After having virtually no possession for the first 15 minutes Arsenal started to come into the game more. And just when the threat from the home side seemed to have abated, they scored a good goal.

The winger should never have been allowed so much space on the left, but his cross was excellent and Karagounis's diving header even better. It went across Seaman and inside his right hand post, with the keeper maybe getting a slight touch as he dived.

We got into it more in the second half. Switching Pires into the middle from the left wing was an inspired/obvious move (take your pick), and with the introduction of subs Jeffers Kanu and van Bronckhorst things started looking up. But Panathinaikos were well organised and skilful, and the closest we got were a great Henry volley from distance which the keeper did well to save as it dipped low inside the post, and a late chance for Jeffers from a corner - left unmarked beyond the far post he placed a standing header woefully wide.

With Mallorca winning away at Schalke, Arsenal are trailing in third place. See table. Looks like Schalke are virtually out of it, Panathinaikos are virtually through. The fact that we have 2 home games left out of 3 is not the advantage we might have hoped. Real Mallorca's visit to Highbury is also their only remaining away game.