Gekas (Panathinaikos) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Owomoyela (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Šerić (Panathinaikos).

Vyntra (Panathinaikos) misses the target.

Šerić (Panathinaikos) delivers the corner.

Reinke (Bremen) makes a save.
A miraculous save from Reinke who reacts after a defensive mix-up to scramble back across his goalmouth and keep out González's low drive.

González (Panathinaikos) has an effort on goal.

Šerić (Panathinaikos) is penalised for a foul on Borowski (Bremen).

Šerić (Panathinaikos) misses the target.
A dramatic effort from the excellent Šerić flies over, but the volley from the corner of the area was not far away.

Šerić (Panathinaikos) takes the corner.

Reinke (Bremen) makes a save.
A superb stop from Reinke after another Nilsson break down the right ends with a centre into the area and a side-footed shot from Šerić that Reinke dives high to his left to keep out.

Šerić (Panathinaikos) has an effort on goal.

Klasnić (Bremen) is shown a second yellow card and is dismissed.
The Croatian is dismissed for his second booking, after a clumsy tackle on Conceição as frustration gets the better off him.

Klasnić (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Conceição (Panathinaikos).

Tziolis (Panathinaikos) is penalised for a foul on Hunt (Bremen).

Valdez (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Galinović (Panathinaikos).

Gekas (Panathinaikos) misses the target.
A great effort from Gekas goes wide, as the substitute striker does well to hold off two markers before chipping an effort over Reinke but just wide of the post. It would have killed off the game but instead the hosts have to survive a nervous final seven minutes.

Klose (Bremen) misses the target.

Hunt (Bremen) misses the target.
An optimistic effort from the young German, whose volley from outside the area sails over the top.

Valdez (Bremen) misses the target.

Borowski (Bremen) takes the corner.

Galinović (Panathinaikos) makes a save.
An incredible double save from Galinović, who pushes out Hunt's powerful drive straight to Valdez, whose low drive is blocked by the diving Croatian.

Klasnić (Bremen) has an effort on goal.

Galinović (Panathinaikos) makes a save.

Hunt (Bremen) has an effort on goal.

Gekas (Panathinaikos) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Gekas (Panathinaikos) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Valdez (in) - Schulz (out) (Bremen)
The last throw of the dice from Schaaf as the Brazilian forward replaces his full-back.

Conceição (Panathinaikos) delivers the corner.

Gekas (in) - Mantzios (out) (Panathinaikos)
The excellent Mantzios trundles off, having scored the hosts's second goal and been a constant threat in the second period.

Frings (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Tziolis (Panathinaikos).

Andreasen (Bremen) is shown a yellow card.
The Danish defender is cautioned for a late challenge on Mantzios, who is left clutching his shorts in agony.

Klasnić (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Andreasen (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

González (Panathinaikos) hits the crossbar.
Another piece of genius from González, who reacts quickest to a bouncing ball in the Bremen area with a scissor-kick from the penalty spot that thunders against the crossbar. it is the second time he has struck the woodwork, and he will be praying that those two close misses will not be decisive in the final analysis.

Schulz (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Micoud (Bremen) delivers the corner.

Hunt (Bremen) misses the target.
A powerful shot by the substitute is deflected and goes out for a corner, which comes to nothing.

Vyntra (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Hunt (Bremen).

Hunt (in) - Baumann (out) (Bremen)
An attacking move from Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf, who replaces his most defensive midfield player with a speedy winger.

Baumann (Bremen) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Vyntra (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Klose (Bremen).

Mantzios (Panathinaikos) misses the target.
Another great effort for Mantzios, who heads wide from another excellent cross by Šerić.

Conceição (Panathinaikos) delivers the corner.

Frings (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Šerić (Panathinaikos).

Mantzios (Panathinaikos) misses the target.
A good spell of Greek pressure ends with Šerić's cross being headed over by Mantzios.

Frings (Bremen) misses the target.
The German winger is coming into the game and hits a shot narrowly wide from distance.

Micoud (Bremen) delivers the corner.

Klose (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Darlas (Panathinaikos).

Klose (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Kotsios (Panathinaikos).

Schulz (Bremen) delivers the corner.
Frings fires a cross-shot across the face of goal and it strikes Morris and goes for a corner.

González (Panathinaikos) hits the post.
A moment of magic from González, who jinks past three defenders before firing a left-footed shot from a tight angle against the upright.

Klasnić (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Galinović (Panathinaikos).

Torghelle (Panathinaikos) is flagged for offside.

Kotsios (Panathinaikos) is penalised for a foul on Klasnić (Bremen).

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Borowski (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Mantzios (Panathinaikos) is flagged for offside.

Baumann (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Klose (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Darlas (Panathinaikos).

Torghelle (Panathinaikos) is flagged for offside.
A close call as the Hungarian breaks into the area but is called offside before Mantzios can fire in a shot at the far post.

González (Panathinaikos) is penalised for a foul on Micoud (Bremen).

Klasnić (Bremen) is flagged for offside.

Kotsios (in) - Goumas (out) (Panathinaikos)
The captain cannot continue with his head injury and goes off, with the home bench fully aware that Bremen pulled their goal back when the Greek defender was off the pitch.

Klose (Bremen) scores!
The pressure pays off just in time as Klose fires in a fantastic strike from Frings's through-ball. The German international beats the offside trap and hits a rising effort inside Galinović's near post.

Klose (Bremen) misses the target.
Klasnić plays a lovely ball through to Klose, who is well-placed but blasts his effort over the top. The referee awards a goal-kick but Klasnić is convinced that Galinović gets a touch and is booked for his complaints.

Micoud (Bremen) takes the corner.

Frings (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Darlas (Panathinaikos).

Borowski (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Klose (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Goumas (Panathinaikos).

Naldo (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Galinović (Panathinaikos) makes a save.
Frings, who has been quiet so far, earns a corner which Owomoyela heads on for Baumann, two metres out, to poke goalwards. But his effort, almost from point-blank range, is straight at Galinović.

Baumann (Bremen) has an effort on goal.

Schulz (Bremen) takes the corner.

Conceição (Panathinaikos) is shown a yellow card.
The players round on Conceição, a winner of this competition with Real Madrid CF, after he catches Baumann with a late challenge in the centre-circle. Baumann gets up after some treatment and Conceição is carded.

Conceição (Panathinaikos) is penalised for a foul on Baumann (Bremen).

Baumann (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on Goumas (Panathinaikos).

Torghelle (Panathinaikos) is penalised for a foul on Naldo (Bremen).

Klasnić (Bremen) misses the target.
Another corner from Micoud causes palpitations in the area, as Galinović's punch goes straight to Klasnić, and the Croatian's first effort is blocked and his second fizzes just wide of the goal. It is Bremen's eighth shot but only one has been on target.

Micoud (Bremen) takes the corner.

Klasnić (Bremen) is penalised for a foul on González (Panathinaikos).

Šerić (Panathinaikos) fouls.

Micoud (Bremen) takes the corner.
Morris is at full stretch to concede a corner as Klasnić's centre looks enticing for the onrushing Klose. A good clearance as once again Bremen push forward.

Klasnić (Bremen) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Vyntra (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Klasnić (Bremen).

Andreasen (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on González (Panathinaikos).

Micoud (Bremen) misses the target.

Šerić (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Frings (Bremen).

Torghelle (Panathinaikos) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Klasnić (Bremen) misses the target.

Galinović (Panathinaikos) makes a save.
An excellent save by Galinović as Micoud shows the range of his skills. The Frenchman breaks clear of midfield and curls a delightful ball behind the defence and into the path of Klasnić, whose first-time shot is blocked at close range by the Croatian goalkeeper. Bremen will be encouraged that they have created a few chances since their terrible start to the game.

Micoud (Bremen) has an effort on goal.
Another speculative effort flies across the face of goal, but the visitors are dominating possession at the moment as they look to get back into the game.

Frings (Bremen) delivers the corner.
Galinović claws away the corner but his parry falls to Klasnić, whose shot is blocked.

Klasnić (Bremen) misses the target.

Galinović (Panathinaikos) makes a save.
A free-kick in a good position as Micoud, whose influence on the game so far has been minimal, curls an effort that is comfortably held by Galinović.

Micoud (Bremen) has an effort on goal.

Vyntra (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Micoud (Bremen).

Borowski (Bremen) misses the target.
A hopeful effort from the German midfield player, whose shot from distance flies over the bar.

Klasnić (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on González (Panathinaikos).

Torghelle (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Baumann (Bremen).

Naldo (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mantzios (Panathinaikos).

Mantzios (Panathinaikos) scores!
The lead is doubled within minutes as Torghelle breaks into the area and makes to shoot. As he takes his foot back, though, Andreasen slides in with a challenge but only succeeds in passing the ball to the unmarked Mantzios, whose first-time right-footed shot fizzes inside Reinke's far post. The home fans are buoyant and eyeing their second successive win of the season.

Klasnić (Bremen) misses the target.
A let-off for Panathinaikos, who slacken off in defence. Miroslav Klose has time to knock the ball down to Ivan Klasnić, whose shot from 12 metres out flies just wide of the post.

González (Panathinaikos) scores from the penalty spot.
The Argentine midfield player holds his nerve and fires his spot-kick high and to Andreas Reinke's right-hand side. The goalkeeper has no chance and Panathinaikos get off to the perfect start.

Torghelle (Panathinaikos) was fouled in the penalty area by Naldo (Bremen)
The Hungarian is finding space on the flanks and this time cuts into the area on the left, before falling to the ground after a challenge from Naldo. The referee has no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

Mantzios (Panathinaikos) misses the target.
The first sight of goal for the hosts as Ezequiel González's free-kick is not cleared and, after a goalmouth scramble, Evagelos Mantzios spins and fires his shot into the side-netting.

Mantzios (Panathinaikos) has a shot blocked.

Schulz (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Torghelle (Panathinaikos).
Mikael Nilsson combines well with Sándor Torghelle to break down the right before he is brought down just outside the area on the right-hand side.

Frings (Bremen) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Conceição (Panathinaikos).

Micoud (Bremen) delivers the corner.
The dead-ball comes to nothing as Naldo jumps in the area but cannot make contact. The home side are struggling to keep possession in the game's early stages.

González (Panathinaikos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Klose (Bremen).

The match is under way.