Panathinaikos 1 - 0 Sparta Prague
2ND LEG: 3 - 1 (Agg)
Panathinaikos 1-0 Sparta Prague: Late Souza goal
| Scoring Summary | |
| Panathinaikos | Sparta Prague |
| Rodrigo Souza (90) | |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Greece
Attendance: 62,000 Match Time: 14:45 ET Official(s): Alain Hamer (Referee) |
Updated: August 26, 2008, 3:00 AM ET
ATHENS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - An injury-time goal by new signing Rodrigo Souza gave Panathinaikos a 1-0 win over Sparta Prague on Tuesday and a place in the group stages of the Champions League.The Greek side went into the game leading 2-1 from the first match and looked content to play for a draw.Dimitris Salpigidis missed a good chance to put the tie beyond Sparta midway through the second half when he overran a back pass.The Czechs then wasted two gilt-edged chances.Mario Galinovic fumbled a long-range shot but Libor Dosek could only poke the rebound wide and Miroslav Slepicka also scuffed a shot wide from inside the penalty area.Panathinaikos secured victory when Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos floated over a cross from the right and Souza rose at the far post to head the ball firmly into the ground and past the Sparta goalkeeper.Tuesday, August 26, 2008
| Artmedia Petrzalka | 1 | |
| Juventus | 1 | FT |
| Panathinaikos | 1 | |
| Sparta Prague | 0 | FT |
| Wisla Krakow | 1 | |
| Barcelona | 0 | FT |
