PANATHINAIKOS gave themselves an excellent chance of qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals by scoring a vital away goal against Villarreal last night.

WORLD champions Italy shared the honours with Greece after a low-key encounter in Athens ended in a draw between the two European rivals.

Panionios: Colceag, Dodd, Vlcek, Giannopoulos, Zimonjic, Parodi, Makos, Domoraud, Spiropoulos, Breska, Tsiolis. Subs: Sotiriou, Meszaros, Goundoulakis, Lagonikakis, Exouzidis, Mitrou, Mantzios.