leicester City
  • 18': Jamie Vardy (P)
  • 39': Hamza Choudhury

About

AEK Athens are hosting Leicester City at Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens).
  • 2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
  • 3': Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Hand ball by Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens).
  • 6': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Wes Morgan.
  • 7': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by James Maddison.
  • 8': Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
  • 11': Hand ball by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hélder Lopes.
  • 13': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 13': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 15': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 17': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Penalty conceded by Panagiotis Tsintotas (AEK Athens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 20': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
  • 21': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a through ball.
  • 26': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 26': Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michalis Bakakis.
  • 27': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 28': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
  • 28': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 33': Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 35': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Efstratios Svarnas.
  • 35': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Panagiotis Tsintotas.
  • 37': Offside, AEK Athens. Karim Ansarifard tries a through ball, but Hélder Lopes is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Panagiotis Tsintotas.
  • 39': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Leicester City 2. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Fofana following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nenad Krsticic.
  • 42': Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Hélder Lopes (AEK Athens).
  • 43': Offside, AEK Athens. Efstratios Svarnas tries a through ball, but Marko Livaja is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens).
  • 45'+2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 0, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Substitution, AEK Athens. Muamer Tankovic replaces Marko Livaja.
  • 45': Substitution, AEK Athens. Nélson Oliveira replaces Karim Ansarifard.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Christian Fuchs.
  • 49': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Leicester City 2. Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a through ball.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
  • 51': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 51': Michalis Bakakis (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
  • 55': Hand ball by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
  • 56': Foul by Michalis Bakakis (AEK Athens).
  • 56': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Foul by Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens).
  • 59': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Michalis Bakakis (AEK Athens).
  • 60': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 62': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 65': Offside, AEK Athens. Nélson Oliveira tries a through ball, but Muamer Tankovic is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Cengiz Ünder.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 71': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 71': Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Hand ball by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 73': Foul by Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens).
  • 73': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces James Maddison.
  • 74': Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
  • 74': Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 77': Michalis Bakakis (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Offside, Leicester City. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Hélder Lopes (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
  • 86': Substitution, AEK Athens. Theodosis Macheras replaces Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata.
  • 86': Substitution, AEK Athens. Anel Sabanadzovic replaces Yevhen Shakhov.
  • 86': Substitution, AEK Athens. Stavros Vasilantonopoulos replaces Michalis Bakakis.
  • 88': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nenad Krsticic.
  • 89': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 89': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anel Sabanadzovic (AEK Athens).
  • 90'+2': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 1, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AEK Athens 1, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
47.4 Possession 52.6
11 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 330
408 Passes 446
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 20
0.4 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 53
24 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 14
19 Effective Clearances 14
19 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Athens (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Panagiotis Tsintotas (GK)
5 Ionut Nedelcearu
24 Stratos Svarnas
22 Emanuel Insúa Yellow Card
2 Michalis Bakakis
20 Petros Mantalos Yellow Card
6 Nenad Krsticic Yellow Card
28 Yevhen Shakhov
11 Karim Ansarifard
3 Hélder Lopes
10 Marko Livaja
AEK Athens Substitutes:
Nélson Oliveira, Stavros Vasilantonopoulos, Žiga Laci, Anel Sabanadzovic, Muamer Tankovic, Mario Mitaj, Efthymios Christopoulos, Georgios Theocharis, Theodosis Macheras, Georgios Athanasiadis, Giannis-Fivos Botos, Nassim Hnid.

LEI Leicester City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5 Wes Morgan
28 Christian Fuchs
3 Wesley Fofana
20 Hamza Choudhury
8 Youri Tielemans
2 James Justin
11 Marc Albrighton
9 Jamie Vardy
10 James Maddison
19 Cengiz Ünder
Leicester City Substitutes:
Kelechi Iheanacho, Luke Thomas, Danny Ward, Eldin Jakupovic, Ayoze Pérez, Dennis Praet, Nampalys Mendy, Harvey Barnes.

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