AEK Larnaca V Aberdeen 06/11/25

[tlg1903]

Started having a look at Larnaca so thought I may as well start the thread.  On the face of it this is a game we should be looking to win.  In actuality, despite being a smaller team and having a squad value 10 million lower than ours and a wage bill less than half according to t'internet, this mob went to Palace and won 1-0 despite playing most of the second half with ten men.  Clearly they are no mugs.  We do have one reasonable advantage in that they have two games to play before we meet.   One is currently underway, the Cypriot super cup final against Pafos which is 1-1 after half time. Didnt see the Pafos goal but Larnacas qualiser was a very well taken header from an excellent ball in from deep.   Hard to say much more as the feed keeps dropping so you can't really get a feel for the game. 

They then have Limassol on Sunday so by the time they get around to playing us that will be their 6th game in 19 days.  That's a gruelling schedule for any squad and will defo have an impact on their preperations.  All in I think we can get something from this but we need to make sure we stay in the game to take advantage of their inevitable tiring in the second half.