{"id":20366,"date":"2026-08-27T19:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/aek-to-face-real-madrid-manchester-city-and-greek-stars-in-champions-league-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:00:36","slug":"aek-to-face-real-madrid-manchester-city-and-greek-stars-in-champions-league-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/aek-to-face-real-madrid-manchester-city-and-greek-stars-in-champions-league-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"AEK to Face Real Madrid, Manchester City and Greek Stars in Champions League \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AEK Athens has learned its opponents for the 2026\/27 UEFA Champions League League Phase, with the Greek side handed a demanding schedule featuring some of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs and several familiar Greek players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draw, held in Monaco on Thursday, August 27, has placed AEK against Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray, Como and LASK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AEK will host Real Madrid and Roma, with Greek defender Konstantinos Koulierakis part of the Italian side, while the Greek club will travel to face Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trip to Germany will see AEK take on Borussia Dortmund, featuring Greek internationals Giannis Konstantelias and Konstantinos Karetsas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AEK\u2019s remaining opponents are Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, Galatasaray of Turkey, Como of Italy and LASK Linz of Austria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eight League Phase matchdays will take place on the following dates:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matchday 1: September 8 to 10<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 2: October 13 to 14<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 3: October 20 to 21<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 4: November 3 to 4<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 5: November 24 to 25<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 6: December 8 to 9<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 7: January 19 to 20<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 8: January 27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exact fixtures and kick-off times will be confirmed by UEFA at a later stage.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAEK Athens, Borussia Dortmund, Champions League, european football, football, Giannis Konstantelias, Greece, Greek football, Konstantinos Karetsas, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Roma, UEFA Champions League\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/28\/aek-champions-league-opponents-real-madrid-manchester-city\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEK Athens has learned its opponents for the 2026\/27 UEFA Champions League League Phase, with the Greek side handed a demanding schedule featuring some of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs and several familiar Greek players. 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