James Penrice is adamant Aberdeen will be a tough test for his AEK Athens side after giving his teammates the lowdown on Jimmy Thelin's side.

The Dons are in Athens for their first European clash in the Greek capital since 2007/08 when they fell to a 3-0 defeat against Panathinaikos under the late Jimmy Calderwood.

Former Hearts defender Penrice will be reacquainted with old foes Aberdeen in the Conference League on Thursday night, and he has urged his colleagues not to fall into the trap of reading too much into the Reds' league form.

Thelin's men are searching for their first victory in the competition after a 3-2 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in a thriller at Pittodrie last time out, writes Record Sport .

Penrice, who joined AEK Athens after a single season at Tynecastle, sa

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