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AEK Advances to Conference League Semi-Finals After Losing 1st Leg Against Celje

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The Greek club secured its place as one of the eight finalists despite suffering a heavy defeat, losing their first leg against Slovenian side FC Koper (Celie) with a final scoreline that resulted from AEK's inability to find goals while conceding two early in the match on March 19th.

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    The AEK Athens football team lost their Conference League match against CSKA Sofia with a final score of 0-2.
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    Despite the defeat, AEK successfully advanced to play in Round Eight (the quarter-finals) due to superior aggregate scoring from previous matches.
[Mar 19] AEK lost their Conference League match against CSKA Sofia with a score of 0-2 but advanced past the Round Eight stage due to better aggregate scores from prior matches.

'Tragic' for AEK, despite advancing in Conference League.

— [Mar 19] Documentonews.gr

"Disappointing but advanced to the quarter-finals of the Conference."

— (Newsit)