Europa League holders Atletico Madrid are in danger of going out of this year’s compettion after suffering a shock 3-2 loss at home to Aris Saloniki.
Koke put Aris ahead after just two minutes but two quick goals from Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero put Atletico ahead before Koke netted his second of the game seven minutes after the restart to draw the sides level.
Nikos Lazaridis then struck with nine minutes remaining to make it 3-2 to the Greek side, who are now level in second place on seven points with Atletico.
The Spaniards visit Leverkusen in their final group match while Aris entertain Rosenborg.
AEK Athens are in pole position to qualify alongside Zenit St Petersburg from Group G after the Greek side won 3-1 away to Hajduk Split of Croatia.
A penalty from Nacho Scocco put AEK in front five minutes into the second half and they added further goals through Kostantinos Manolas (61) and Ismael Blanco (84) to make the game safe before Jurica Buljat’s last-minute consolation for the hosts.
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