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There was never likely to be very much to separate these two sides and, following last week’s first leg at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, this tie is perfectly poised.
A week ago, the only goal of the night in Athens came with just seven minutes remaining; Brazilian winger Bernard (remember him?) snatching a crucial victory for Panathinaikos.
Given that OM had midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia sent off shortly after the hour mark, les Phocéens were probably relieved to only lost 1-0.
Panathinaikos are one of the great names of European football but, given their recent-history on the continent, or lack of it, victory in this tie would be an almighty achievement.
Before this season, the Greens hadn’t won a European tie since 2017 and have not featured in a UEFA group stage since 2016.
In the previous round, Ivan Jovanović’s team swatted aside Dnipro-1, so the Greek side are still dreaming of getting back into the Champions League for the first time since 2010.
So, will OM be able to overturn that narrow one-goal deficit at Stade Vélodrome?
The winners of this tie will take on Braga or TSC in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.
The losers drop into the UEFA Europa League group stages.
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