Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzen 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
2 - 2
1st Leg
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 11': Goal! Panathinaikos 0, Viktoria Plzen 1. Denis Visinsky (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukás Cerv.
- 14': Merchas Doski (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Panathinaikos 1, Viktoria Plzen 1. Andrews Tetteh (Panathinaikos) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georgios Kyriakopoulos with a cross.
- 36': Jirí Panos (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Panathinaikos 1, Viktoria Plzen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Panathinaikos 1, Viktoria Plzen 1.
- 58': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Tomás Ladra replaces Jirí Panos.
- 58': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Matej Vydra replaces Salim Lawal.
- 61': Goal! Panathinaikos 2, Viktoria Plzen 1. Andrews Tetteh (Panathinaikos) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vicente Taborda.
- 64': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Filip Djuricic replaces Milos Pantovic.
- 65': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Santino Andino replaces Vicente Taborda.
- 69': Santino Andino (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Sverrir Ingason (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Matej Valenta replaces Lukás Cerv.
- 75': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Alexandr Sojka replaces Denis Visinsky.
- 78': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Karol Swiderski replaces Andrews Tetteh.
- 80': Goal! Panathinaikos 2, Viktoria Plzen 2. Tomás Ladra (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matej Valenta.
- 82': Substitution, Panathinaikos. Javi Hernández replaces Ahmed Touba.
- 88': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Prince Adu replaces Cheick Souaré.
- 90'+4': Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece
Statistics
 PLZ |
PAO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
| 449 | Passes | 468 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 30 | Clearances | 14 |
Panathinaikos (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 14 | Erik Palmer-Brown  |
| 5 | Ahmed Touba |
| 15 | Sverrir Ingason |
| 8 | Renato Sanches |
| 11 | Anastasios Bakasetas |
| 77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 7 | Andrews Tetteh |
| 72 | Milos Pantovic |
| 20 | Vicente Taborda |
Viktoria Plzen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Florian Wiegele (GK) |
| 5 | Karel Spácil |
| 14 | Merchas Doski |
| 40 | Sampson Dweh |
| 17 | Patrik Hrosovský |
| 6 | Lukás Cerv |
| 9 | Denis Višinský |
| 99 | Amar Memic |
| 70 | Salim Lawal |
| 20 | Jirí Panos |
| 19 | Cheick Souare |
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