Having topped their group, David Moyes' side was spared the need to contest the knockout play-off round, which saw the eight teams which finished second in their Europa Conference League groups paired with the eight who finished third in their UEFA Europe League groups, and went straight into the round of 16. AEK will be no pushovers, though. José Luis Oltra’s side finished the 26-match Cypriot First Division regular season in second place with 18 wins and 57 points and have real hope of going one better than last season, when they finished as runners-up, and winning their first-ever title in the Championship round. It will be a tight match



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莫耶斯的球队以小组第一的身份晋级淘汰赛附加赛。在淘汰赛附加赛中，欧联杯小组第二的8支球队和欧联杯小组第三的8支球队直接进入16强。不过，AEK并非易事。José路易斯·奥尔特拉的球队以18胜57分的成绩结束了26场塞浦路斯甲级联赛的常规赛，排名第二，他们真的有希望比上赛季更好，当时他们以亚军的身份结束了比赛，并在冠军赛中赢得了他们的第一个冠军。这将是一场势均力敌的比赛