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AEK Netherlands pre‑season friendlies

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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. ~~A week later, on~~ On 26 July, AEK played ~~a second Dutch opponent –~~ FC Twente – again and secured a 3‑2 ~~victory.~~ victory – the fourth summer friendly of the camp. Koita opened the scoring, Twente ~~answered with two quick strikes,~~ equalised and then took the lead before halftime. Barna Varga (reported as Barna Bargar) headed an ~~equaliser and, three minutes later, the winner from~~ equaliser, and a Lazos Rota ~~cross.~~ cross produced the winner three minutes later. Coach Marco ~~Nikolic~~ Nicolic praised the team's resilience but ~~noted~~ highlighted defensive ~~transition issues~~ lapses between the 45th and 60th minutes and stressed the urgent need for two midfield ~~reinforcements.~~ signings. He confirmed that two new players are expected in the coming days. The win kept AEK unbeaten ahead of their next ~~friendly~~ preparatory fixture against Turkish ~~club~~ side Samsunspor on 29 ~~July. The~~ July, and the camp continues to serve as a platform for tactical fine‑tuning and squad rotation ahead of the domestic and European campaigns.

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