Panathinaikos vs Brondby.. Europa League Live Stream and Match Preview

Sumon Azam
25 Aug, 2016
# Free-scoring Brondby travel to the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in Athens on Thursday, August 18 for the first leg of their Europa League play-off against hosts Panathinaikos, who finished third in Greek SuperLeague last season.

Panathinaikos have been busy in the summer market having signed a versatile array of talent including former Metz centre back Nuno Reis, Cagliari forward Victor Ibarbo on loan, Niklas Hult from Nice, Ivan Ivanov from Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Christian Ledesma on a free, the defensive-midfielder who was deemed to be a dependable asset for Serie A side Lazio for almost a decade but is now a veteran of the game at 33-years of age.


Pana were also busy contesting a number of pre-season friendlies and returned a mixture of results including two wins, two draws and three losses. While their most notable victory was a 4-0 romp over Dutch side Zwolle, they lost 2-1 to Turkish rivals Fenerbahce in Istanbul. 

In competitive football, Panathinaikos are actually unbeaten thanks to a 3-0 aggregate triumph over Swedish side AIK in the third qualifying round of the Europa League in a result that sets them up nicely for the two-legged Brondby examination. 

Brondby are no slouches and will present Panathinaikos with some hard-pressing questions, particularly as Brondby are well into their domestic season having already beaten Silkeborg and drawn AC Horsens and FC Midtjylland in the Danish Super League. 

Brondby also refuse to be beat, as their 1-0 loss to Hertha Berlin in the first leg of their third qualifying round of the Europa League is testament to, as they battled back to claim a 3-1 win in Denmark, edging through to the play-off round by virtue of a 3-2 aggregate score. 

Interestingly, if Brondby are to score it will likely because of some magic conjured up by 26-year-old Finish finisher Teemu Pukki, as the striker has already banked an astonishing 12 goals from nine starts in all competitions this season, including two hat-tricks and a brace in his side's last three games.

Panathinaikos welcome Broncby to the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in Athens on Thursday, August 18 for a first leg Europa League play-off clash that kicks-off at 19:00 BST.

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