Stuttgart’s fine run continues as Real go through

VFB STUTTGART continued their impressive Champions League debut with a 3-1 win at Panathinaikos, and share top spot in Group E with Manchester United.

The margin of victory had seemed unlikely for an hour as the German side struggled to hold off a resurgent Panathinaikos who attacked relentlessly.

The breakthrough came on the hour when forward Michalis Konstantinou sent a vicious swerving shot past Timo Hildebrand for the lead. It was short-lived though, Takis Fyssas sliding a Kevin Kuranyi cross into his own net.