Jimmy Thelin admitted Aberdeen’s record European defeat could have become even worse after they crashed to a 6-0 Conference League humiliation at AEK Athens.

The Dons arrived in the Greek capital buoyed by moving off the bottom of the William Hill Premiership following back-to-back wins over Dundee and St Mirren.

But their hopes of building further momentum and picking up their first Conference League points were destroyed on a chastening night in the noisy OPAP Arena that brought fresh pressure on Thelin.

Aboubakary Koita’s double and Niclas Eliasson had AEK three up within the first half an hour before further strikes after the break from Razvan Marin and substitutes Luka Jovic and Dereck Kutesa for the dominant hosts.

The result left the Dons languishing at the bottom of the Confere

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