Aritz Aduriz

Six minutes were enough for Athletic Bilbao to overturn Panathinaikos's two-goal lead and establish themselves as favorites for the Europa League group stage following Thursday's qualifying play-off first leg clash at Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium in Athens.

Panathinaikos squandered a 2-goal advantage over their highly regarded Spanish rivals Athletic Bilbao and lost 3-2 at home in their first leg Europa League match in Athens. The greens scored one in each half (Lod 29’) and Cabezas (55’), but their opponents responded with three quick goals in the space of only 6 minutes to take a strong lead in the second leg in Spain.