Aek Athens

Aston Villa overcame a tough domestic start with a 3-2 win at Club Brugge in the Champions League, while AEK Athens defeated LASK Linz 1-0 on their tournament return.

The Turkish giant secured an impressive 2:1 victory in Lyon, Norway's Viking celebrated a surprising 3:1 win over Dinamo Zagreb, AEK Athens advanced after a 4:0 victory against Levski Sofia, and Christian Martinez propelled Slovan Bratislava to the next stage.

Fabrizio Romano reports that the Croatian midfielder is expected to leave Wolfsburg and join the Greek champion for more than 6 million euros.

According to reports from Greece, the AEK Athens sporting director attempted to bargain with the Israeli club even after an agreement had been reached. Hapoel Be'er Sheva CEO Nir Katz was furious and refused to proceed: "We won't sell him even for 10 million euros."