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Categories: SPORTS
AEK Netherlands pre‑season friendlies
Entities: Barna Bargar · Barna Varga · Twente · Koita · Marco Nicolic
Overview
In late June 2026 AEK Athens announced a 13‑day pre‑season camp in Apeldoorn, split between July and early August, with a series of friendlies against Dutch clubs and a Turkish side. The camp began in late July, and AEK faced Eredivisie outfit FC Twente, coming from ten men down to win 2‑1 after goals from Zini and a late equaliser.
On 26 July, AEK played FC Twente again and secured a 3‑2 victory – the fourth summer friendly of the camp. Koita opened the scoring, Twente equalised and then took the lead before halftime. Barna Varga (reported as Barna Bargar) headed an equaliser, and a Lazos Rota cross produced the winner three minutes later. Coach Marco Nicolic praised the team's resilience but highlighted defensive lapses between the 45th and 60th minutes and stressed the urgent need for two midfield signings. He confirmed that two new players are expected in the coming days.
The win kept AEK unbeaten ahead of their next preparatory fixture against Turkish side Samsunspor on 29 July, and the camp continues to serve as a platform for tactical fine‑tuning and squad rotation ahead of the domestic and European campaigns.
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 4 SOURCES] AEK Athens defeated FC Twente 3-2 in a friendly match in the Netherlands. (b18b1072-3178-43f8-a584-6e2efd77f5b0, c91e6ad3-c7fb-4c8f-bc21-ee06761cb90a, 115ed4c2-d035-48a8-9a4b-af18443e05b7, 944233)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Barna Bargar scored both of AEK’s goals with headers in the 68th and 87th minutes. (b18b1072-3178-43f8-a584-6e2efd77f5b0, c91e6ad3-c7fb-4c8f-bc21-ee06761cb90a, 219c3399-f0fc-4418-ace3-cf138e7548c9, 944233)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Coach Marco Nicolic said AEK needs two midfield signings immediately. (e1d9eb09-e8ff-45bd-a6f9-71b3757f244d, b41bc4da-8b68-41f5-bc72-41cf7d6e7e9b, 5085f2a4-d96c-45bd-8ab0-effdf7ab14b5, aa5fed)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Koita opened the scoring for AEK in the 33rd minute. (b18b1072-3178-43f8-a584-6e2efd77f5b0, c91e6ad3-c7fb-4c8f-bc21-ee06761cb90a, 115ed4c2-d035-48a8-9a4b-af18443e05b7)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Nicolic expects two new players in the next days and possibly more later. (b41bc4da-8b68-41f5-bc72-41cf7d6e7e9b, 5085f2a4-d96c-45bd-8ab0-effdf7ab14b5, aa5fed)
- [● 3 SOURCES] AEK will play a friendly against Samsunspor on 29 July. (0b240b84-633e-4446-8e29-16de1806297b, b41bc4da-8b68-41f5-bc72-41cf7d6e7e9b, 115ed4c2-d035-48a8-9a4b-af18443e05b7)
- [● 3 SOURCES] AEK displayed defensive problems, especially between minutes 45 and 60. (e1d9eb09-e8ff-45bd-a6f9-71b3757f244d, b41bc4da-8b68-41f5-bc72-41cf7d6e7e9b, 115ed4c2-d035-48a8-9a4b-af18443e05b7)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The match was AEK's fourth friendly of the summer preparation. (115ed4c2-d035-48a8-9a4b-af18443e05b7, 94423358-2bbe-44f6-b3cb-abcb0a0a355d)
Timeline
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2 days ago
[SPORTS] 20 sourcesAEK Athens wins 3-2 friendly and completes Lovro Majer transferAEK Athens wins 3‑2 in a Dutch friendly, while securing Croatian midfielder Lovro Majer from Wolfsburg for over €6 million.
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30 days ago
[SPORTS] 6 sourcesAEK to hold pre‑season training camp in Netherlands with series of friendliesAEK heads to the Netherlands for a 13‑day pre‑season camp, featuring multiple friendlies including a closed‑door match against Sint Truiden on 2 August.
Sources
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This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history