Manchester United vs Panathinaikos

Champions League
5-0
Final
Old Trafford
TV: DAZN

Who won: Man United 5-0

Manchester United beat Panathinaikos 5-0 on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Mikaël Silvestre (13'), Quinton Fortune (15'), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (33'), Nicky Butt (40') and Eric Djemba-Djemba (83').

Play by play

  1. 92'

    Ferguson's men did all that was required and dispatched the Greeks easily without playing anywhere near their best football. Van Nistelrooy had a poor game, but Howard and latterly Fletcher showed some flashes of the ability United will need to show when the come up against genuine contenders.

  2. 92'

    And that's it, full time and United have won easily over substandard opposition.

  3. 92'

    Unbelievably, Panathinaikos have won a corner! Olisadebe whips it in but Howard, once again, gathers with ease

  4. 90'

    While it has not been a classic performance, the scoreline will reverberate around Europe

  5. 90'

    The fourth official signals two minutes of added time

  6. 89'

    Fletcher, who looks a promising talent, flicks the ball to Giggs out on the right wing, but the cross is poor

  7. 88'

    Panathinaikos try to get the ball to Epalle, who has seen almost none of the game since he joined it. United tackle in numbers and knock it forward

  8. 88'

    Come on ref, blow the whistle!

  9. 87'

    Van Nistelrooy looks thoroughly hacked off with the game tonight and who can blame him, five goals on the score board and none are his, he's had a poor game by his own high standards

  10. 86'

    Giggs earns a corner for United after his shot cannoned of a Panathinaikos defender

  11. 84'

    Free-kick given against Fortune, but the delivery is too close to Howard how gathers and throws out quickly

  12. 83'

    Some neat build up play gets the ball to Gary Neville, who despite falling on his backside, whips in the ball from the right, Giggs attempted a flick and Eric Djemba-Djemba latched on to it to score his first United goal from close range

  13. 82'

    Finally a fifth for United!

  14. 80'

    The corner reaches Phil Neville who lifts it a cheeky ball over a defender but Van Nistelrooy is guilty of a shocking miss

  15. 79'

    Finally a shot on goal! Fortune lets one fly from 35 yards and the keeper turns it out for a corner! What drama...

  16. 78'

    Despite the supporters' best efforts this game is petering out with mistimed passes and bad first touches - and that's United!

  17. 76'

    United's fans are cheering their players on, trying to raise the team who are still struggling to find a rhythm after those substitutions

  18. 75'

    A good spell of pressure from United ends when Phil Neville fails to get a cross in, goal kick to Panathinaikos

  19. 73'

    A long ball from Fletcher is taken down with great skill by Giggs, but his shot flashes across the goal without troubling the keeper

  20. 73'

    Van Nistelrooy takes a long ball well but his shot leaved a lot to be desired

  21. 72'

    Bellion adjudged to have fouled Maric, freekick

  22. 70'

    Twenty minutes left - can the Greeks get anything from the game? Can United add to the score sheet? Either way lets hope something happens!

  23. 69'

    Howard has looked comfortable in his first Champions League game, answering every question asked of him

  24. 68'

    Olisadebe wins a free-kick for Panathinaikos which is taken by Takis Fyssas, but Howard gathers

  25. 68'

    A move including Fletcher, Giggs and Van Nistelrooy breaks down in a promising position inside the Panathinaikos half