Panionios 0 - Barcelona 3

Panionios: Drobny; Dos Santos, Vleck, Giorgiopoulos, Gianopoulos, Smijanic; Raquel, Majewski, Kontis; Pino (Liolidis 77'), Klimek (Mantzios 66'). 5-3-2.
Barcelona: Rüstü; Gabri, Puyol, Cocu, Van Bronckhorst; Márquez, Xavi; Quaresma (Overmars 73'), Ronaldinho (Luis Enrique 62'), Luis García; Saviola (Kluivert 46'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 43. Luis García. Took return pass from Xavi to run through and score.
0-2. 47. Kluivert. Picked up pass from Luis García to beat Drobny.
0-3. 91. Xavi. Struck direct free kick over wall into top corner of net.

Barcelona were the first Spanish side to kick off in the second round first leg, and they came away with one foot in the third round after a comfortable 0-3 victory over Panionios. Although the Greek side had the first attempt at goal, Kontis testing Rüstü with ten minutes on the clock, they never came close after that as the Spaniards took control. Ronaldinho was once again commanding in midfield, and he had a hand in setting up Luis García twice in the first half before the winger finally beat Drobny at the third attempt with a powerful shot which the keeper got a hand to but couldn't stop.

Rijkaard had been under pressure from his president Joan Laporta to include Kluivert in his line up, and he half gave-in, bringing on the Dutch striker at the break. And within around sixty seconds he had his name on the scoresheet, connecting with Luis García's pass to shoot inside the post. The home side came close to pulling one back when Rüstü saved from Klimek, but Xavi, Luis Enrique and Luis García could all have scored again before Xavi finally made it three with a last minute free kick.