European Cup · Phase 01 - Group E - Matchday 01
Manchester United v Panathinaikos
5–0
Manchester United beat Panathinaikos 5–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 16th September 2003 in the European Cup. Mikael Silvestre (13'), Quinton Fortune (15'), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (33'), Nicky Butt (40') and Eric Djemba-Djemba (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Mikael Silvestre 1–0
- 15' Quinton Fortune 2–0
- 33' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–0
- 40' Nicky Butt 4–0
- 45' David Bellion for Solskjaer
- Half Time
- 57' Eric Djemba Djemba for Butt
- 57' Darren Fletcher for O'Shea
- 83' Eric Djemba-Djemba 5–0
- Full Time 5–0
Match Facts
- Nicky Butt scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- Eric Djemba-Djemba scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Mikael Silvestre's 1st goal of 2003-2004, and his 4th for United.
- Quinton Fortune's 1st goal of 2003-2004, and his 8th for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 1st goal of 2003-2004, and his 113th for United.
Starting XI
Player
8 Nicky Butt 40'
Substitutes
David Bellion
45' for Solskjaer
Eric Djemba Djemba
83' 57' for Butt
Darren Fletcher
57' for O'Shea
Panathinaikos Lineup
Starting XI
1 Antonis Nikopolidis G
2 Rene Henriksen D
4 Silvio Maric M
5 Giourkas Seitaridis M
8 Giannis Goumas D
11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos F
14 Raimondas Zutautas M
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos D
18 Lucian Sanmartean M
19 Michalis Konstantinou F
30 Takis Fyssas D
Substitutes
3 Nasief Morris
6 Markus Münch
10 Joel Epalle on
12 Kostas Chalkias on
23 Emmanuel Olisadebe on
27 Pantelis Konstantinidis
35 Jan Michaelsen
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Itzhak Shum
Panathinaikos
United vs Panathinaikos History
Meeting 3 of 4
4
Played
3
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
10
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 21st November 2000. After this match United had played Panathinaikos 3 times: 2W 1D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →