Kick-off on 22.08.23 22:00.

The Reds clinched the Belgian championship for the first time since 1958. It has been exactly that long since the team from Flanders made their debut in the most prestigious European tournament. The Two-Headed Eagles eliminated Zagreb's Dynamo in the third round of qualification (2-1, 2-2). At the Stadion Maksimir, the Yellow-Blacks secured a victory in the ninety-first minute, having been down 0-2 at home until stoppage time, but managed to level the score thanks to a goal from former Dynamo Kyiv defender Vida, ending in a 2-2 draw.

Watch the Antwerp vs. AEK game online. The teams had a friendly match in July, which ended with a convincing victory for the Greek Super League champion, 3-0. In the summer of 2021, the Athens-based team also came out on top in a friendly match, winning 2-0. The Royal Club made their first appearance in the Champions League in the 1957/58 season. At that time, the Superstar were eliminated without a chance by Real Madrid in the first round (1-2, 0-6). The Reds are in the playoff stage of European competition for the fourth time in the last five years. In the 2019/20 Europa League, the team from Flanders failed to advance to the group stage due to AZ Alkmaar (1-1, 1-4), but in the 2021/22 campaign, they reached the quartet, leaving Cypriot Omonia behind (2-0, 2-4, 3-2 on penalties). In the 2022/23 Conference League, the club were defeated in the fourth round of qualification by Basaksehir (1-3, 1-1). Watch the Antwerp vs. AEK match online.

The Greeks made their debut in the tournament in the 1963/64 season. In the 1994/95 Champions League, the Two-Headed Eagles defeated Rangers on their way to the group stage (2-0, 1-0). In the 1999/00 competition, the Yellow-Blacks were eliminated in the qualification cycle final by Swedish AIK (0-0, 0-1).

Three years later, the Greek champions ousted APOEL (1-0, 3-2), in the 2003/04 campaign, they eliminated Swiss Grasshopper (3-1, 0-1). In the 2006/07 competition, the Athens club left Scottish Hearts behind (3-0, 2-1), but in the next tournament, they failed to advance to the group stage due to Sevilla (1-4, 0-2). Watch the Antwerp vs. AEK match online.