Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave another top class performance in this one despite not getting on the score sheet.

The Swede was instrumental in the match, creating both goals for Brazilians Mancini and Adriano, as Inter defeated a wilful Panathinaikos side 2 – 0 in Athens in the opening game of the Milan giants’ Champions League Group B. A good start for the Nerazzurri will please their new coach Jose Mourinho and alleviate some of the pressure on him to perform.

Teams
Panathinaikos: Galinovic; Vyntra, Simao, Goumas, Nilsson (Hristodoulopoulos 72); Moon (Souza 81), Gilberto Silva, Mattos, Cleyton, Salpigidis, Karagounis (Ivanschitz 35)

Inter: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Cordoba, Materazzi, Maxwell; Zanetti, Cambiasso, Vieira (Muntari 62); Quaresma (Figo 62), Ibrahimovic, Mancini (Adriano 81)

Goals
Mancini 26 (I)
Adriano 84 (I)

Peter Pedroncelli - footballitaliano.org