AEL escaped with a 0-0 draw on their Europa League debut on Thursday night after Borussia Monchengladbach missed a 96th minute penalty at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.
Oscar Wendt’s shot hit the bar and rebounded onto the line .
AEL goalkeeper Matias Degra has now remarkably not conceded from the last nine penalty kicks he has faced.
Elsewhere in Group C, Turkish outfit Fenerbahce drew 2-2 with Marseille with both goals for the French side coming in the last ten minutes .
AEL will play their next Europa League match at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille in two weeks time.