| Minutos | Crónica |
| 46' | Half time. Inter lead Panathinaikos 1-0 courtesy of Mancini's 27th-minute goal. |
| 45' | There will be one minute of added time. |
| 45' | Cleyton has a go from 25 yards. The Brazilian's effort is over the bar. |
| 42' | A scare for Inter. Moon's shot from the edge of the area takes a slight deflection off Materazzi before coming back off Julio Cesar's crossbar. |
| 42' | Ibrahimovic is flagged offside as he runs on to Mancini's through ball. |
| 40' | Moon gets past Maxwell on the right and whips in a cross. Julio Cesar saves. |
| 38' | Julio Cesar down at his near post to block Moon's low cross-shot from the right. |
| 37' | Panathinaikos make an early change: Ivanchitz replaces Karagounis. |
| 33' | Cleyton is booked for a bad challenge on Ibra. |
| 30' | The Greeks create more danger as Julio Cesar is forced to narrow the angle to deny Moon. |
| 30' | Nothing comes of the resulting corner, taken by ex-Inter midfielder Giorgos Karagounis (36 appearances from 2003-05). |
| 29' | Panthinaikos go close to a quick leveller as Moon's cracking shot from 25 yards forces Julio Cesar into a tipped save. |
| 27' | GOOOAALLLL!!!!! Ibrahimovic takes on two players and slides into the path of the onrushing Mancini who slots past Galinovic. PANATHINAIKOS 0-1 INTER. |
| 26' | Mancini is flagged offside as he races to meet Ibra's through ball. |
| 22' | Mejuto Gonzalez shows Marco Materazzi a yellow card after a foul on Salpingidis. |
| 19' | Ibrahimovic forces Galinovic into a difficult save with a thunderous shot on the turn. |
| 17' | Quaresma tries to surprise Galinovic from 20 yards, but the Croatian keeper is alert to the danger and makes a comfortable save. |
| 16' | Mancini's corner kick is cleared by Vintra at the near post. |
| 16' | Vintra controls Maicon's whipped right-wing cross with his chest and sweeps clear, but Inter remain in the Panathinaikos third and win a left-wing corner. |
| 14' | Materazzi's hooked effort from Quaresma's right-wing corner is way over the bar. |
| 13' | Brilliant first-time shot by Quarsesma. Superb diving save by Galinovic. |
| 11' | A chance for Inter. Ibrahimovic slides agonisingly wide after collecting Vieira's pass into the area. |
| 10' | Mattos' fierce low strike from the free kick is several yards wide of Julio Cesar's right-hand post. |
| 9' | The Greeks win a free kick in a central position 30 yards out fter a foul by Cambiasso. |
| 8' | Ten Cate's side win the first corner of the game after Materazzi slides in to block Salpingidis' right-wing cross. The corner is cleared with some difficulty. |
| 4' | Julio Cesar makes an easy save from Cleyton's 25-yarder after a clearance by Maicon. |
| 2' | Ivan Cordoba makes a spectacular overhead clearance to deny Salpingidis a clear route on goal. |
| 2' | Maxwell sends in a deep cross from the left wing. Ibrahimovic controls with his chest but can't get past Simao. |
| 1' | Welcome to Athens for our opening fixture of the 2008/09 Champions League. |
| 1' | Away we go. Inter kick off. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 23 Materazzi, 6 Maxwell; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti; 33 Mancini, 8 Ibrahimovic, 77 Quaresma. |
| 1' | Panathinaikos: 1 Galinovic; 24 Vintra, 23 Simao, 8 Goumas, 29 Nillson; 2 Moon, 15 Gilberto Silva, 4 Mattos; 10 Cleyton, 14 Salpingidis, 21 Karagounis. |
| 1' | The Olympic Stadium in Athens is a sea of green as we await kick-off. |
| 1' | It's a dry evening in the Greek capital, with a temperature of around 22 degrees Celsius. |
| Minutos | Crónica |
| 48' | That's it. Mancini and Adriano wrap up a 2-0 win over Panathinaikos. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time. |
| 40' | GOOOAAAAAALLL!!!!!!! Adriano meets Ibrahimovic's through ball, takes it into the area and crashes past Galinovic. PANATHINAIKOS 0-2 INTER. |
| 39' | Materazzi beats Salpingidis to a left-wing cross and heads out for a throw. |
| 37' | Meanwhile, Panathinaikos make their last substitution. Souza replaces Moon. |
| 37' | Inter bring on Adriano for Mancini. It's the striker's first competitive appearance in black and blue since last October's Serie A match against Reggina in Reggio Calabria. |
| 36' | With his back to goal, Muntari controls Ibra's high ball with his chest. The Ghana midfielder is promptly intercepted. |
| 34' | At the other end, Galinovic is out quick to beat Ibrahimovic to the ball. |
| 33' | Another save from Julio Cesar. |
| 32' | Corner to Panathinaikos as Hristodoupoulos's low shot forces Julio Cesar into a one-handed save. |
| 29' | Muntari misses as Inter have a chance from the corner. |
| 28' | Inter win a corner after Mancini's angled shot is blocked. |
| 27' | Henk Ten Cate brings on Hristodoupoulos comes on for Nilsson. |
| 24' | Panathinaikos close again, but Julio Cesar makes a vital save from Gilberto Silva's dangerous free kick. |
| 21' | Corner to the Greeks as Ivanchitz' free kick takes a deflection. |
| 19' | Another pair of fresh legs. Mourinho brings on Sulley Muntari for Patrick Vieira. |
| 17' | José Mourinho makes his first substitution: Figo replaces his compatriot Quaresma. |
| 16' | Vintra fires wide after intercepting a Zanetti pass. |
| 14' | Gilberto Silva's long-range effort is nothing to write home about. Goal kick for the Nerazzurri. |
| 12' | Salpingidis crashes wide of the right post after a 20-yard dash to the edge of the area. |
| 8' | Panathinaikos close through Cleyton. The Brazilian's curling shot from just outside the area is inches wide of the far post. |
| 6' | Ivanchitz has a go from 25 yards. Julio Cesar saves. |
| 2' | Moon's cross from the right is easy prey for Julio Cesar as the home side continue their aggressive start to the second half. |
| 2' | Materazzi makes a headed clearance from the resulting free kick. |
| 1' | Panathinaikos get the second half going. |
| 1' | Maicon is yellow-carded for bringing down Ivanchitz on the left wing. |
| 1' | Galinovic is quick out to deny Ibrahimovic a chance from a through pass. |