Greek Super League: AEK Athens secure Champions League berth

AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade, entering in the third qualifying round.

AEK Athens secured their place in next season's Champions League qualifying rounds on Wednesday as they finished top in a four-team Greek Super League play-off.

AEK beat another Athens side, Panionios, 2-1 to top the mini league ahead of PAOK, who lost 3-2 at home to Panathinaikos.

Just four years after being relegated to the lower leagues due to serious financial problems, AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade, entering in the third qualifying round.

PAOK, Panathinaikos and Panionios, who propped up the play-off group, go into the Europa League.

Greek champions Olympiakos had already secured their place in the Champions League third qualifying round.

AEK will go into the Champions League for the first time in a decade, entering in the third qualifying round. Read Full Story