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September 17, 2003

UEFA Champions League

Mikael Silvestre scored the first goal for Manchester United in a 5-0 rout against Panathinaikos in their opening Group E Champions League game at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Tuesday.

The English Premier League champions have played in the Champions League every year since 1994 and reached the semi-finals in 1997. They won the Champions League for the second time in 1999, the first one being in 1968.

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