From the first minutes on, Real dominated the clash between the Spanish side and Panathinaikos, with Madrid creating four huge chances and scoring a goal before the drinks break. The goal came in the 15th minute, when Pol Fortuny, number ten of the Spanish team, scored at the end of a spectacular combination (0–1).

The game seemed to remain the same at the beginning of the second half, as Madrid's Babacar Diocou found himself in a promising position early on, and although the striker went offside, the lightning-fast move showed what to expect after the restart. This assumption was soon confirmed as the representatives of the Spanish capital hit the post.

Panathinaikos did not really succeed in getting the ball away in the continuation either, with the Greeks' long balls only being good enough to get corner kicks every now and then, but even these chances failed to make a real difference to the encounter. The Castilian side thus achieved the required result without any special effort and is in a favourable position for the continuation.

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Puskás–Suzuki Cup, group A

Panathinaikos–Real Madrid CF 0–1 (0–1)

Goalscorer: Fortuny (15.)

Panathinaikos: Papanikolopulos (goalkeeper); Diamantis, Pitsotis, Fikay, Katris, Nikoletopulos, Nalitzis (Hasanagko, 59.), Spatharis (Georgoulakis, 48.), Kokkakis, Tompras, Notas (Stilianos, 48.).
Real Madrid: Montero (goalkeeper); Perea, Moya, Ramón, Espinola, Baixauli, Diocou (Serrano, 48.), De Llanos (Moreno, 48.), Hernández (Gil, 48.), Fortuny (Maya, 59.), Mascaró.