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...the ball with Dynamo Bucharest's, right, during their Europa League Group F soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis

...the ball with a Dynamo Bucharest player during their Europa League Group F soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis

...Francisco Molinero, left, and Cosmin Moti, right, during their Europa League Group F soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

...his team's goal against Dynamo Bucharest during their Europa League Group F soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

...their team against Dynamo Bucharest's play during a group F Europa League soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Panathinaikos won 3-0. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis

...his goal with teammates against Dynamo Bucharest, during a group F Europa League soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis

...challenges with a Dynamo Bucharest's player during a group F Europa League soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis

...score with a header against Dynamo Bucharest , during a group F Europa League soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

...the air during a group F Europa League soccer match between Panathinaikos and Dynamo Bucharest at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

...tackled by Dynamo Bucharest's Cosmin Moti during a group F Europa League soccer match at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis

...Francisco Molinero, left, and Cosmin Moti, right, during their Europa League Group F soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris