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Garcia scores as Panathinaikos advance in UEFA Conference League
['Guardian Media Newsroom']
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Trinidad and Tobago international Levi Garcia marked his debut for Greece’s Panathinaikos with the opening goal in their 2-1 extra-time win over Bulgaria’s CSKA 1948 Sofia in their UEFA Conference League Round Three Qualifier second-leg match at the Vasil Leski National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Tuesday.
With the second-leg win, Panathinaikos advanced 3-2 on aggregate to the fourth and final playoffs, from which the winners of their respective home and away ties will qualify for the group phase of the tournament.
Going into today’s second-leg match, Besiktas leads their UEFA Europa League Round Three qualifiers 1-0 following their first-leg win on August 6.
Other reports from Russia stated that this option could become mandatory if Panathinaikos qualifies for the Champions League qualifiers and if certain performance-related conditions are met.
In accordance with his own wish, it has been stated that Garcia was proposed to Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, and PAOK, but not to AEK, his former club.