12BET Tip Lokomotiv Moscow vs AEK Athens 10/21 12AM GMT+8

On Thursday, 13 years and seven months on, Lokomotiv meet the Greek side for the first time since, in UEFA Europa League Group L. It is an emotional affair for Igor Cherevchenko, now on the club's coaching staff, and captain Dmitri Loskov, who both played in that dramatic last-eight fixture.

The second leg took place in the Russian capital a fortnight later, and  Lokomotiv were keen to emulate rivals FC Spartak Moskva, who had confirmed their place in the UEFA Cup semi-finals two days earlier. "This time we had mad support from the Russian fans," said Cherevchenko. "Zhenya [Evgeni] Kharlachev put us before the hour, but AEK equalised from the penalty spot. To be honest I thought Nigmatullin would save it, but that wasn't the case. However, more interesting things still lay ahead.

The Lokomotiv duo are not the only ones involved on Thursday that took part that night; AEK's new coach Nikos Kostenoglou lined up in defence for the Athens outfit. "We were deep into stoppage time and I remember asking the referee if the match would soon be over and he nodded," he told UEFA.com. "Then disaster struck. I can't describe the disappointment we all felt. The trip back to Greece was an Odyssey – never-ending.