Panathinaikos made history in Marseille and reaches its… stars!

O Panathinaikos won at penalty kick the Marseille with 5-3 in “Velodrome” (2-1 defeat in regular time), in the rematch of the two teams for the 3rd qualifying round of this year’s Champions League and he was the one who got the qualification to the next phase in such a soul-destroying but at the same time… sweet way for the first time in its history!

With the power of the “hot” home and his two goals Aubameyang at the best possible point for them, in the 2nd minute and in the first minute of stoppage time of the first half, the Phocaeans were the absolute “boss” of the 45th minute, with Brignoli even having a few decisive interventions…

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However, the “greens” gradually leveled the situation in the second half, with Palacios in particular but also the rest of Jovanovic’s changes proving decisive, they created several phases to score after 75′ and succeeded in the ninth minute of extra time, thanks to in a well-placed penalty by him Ioannidis!

In extra time, there were intense emotions, with Vitinia’s disallowed goal from an assist by Geduzzi in the 110th minute, which remained undiminished in the penalty shootout. Where Brignoli “did the job” again, repelling Guduzzi’s execution and the first penalty, for Mladenovic to come and hit his own, last, strike, which sealed the 5-3 in favor of his team.

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With the dream of the “trefoil” to participate in the group stage of the top European club competition staying alive, having already secured its presence in the group stage of the Europa League.

Now, Panathinaikos will face the Bragafor the playoffs of the event, in the matches that will be held August 23 and 29, both at 22:00.

In the minds of the coaches:

Marseille lined up having two changes in relation to the first match of the two teams, the forced of the suspended Kodogbia and Balerdi. Form it 4-2-3-1, Lopez in goal and Klos, Gigo, Mbeba and Lodi at the back. While Ronzier and Verretou were the inside midfielders, Sar-Ounahi on the “wings” and Ediage behind the promoted Aubameyang.

Panathinaikos, on the other hand, “went down” without any differentiationalso with system 4-2-3-1 and Brignoli under the goalposts. Vaiannidis, Gedvai, Magnusson and Huancar formed the four in defense and Ruben-Vilena the duo in the axis. With Palacios, Djuricic and Mancini composing the trio behind Sporar, who was the centre-forward.

The match:

The match started in the worst possible way for Panathinaikos and even from… his own won corner, just in 2′. As Marseille sped away in transition, with Sarr passing vertically between opposing stoppers in Aubameyangwho evaded Brignoli and made it 1-0 with… good morning!

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The Phocaeans tried to take advantage of the momentum and enthusiasm of the “Velodrome”, pressed the “greens” high – who struggled to keep the ball in their possession – and were the ones who came close to a second goal early on.

However, Brignoli said no with an impressive save on Aubameyang’s powerful shot after Djuricic’s easy error led to a defensive imbalance with his energy and Diaghe’s onslaught from the left with his cross into the area to spend little time out!

Panathinaikos continued to play a passive role, unable not only to create and threaten the opposition goal, but also to defend effectively, having to face the… continuous attacks of the Marseille players. However, it was fortunate to have the Brignoli on a very good night.

With the Italian goalkeeper having a hard time repelling Ediage’s shot in the right corner in the 21st minute. And to carry out two more great interventions, first on Gigo’s close-range header on the half-hour and then on Aubameyang’s direct shot, from a new “blunder” by Jedwai in this case, in the 33rd minute…

While everything looked like the two teams would go to the locker room with the score at 1-0, o Aubameyang he had a different point of view from Klos’s dribbled cross in the small area, at first minute of the extra time of 45 minutesovertook Gedvai, giving his team a two-goal lead and… qualification with a nice spot.

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In the second half, Jovanovic replaced Palacios with Verbic, with the Argentine going on the right and Mancini playing on the left of attack. Indeed, the “clover” showed a better image at the start, managing to read the phases better and step into the opponent’s area.

In the 51st minute, he made his first final, as Vilena shot directly outside the area, but sent the ball high. With the hosts of course proving in the 53′ phase, where Sar scored but was offside, that they can do the damage… at any time and moment.

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As time passed and with Jovanovic’s new changes – persons, not system, Panathinaikos continued to improve its image, having received the ball and at the same time looking for the goal that would give it the possibility of extra time. Entering the last part of the match , in fact, he made the phases to achieve it.

As in 76′, with Palasios working well with Bernard, but the former’s shot from inside the area just goes wide! Or Jedvaj’s header on the second post from Mladenovic’s corner, which forced Lopez to overdrive for a corner in the very next minute, keeping it 2-0.

Marseille had their chance to end the match in the 81st minute when Lodi’s cross from the left saw Vitinia manage to score but sent the ball over the bar. With Panathinaikos “replying” in the 85′, as Mancini made the solo from the left, he entered the area, shot, but Lopes managed, even with difficulty, to clear for a corner!

Finally, the visitors’ reward came, albeit in an adventurous way, in the fifth minute of extra time in the replay. When Guedouzi waved, referee Oliver went to VAR, called the offense and gave Ioannidis the opportunity to score from the penalty spot in… 99′, with a terrific execution, making it 2-1 and sending the match to extra half an hour!

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There, with both teams visibly tired, the tempo was not the same high in the first half. Two dangerous phases were recorded, both on behalf of the French. One in 98′, with the quick exchange of the ball from the right and Kloss’s strong shot, which, however, went wide. And one more in the 104th minute, with Magnusson’s saving intervention on the line, in Bitinia’s place after Veretou’s turnover.

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The intense moments continued in the second part of the overtime. With Vitinia scoring into an empty net from Guedouzi’s cross from the right in the 110th minute, but Oliver going to VAR and finally disallowing Marseille’s goal for Sarr’s offside!

With Marthelino making a goalkeeping change, putting Blanco on for Lopez, qualification was decided in a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out where Panathinaikos made history by getting the “ticket” to the next phase for the first time in this way and continues to be in the… stars!

The executions:

Ioannidis 1-0

Gueduzi was saved by Brignoli

Bernard 2-0

Veretou 2-1

Kleinheisler 3-1

Sar 3-2

Palasios 4-2

Bithynia 4-3

Mladenovic 5-3

MVP: “Necessarily” the award is divided into… two! Alberto Brignoli Fotis was also cutting Ioannidis he was sewing, you see… With the Italian goalkeeper “rolling down” in uk a few times and saving a penalty in the end, while the international centre-forward came on as a substitute and hit the target from the white bullet not once but twice, in as many executions. So both are decisive, each of them from their own…

the “whistle”: Michael Oliver was close to all phases, while he also had the correct guidance from the VAR. Correctly indicating both the offside in Sarr’s phase and the penalty in the hand of Guedouzi, while the annulment of Marseille’s 3-1 in extra time was also clear, as it was also proven by replay! In general, the English referee had no problem managing tonight’s match despite the great pressure of the stands, although he was stricter with the Panathinaikos players in the disciplinary control.

The compositions of the two teams:

Marseille (Marthelino): Lopez (120′ Blanco), Clos, Guigo, Ebbe, Lodi, Ronzier, Veretou, Unahi (59′ Arit), Ediage (68′ Guedouzi), Sarr, Aubameyang (80′ Bithynia).

They stayed on the bench: Ngabandhuednbu, Balerdi, Nadir, Soglo, Toure.

Panathinaikos (Ivan Jovanovic): Brignoli, Vagiannidis, Jedvai, Magnuson, Huancar (70′ Mladenovic), Ruben, Vilena (70′ Cerin), Mancini (106′ Kleinheisler), Djuricic (63′ Bernard), Verbic (46′ Palacios), Sporar (63′ Ioannidis).

They stayed on the bench: Lodingin, Xenopoulos, Palmer-Brown, Tsokai, Sideras, Kotsiras.

Referee: Michael Oliver (England).

Referee assistants: Stuart Burt, Daniel Cook (England).

4th referee: Andrew Mandley (England).

VAR referee: Stuart Utley (England).

AVAR referee: Peter Banks (England).

See here the description of the match from the Match Centre