Magomed Ozdoev

PAOK has reached the third qualifying round of the Champions League after a second win over Borac Banja Luka on Wednesday.

The Greek champion won 1-0 in Bosnia in the return leg, after winning 3-2 in Thessaloniki last week, for a 4-2 aggregate score. 

PAOK returned from 2-0 down to snatch a precious point at AEK and stay at the top of the Super League table, while Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are increasingly back into the game for the title.

AEK drew 2-2 with PAOK in the fourth round of the Super League playoffs on Sunday in a most entertaining top-of-the-table clash at the OPAP Arena in Athens.

PAOK and Panathinaikos produced impressive displays on the road in the midweek Super League fixtures, while AEK and Olympiakos drooped two points each and lost ground to their rivals.

PAOK triumphed at Olympiakos on Sunday after AEK stumbled at Kifissia on Saturday, allowing Panathinaikos to open a four-point gap at the top of the Super League table.

The Greens had a tough match at fifth-placed Lamia on Saturday, but managed to emerge victorious with a 2-1 score despite playing with 10 men in the last few minutes.

Russian soccer player Magomed Ozdoev being denied a visa to enter Scotland for a European game was a "huge injustice," his coach at Greek club PAOK said Wednesday.

Ozdoev was refused entry by British authorities for the team's Europa Conference League qualifying game in Edinburgh on Thursday against Hearts.