U.S. ABROAD: Howard makes Champions' League debut

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) vs. Panathinaikos, 5-0.
Started: 90 minutes. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 7.

The American goalkeeper made his Champions League debut in front of 66,520 at Old Trafford.

Howard had a quiet evening apart from saving a sharp header from Michael Konstantinou.

Mikael Silvestre, Quinton Fortune, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Nicky Butt and Eric Djemba-Djemba scored in the rout. Ryan Giggs had a hand in four of the goals.

The win puts Man. U atop Group E on goal difference after one game day. Glasgow Rangers won at home, 2-1, over VfB Stuttgart in the other Group E match.

* John O'Brien (Ajax, D1) at AC Milan, 0-1.
DNP.