Our prediction for this Europa League match:
AEK Larnaca
Match Time & Date:
7 August 2025
17:30
Prediction: 2-1
Legia
AEK Arena will be the centre of attention when AEK Larnaca and Legia lock horns in the Europa League third qualifying round, first leg. AEK Larnaca proved their worth in the double-header with Celje, but they do not want to stop now. Bearing any fresh injury worries, Jimmy Suarez is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Celje 2-1 in Cyprus. The Wojskowi, on the other hand, came from behind to eliminate Ostrava in the second qualifying round.
Legia, though, are not regarded as good travellers and given AEK’s fine performances at home in the Europa League qualifiers, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Poland with their hands empty. French forward Migouel Alfarela is pushing for a recall to the Legia’s starting XI after coming as a substitute in the 2-1 triumph over Ostrava.
Highlighted Team (Legia):
Legia is a football club based in Warsaw and it is one of the most successful sides in Polish history. The Militarians – as they are commonly referred to in Poland – have won 11 Ekstraklasa Championship title, while they also hold the record-18 Polish Cup trophies and four Polish SuperCup matches.
Founded as the main official football club of the Polish Army, Legia Warsaw are playing theirhome matches at the Polish Army Stadium which can accommodate 31,000 people. Legia have endured mixed fortunes at the international scene with the Polish giants regularly participating in Europa League, with four group inclusions over the last six years. The Militarians headed into the 2016-17 season feeling buoyed and motivated having succeeded in ending the 20-year Champions League wait, becoming the first Polish team to take part in Europe’s elite competition over the last two decades.
The 3-1 aggregate playoff victory over Irish Dundalk earned them a place in the final showpiece with Legia being thrown into a heavy mix with the likes of Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund and European champions Real Madrid.
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