UEFA Conference League · 2nd Leg - Rayo Vallecano advance 4-3 on aggregate

AEK Athens vs Rayo Vallecano: 3–1

AEK Athens beat Rayo Vallecano 3–1 in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, 16 April 2026 at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece.

• Competition: UEFA Conference League (2025-26 UEFA Conference League, Quarterfinals)
• Kick-off time: Thu, 16 Apr 2026, 19:00 UTC
• Status: Full Time
• Venue: OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece
• Attendance: 31,100
• Teams: AEK Athens (home), Rayo Vallecano (away)

Goals

• 13' — Zini (AEK Athens), assist Stavros Pilios
• 36' — Razvan Marin (penalty) (AEK Athens)
• 51' — Zini (AEK Athens), assist Dereck Kutesa
• 60' — Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), assist Pedro Díaz

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

AEK Athens (4-4-2): Thomas Strakosha (G), Filipe Relvas (CD-L), Harold Moukoudi (CD-R), Stavros Pilios (LB), Lazaros Rota (RB), Orbelín Pineda (CM-L), Razvan Marin (CM-R), Dereck Kutesa (LM), Aboubakary Koita (RM), Barnabás Varga (CF-L), Zini (CF-R).

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Augusto Batalla (G), Luiz Felipe (CD-L), Florian Lejeune (CD-R), Pep Chavarría (LB), Andrei Ratiu (RB), Isi Palazón (AM), Pathé Ciss (LM), Unai López (RM), Jorge de Frutos (F), Álvaro García (AM-L), Ilias Akhomach (AM-R).

Recent form

AEK Athens: drew 2–2 away to Atromitos (15 Mar); lost 2–0 vs NK Celje (19 Mar); won 3–0 vs Kifisia (22 Mar); won 1–0 away to Olympiacos (5 Apr); lost 3–0 away to Rayo Vallecano (9 Apr).

Rayo Vallecano: lost 1–0 vs Samsunspor (19 Mar); lost 1–0 away to Barcelona (22 Mar); won 1–0 vs Elche (3 Apr); won 3–0 vs AEK Athens (9 Apr); lost 3–0 away to Mallorca (12 Apr).