| Atletico Madrid secured their spot in the Champions League group
stage after sealing a 5-2 aggregate win over 10-man Panathinaikos.
Leading 3-2 from the first leg in Athens, Atletico needed just five
minutes to further strengthen their stranglehold on the tie when
Panathinaikos defender Loukas Vintra put through his own net.
That was a huge setback for the Greek side and their hopes of staging
an unlikely fightback suffered a further blow midway through the
second half when striker Djibril Cisse was sent off.
The Greek side in fact created some of their best openings when
they were down to 10 men, but Sergio Aguero's goal seven minutes
from time ensured there were no late scares for the Spanish side.
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