Next Thursday, RC Lens will play their first leg of the Conference League play-off at Bollaert-Delelis. Their future opponent, for their part, kept the suspense going until the end of the night yesterday Thursday. Explanations.
Yesterday, Thursday evening, the preliminary round of the Conference League took place between the Greeks of Panathinaikos and the Dutch of Ajax Amsterdam. Victorious away from home in the first leg, the Batavians had, it was thought, taken a serious option. Finally, Pana won the return match (0-1), forcing the locals to a penalty shootout. The result is quite simply a first in the entire history of UEFA competitions.
Panathinaikos for Lens, 34 shots on goal attempted!
Former Lyonnais Tetê, who scored at the very end of the game, allowed Pana to play extra time. Then, a penalty shootout. In total, the two teams needed 17 attempts… each, to decide. It was the club of the former OGC Nice coach, Francesco Farioli, who had the last word (13-12). Never had a shootout lasted so long in the history of European football. Luis, for his part, will therefore welcome the eliminated team of the evening, Panathinaikos, in six days at home.
Pity! Panathinaikos made a great effort, but lost the qualification to @afcajax in the penalty shootout. #paofc #panathinaikos #ajapao pic.twitter.com/ZGsaZUIVxL
— Panathinaikos F.C. (@paofc_) August 15, 2024
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