Posted by Mehdi

23 February 2011

MARSEILLE 0
MANCHESTER UNITED 0

The visitors should have been awarded a penalty when notorious cheat and former red Heinze handled a Fletcher cross.

Attendance: 60,031
Assists: n/a


INTER 0
BAYERN 1 (Gomez 90)

Eto'o went down in the box under a clumsy Tymoschuk challenge but the ref, Kassai, ignored appeals for a penalty. Eto'o played a one-two with Maicon as he ran in from the right, wrestled free of Badstuber and laid the ball to Cambiasso who shot at Kraft from two yards out. Ribery headed a Robben cross against the bar, it was his only positive contribution of the night, absolute rubbish. Chivu hit a high ball into the Bayern box, Lucio centred, Eto'o touched the ball away from a defender and shot on the turn, drawing a marvellous point blank save from Kraft.

Despite the lack of goals an entertaining first half was followed by a thrilling second. Schweinsteiger ran at Maicon and Zanetti, pirouetted away from them then back healed to Ribery, FANTASTIC skill, Muller instantly laid off Ribery's pass, Robben skipped past Ranocchia's sliding tackle, away from Chivu then hammered a right foot shot off the outside of a post. Minutes later Eto'o took a Maicon cross on his chest, dribbled past Tymoschuk and volleyed a shot at Kraft, the young German couldn't hold the ball, Cambiasso had the goal at his mercy but ballooned over the bar. Motta headed a corner at Kraft, who instinctively got his hands up and parried. A Sneijder free kick fell to Eto'o and his deflected shot agonisingly bounced wide of the right post. In the 89th minute Robben unloaded with a shot from 25 yards out, Julio Cesar spilled the ball and Gomez pounced, 0-1.

Game of the season. Bayern's approach play was fabulous. They outplayed their hosts but the European Champions had the best chances. 90 minutes of non stop action. With Rabbit Killer Leonardo in charge and having given up an away goal Inter's reign ends next month.

Attendance: 80,000
Assist: n/a

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