AEK and PAOK draw, allowing Aris to climb to the top

Aris is the new leader of the Super League as AEK and PAOK canceled each other out on Sunday, meaning the two Thessaloniki teams are hand-in-hand at the top of the table.

Champion PAOK led at AEK, but the hosts equalized within 10 minutes for a 1-1 final score in a very entertaining game at the OPAP Arena.

Abdul Baba Rahman opened the score for the visitors from Thessaloniki on the 15th minute, before Frantzdy Pierrot responded on the 25th for the equalizer.

Aris is now joint first thanks to its fourth consecutive victory, defeating 10-man Kallithea 2-0 at home. A Bernabe Barragan own goal from a Jakub Brabec header, and a strike by Manu Garcia put the Yellows on a par with their crosstown rival, but with a superior head-to-head record having beaten PAOK at their first meet this season.

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