Panathinaikos and Shakhtar Donetsk played out a goalless draw on Thursday, 7 August 2025, in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round. The match kicked off at 18:00 UTC under the charge of Belgian referee Eric Lambrechts, and the teams went into the break with the score still 0–0. The result left the tie perfectly balanced heading into the return fixture in Ukraine.

For Panathinaikos, holding a clean sheet at home was a solid foundation, but the failure to score ...