AEK Athens vs LASK Linz: Full confirmed lineups as Luka Jović starts in UEFA Champions League 2026-27 match

Tonight, AEK Athens will host LASK Linz in their Champions League league phase opening at AEK Arena. Both teams advanced to the continent's top club tournament via the playoff round, with debutants LASK recovering a 3-0 first-leg deficit and a 4-0 aggregate deficit to upset Celtic and earn their maiden Champions League appearance. While LASK makes their Champions League debut, AEK Athens returns to the continent's top-tier club tournament for the first time in over a decade. The defending Greek champions have not lost a game in 90 minutes since the start of the new season, keeping four clean sheets in seven matches across several leagues and scoring two or more goals in five of them. Heading into Tuesday after a shocking 5-0 thrashing of Aris over the weekend, excellent numbers in both boxes could serve them well as they return to the continent's elite competition. The Austrian champions required a miracle to overcome the odds and reach the final of Europe's premier club championship for the first time. Die Laskler now seek to extend their goal-scoring streak into today's journey to Athens, where they make their Champions League debut. Starting XI: Brignoli (GK), Rota, Moukoudi, Revlas, Pilios, Majer, Vitalis, Marin, Koita, Varga, Jovic Bench: Balamotis (GK), Vida, Lykogiannis, Arriaga, Kairinen, Gacinovic, Mantalos, Mario, Zubkov, Zini Starting XI: Jungwirth (GK), Jorgensen, Mbuyanmba, Alemao, Andrade, Bello, Bogarde, Ljubicic, Horvath, Usor, Lang Bench: Schilinger (GK), Elfadli, Freckleton, Verhaeghe, Dibhango, Schopf, Flecker, Danek, Kane, Kalajdzic