Panathinaikos will welcome Marseille to the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Panathinaikos will welcome Marseille to the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on Wednesday. Panathinaikos won the second round against Dnipro-1 without much difficulty. The hosts won 5-3 on aggregate against Dnipro-1. Panathinaikos are back in the Champions League qualifiers for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The Greek team will look to qualify for the group stage for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign. The hosts played in the third round of the UEFA Europa Conference League last season and were eliminated by Slavia Prague 3-1 on aggregate. They last qualified for a European competition in the UEFA Europa League in the 2016-17 season.
Marseille on the other hand played in the Champions League group stage last season but failed to make it into the knockout stage. The French club finished fourth in Group D and did not qualify for the UEFA Europa League knockout round playoffs either. Marseille will play its first competitive game of the season on Wednesday. They suffered a 2-1 defeat at home against Bayer Leverkusen in their last friendly in the pre-season. Wednesday proves to be a cracker of a match for both teams as they look to dethrone each other to march ahead on the Champions League main stage.
Brignoli, Kotsiras, Jedvaj, Magnusson, Mladenovic, Vilhena, Perez, Djuricic, Mancini, Sporar, Bernard
Lopez, Clauss, Gigot, Mbemba, Lodi, Veretout, Kondogbia, Rongier, Sarr, Vitinha, Aubameyang
| Opponents | Score |
| Dnipro-1 | 2-2 (D) |
| Dnipro-1 | 1-3 (W) |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0-1 (L) |
| Hapoel Be’er Sheva | 1-1 (D) |
| AEK | 3-1 (W) |
| Opponents | Score |
| Leverkusen | 1-2 (L) |
| Waalwijk | 0-1 (W) |
| Eupen | 1-0 (L) |
| Nimes | 2-0 (W) |
| Ajaccio | 1-0 (L) |
This will be the first time that both teams will face each other.
The UEFA Champions League Qualification match between Panathinaikos and Marseille will occur at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium on Wednesday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Panathinaikos vs Marseille | Key Details |
| Date | August 9 (Greece) |
| Venue | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium |
| Kickoff time in France | 7:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in Greece | 8:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm |
The qualification matches of the UEFA Champions League can be watched on the official website of UEFA worldwide. The game will be screened on W9, Molotov, Free and 6play in France. In Slovenia, the match will be screened on SportKlub 1 Slovenia and Arena Sport 1 Slovenia. Swiss fans can watch the game on W9 Suisse. In Greece, fans can watch the match on Cosmote Sport 1 HD. Fans of Croatia can enjoy the game on Arena Sport 1 Croatia. However, there will be no telecast of this match in India.
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