UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE: Panathinaikos progressed smoothly into the Europa League playoffs after a 2-1 win over Gabala in Azerbaijan on Thursday earned the Greens a 3-1 aggregate victory overall in their third qualifying round tie.**HIGHLIGHTS**
Wasteful Greens defeat Gabala to earn slender advantage
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE: Panathinaikos will take a slender one-goal advantage to Azerbaijan next week for the second leg of their Europa League third round qualifying tie against Gabala after missing a hatful of chances in a 1-0 victory over their opponents in the first leg at the Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium on Thursday. **HIGHLIGHTS**
