The team coached by Vassilis Daniil eliminates firstly, young Eric Cantona’s, Auxerres (2-0 and losing 3-2) and then forces the great Juventus to bow. The Italians lost 1-0 in the Olympic stadium and got a sad victory 3-2 at home, while Panathinaikos celebrated its qualification. The defeat 5-2 from Honvent, the Hungarian team, in Budapest, provokes shivers but the revenge creates enthusiasm because the result 5-1 brings the qualification to the quarterfinals. At this stage the team confronts the Belgians of Bruges but the result 2-2 in ΟΑΚΑ stadium doesn’t give space for a lot of optimism. The loss 1-0 in Belgium stops the European course.
1988 – “Vecchia Signora” kneels before Panathinaikos
Three years after participating in the semifinals of the Champions' Cup, a new important page about Panathinaikos is to be written in the European playgrounds.