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In which British stadium was this match played in?

Old Trafford. Old Trafford is Manchester United's home stadium. Three days before this match, they beat Charlton 2-0 in the Premiership. This match was the 50th Champions' League game played at Old Trafford.

At half time, Manchester United were winning. What was the score at half time?

4-0. Mikael Silvestre scored the first goal in the 13th minute. Next to score was Quinton Fortune just one minute later. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored in the 33rd minute after the Panathinaikos goalkeeper let the ball slip out of his hands. In the 40th minute Nicky Butt made the score 4-0. The final goal of the match was scored by Eric Djemba-Djemba in the 83rd minute.

Who was the first player to be substituted for Manchester United?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ole was substituted with David Bellion in the 44th minute. This was David Bellion's first appearance for Manchester United in the Champions' League.

Who was the Panathinikos goalkeeper who started the match?

Antonios Nikopolidis. Antonios Nikopolidis was substituted with Konstantinos Chalkias in the 46th minute, most likely to try and stop conceding any more goals from the opposition. Morris Nasief and Kyrgiakos Sotiris are both defenders for Panathinaikos.

Everyone was surprised that Manchester United's best goalscorer at the time, did not score one of the five goals. Who was it?

Ruud van Nistelrooy. Prior to this match Ruud had scored four goals for Manchester United so far this season. In the 2002-2003 season Ruud managed to net a staggering total of 44 goals, including international goals.

Did Ryan Giggs play for Panathinaikos or Manchester United in this match?

Manchester United. Ryan Giggs has played for Manchester United since his debut in March 1991 against Everton in the Premiership.

John O'Shea was substituted in the 57th minute. Who replaced him on the pitch?

Darren Fletcher. Nicky Butt, the fourth goalscorer, was substituted for Eric Djemba-Djemba and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the third goalscorer, was substituted for David Bellion. Darren Fletcher made his Manchester United first team debut in the Champions' League against FC Basel on 12th March 2003 aged just 19.

Christiano Ronaldo played in this match?

False. There were rumours in British newspapers that Ronaldo would be starting the match for Manchester United but he did not appear at all. Ronaldo was born in Madeira, Portugal on 5th March 1985. Following the departure of David Beckham from Manchester United in the summer of 2003, Ronaldo was given the famous number seven shirt.

Who was the last player to be substituted for Panathinaikos in this match?

Dimitris Papadopoulos. Dimitris Papadopoulos was substituted for Emmanuel Olisadebe in the 62nd minute. Dimitris was born in Greece, whereas Emmanuel was born in Poland.

Who received a yellow card in this match?

No one. No players were booked in this match. The last time these two teams met in the Champions' League at Old Trafford was on 7th March 2001, when Manchester United won 3-1.