Overview

• AEK advanced 3–1 on aggregate after second-leg goals from Aboubakary Koita before halftime and Dereck Kutesa early in the second half.
• Orbelín Pineda was influential in attack and supplied the assist for Kutesa’s goal that sealed the 2–0 win in Athens.
• César ‘Chino’ Huerta started for Anderlecht, was booked in the 18th minute, missed a first-half header, and was replaced at halftime by Adriano Bertaccini.
• Anderlecht’s exit ends its participation in European competitions this season.
• AEK’s league-phase opponents are Fiorentina, Shamrock Rovers, Celje, Aberdeen, U Craiova and Samsunspor, with six matchdays from Oct. 2 to Dec. 18 and the final scheduled for May 27, 2026 in Leipzig; AZ Alkmaar, home to Mexican Mateo Chávez, also qualified after a 6–1 aggregate win over Levski Sofia.