Well, I couldn't see the match unfortunately, so all I got right now is a video:

I'll be honest with all of you... this friendly completely slipped my mind! So I obviously never got to see it, however, some videos can be found here. I did hear though that Makos, unfortunately, received a potentially serious injury. Patsa might have been injured slightly as well Dadomo. I heard from some forums that both Patsa and Nasuti had a good game.

I think I am one of the few people in the blog/media realm that seems to enjoy the Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup). I've always looked at it as a great way to get more cultured in European football and see some of the up and coming stars before the big clubs swoop in for them. That said, this competition can be quite long to follow, especially if you try and follow the qualifiers.

AEK face Panserraikos tomorrow in Rizoupoli. The game is sold out (not surprisingly considering season tickets are almost as many as the stadium's capacity) which should make for a great atmosphere in a football friendly stadium... assuming we get the result we desperately need! Both Olympiakos (2-0 against Kerkyra in a closed doors Karaiskaki) and PAO (1-0 away to Aris) won this weekend meaning we have a tough hurdle to overcome if we want to stay near the top (if we lose that is).

For teams like AEK, games against opponents such as Panserraikos, Kerkyra, Thrasivoulos, etc, should be MUST WINS. Three points are crucial and while we will unfortunately drop them at times in the derbies, there is no excuse to not take advantage of weaker opposition. Fortunately for us this weekend, we did manage to get all three points, and while it is still early, these three points could prove to be vital.

First of all, AEK365 has the new team photos for the season available. Nice looking pics in my opinion, with Agia Sofia in the background being a very nice touch. Also nice to see a big smile on Libe's face.

Now, Adamidis was quite furious with officiating at the match against Tripolis (rightfully so since at least one, but quite possibly more, penalties were not awarded to us).

We lost 3-1 at Oly Volou and the way we lost hurts. Was trying to work and watch at the same time, so I didn't get all of it, but we played a lousy first half. 1-0 down after nearly 10 minutes. Free kick, cross with the head from one of the Volou players and then there was a striker left alone in front of the goal, not very hard for him to score.

As reported by AEK365, Bajevic told Adamidis and the players that he has resigned as manager of AEK. I really don't know what to make of this. We have our hardest match of the Europa League group stages coming up, we haven't even encountered a truly strong team in the Superleague yet. The way things are looking right now, I think we're in for one our worst seasons yet.

Arnar Gretarsson is AEK's new headcoach for the time being. The technical director and former AEK-player is coming out of his office and on the pitch again until a successor is found for Dusan Bajevic. Finding a new headcoach might take a while, as we seem to be looking for someone who is experienced, ambitious and.