AEK 3-1 Rayo: Spaniards advance 4-3 on aggregate - Sofascore
AEK beat Rayo 3-1 in Athens, but the visitors advance 4-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Conference League quarterfinals. Zini nets twice.
www.sofascore.comHere’s the latest on AEK Athens vs. Rayo Vallecano (Conference League 2025/26):
Direct update
- Rayo Vallecano advanced to the next round after beating AEK Athens 3-0 in Madrid in the first leg of the quarter-finals, putting them in a strong position for the tie. This result left AEK with a tall task to overturn in the return leg in Athens.[3][4]
Recent developments
- In the rematch, AEK Athens won 3-1 at home, but Rayo Vallecano still progressed to the semi-finals on aggregate (4-3), with Zini scoring twice for AEK and Isi Palazón replying for Rayo to help seal the tie on the night but not the tie overall.[1][8]
Context and next steps
- Rayo Vallecano are competing for a place in the Conference League semi-finals, with the winner facing either Mainz 05 or RC Strasbourg in the next round, depending on those results.[4][3]
- AEK Athens were eliminated in this quarter-final, ending their run in the competition for this season, but they may refocus on domestic duties in Greece and potential European action in future campaigns.[8][1]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of the two legs with key scorers and aggregate milestones, or compile a quick table comparing head-to-heads for this season. I can also fetch more up-to-date coverage if there have been any additional developments since these matches.