Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Villarreal 1-1 Panathinaikos

Giuseppe Rossi
Villarreal travel to Athens for the second leg on 10 March

Giuseppe Rossi's second-half penalty earned Villarreal a vital equaliser in their last-16 Champions League tie against Panathinaikos.

The Greek side took the lead and got that all important away goal when Giorgos Karagounis's 25-yard shot crept off the crossbar and into the net.

Seven minutes later and Robert Pires was brought down inside the box by Jakub Wawrzyniak and Rossi converted.

The hosts dominated throughout, with Rossi missing a host of chances.


Villarreal: Diego Lopez, Angel, Senna, Fuentes, Godin, Eguren (Pires 62), Santi Cazorla, Ibagaza (Cani 70), Bruno, Rossi, Llorente (Nihat 61).
Subs Not Used: Viera, Javi Venta, Cygan, Fernandez.

Booked: Senna, Angel.

Goals: Rossi 67 pen.

Panathinaikos: Galinovic, Spiropoulos, Nilsson, Wawrzyniak, Sarriegi, Goumas (Gabriel 46), Vyntra, Silva, Karagounis (Salpingidis 84), Simao, Mantzios (Rukavina 90).
Subs Not Used: Tzorvas, David, Ivanschitz, Cleyton.

Booked: Goumas, Silva.

Goals: Karagounis 59.

Att: 25,500

Ref: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

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