Jack Milne is under no illusions about the atmosphere Aberdeen face when they take on AEK Athens at the OPAP Arena on Thursday night.

The Dons youngster is confident he can become the big game player Jimmy Thelin will be able to count on when the going gets tough during a testing season.

And it looks set to be a tricky evening for the Reds in their second Conference League clash as they look to claim their first points of the campaign after slipping to a 3-2 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk at Pittodrie last time out.

Milne's breakthrough performance for his boyhood came in their shock Scottish Cup final victory over Celtic on penalties back in May that brought the trophy back to the Granite City for the first time in 35 years.

The 22-year-old is now blossoming into a firs

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