Wednesday, April 25, 2012
MOURINHO: NITAKUWEPO REAL MSIMU UJAO
Jose Mourinho haoni sababu ya
kuondoka Real Madrid
KOCHA Jose
Mourinho amesema kwamba hajapanga kuondoka Real Madrid mwishoni mwa msimu akiwa
amekaribia kutwaa taji la nne la Ligi Kuu katika nchi tofauti.
Real
inaongoza kwa pointi saba La Liga ya Hispania, lakini Mourinho amekuwa
akihusishwa na mipango ya kuhamia Chelsea na Manchester City
za England.
"Kwa
sasa mustakabali wangu si muhimu, lakini nafikiri nitakuwa hapa msimu ujao,"
alisema kocha huyo wa Real.
"Nina
mkataba na klabu na hakuna sababu ya kuondoka. ni vizuri kubaki katika klabu kwa
miaka minne au mitano."
Mreno
huyo aliuteuliwa Mei mwaka
2010, akisaini mkataba wa miaka minne, lakini taarifa za mapema mwaka huu
zilidai anataka kurejea England mwishoni mwa msimu.
Mourinho
alisema: "Mwishoni mwa msimu nitakuwa na muda wa kuzungumza na wachezaji na
Wakurugenzi na tutaamua jambo zuri kwangu, kwa klabu na kwa timu."
Baada
ya ushindi wa 2-1 Jumamosi dhidi ya
wapinzani wao wa jadi, Barcelona, Mourinho anakaribia kutwaa ubingwa wa Ligi
Kuu kwa mara ya nne katika nchi tofauti, baada ya awali kuziongoza FC Porto,
Chelsea na Inter Milan kutwaa ubingwa wa ligi za nchi zao, Ureno, England na
Italia.
Usiku huu ameshindwa kutimiza ndoto za kutwaa taji la tatu
la Ligi ya Mabingwa Ulaya, baada ya Real Madrid kutolewa na Bayern
Munich.
NI BAYERN MUNICH NA CHELSEA FAINALI ULAYA
Mourinho akinyooosha mikoni kukubali yaishe baada ya Ramos kukosa penalti iliyoimaliza Real |
BAYERN Munich imeitoa Real Madird katika Nusu Fainali ya Ligi ya Mabingwa
Ulaya usiku huu na sasa itakutana na Chelsea katika fainali kwenye Uwanja wa
nyumbani, Munich. Bayern wameitoa Real kwa penalti 3-2, kufuatia sare ya jumla
ya 3-3, baada ya kila timu kushinda 2-1 nyumbani kwake. Mchezo wa leo kwenye
Uwanja wa Santiago Bernabeu, wachezaji ghali wa Real, Ronaldo na Kaka walikosa
penalti mbili za kwanza, baadaye Casillas akarejesha matumaini kwa kupangua
penalti mbili mfululizo, lakini Sergio Ramos akakosa na Schweinsteiger akafunga
ya mwisho na kuzima ndoto za Real kutwaa taji la 10 la Ligi ya Mabingwa.
PENALTI ZILIVYOKUWA...
SCHWEINSTEIGER ANAFUNGA YA USHINDI!!!!!!! Kwa kujiamini kabisa anampoteza maboya Casillas, mpira unatinga nyavuni.
SCHWEINSTEIGER ANAFUNGA YA USHINDI!!!!!!! Kwa kujiamini kabisa anampoteza maboya Casillas, mpira unatinga nyavuni.
Schweinsteiger anakwenda kupiga akifunga, Bayern
inaingia fainali...
NOMA, RAMOS!!! Anapiga shuti kali lakini mpira unapaa
juu ya lango.
PENALTI YA LAHM INAOKOLEWA NA CASILLAS!! Alipiga shuti
la kima cha mbuzi, na kwa urahisi Casillas akapangua!
ALONSO ANAFUNGA!!! Penalti hii inarejesha matumaini
Real, alipiga shuti la kima cha mbuzi moja kwa moja.
CASILLAS NAOKOA PENALTI YA KROOS!!! Kipa wa Hispania
anachumpa upande wake wa kushoto kupangua penalti ya Kroos.
PENALTI YA KAKA INAOKOLEWA!!! Neuer anasogea vizuri
kuzuia shuti la Mbrazil huyo.
GOMEZ ANAFUNGA!!! 2-0 BAYERN!! inatinga nyavuni pembeni
mwa lango.
NEUER ANAOKOA PENALTI YA RONALDO!! Kipa wa Ujerumani
alifanya jitihada za hali ya juu kuokoa mkwaju uliolekezwa pembezoni kabisa mwa
lango kulia kwake.
ALABA
ANAFUNGA!!! Kinda huyo anatulia na kumtungua vizuri Casillas .
VIKOSI, KADI ZA
NJANO (7) NA MABADILIKO (4)
Real Madrid
- 01 Casillas
- 03 Pepe Booked
- 04 Sergio Ramos
- 12 Marcelo
- 17 Arbeloa Booked
- 06 Khedira
- 07 Ronaldo
- 10 Ozil (Granero - 111' Booked )
- 14 Alonso
- 22 Di Maria (Kaka - 75' )
- 09 Benzema (Higuain - 106' )
BENCHI
- 13 Adan
- 15 Coentrao
- 18 Albiol
- 08 Kaka
- 11 Granero
- 20 Higuain
- 21 Callejon
Bayern Munich
- 01 Neuer
- 17 Boateng
- 21 Lahm
- 28 Badstuber Booked
- 07 Ribery (Mueller - 95' )
- 27 Alaba Booked
- 30 Dias Booked
- 31 Schweinsteiger
- 39 Kroos
- 10 Robben Booked
- 33 Gomez
BENCHI
- 22 Butt
- 13 Rafinha
- 26 Contento
- 23 Pranjic
- 44 Tymoschuk
- 11 Olic
- 25 Mueller
Ref: V Kassai
Att: 82,619
REAL MADRID NA BAYERN MUNICH KATIKA PICHA
Arjen Robben (kulia) akishangilia na Bastian Schweinsteiger baada ya kuifungia bao muhimu Bayern |
Cristiano Ronaldo (kushoto) akishangilia na Marcelo. |
Bayern baada ya kupata bao |
Ronaldo katika mishemishe |
Arjen Robben (kushoto) akizungumza na Alvaro Arbeloa . |
DAKIKA 120: REAL 2-1 BAYERN FUATILIA PENALTI
4/25/12 | 8:55 AM EDT | ROMA VS. FIORENTINA |
In
Progress — 120′
April 25, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: V. Kassai
Attendance: 70000
April 25, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: V. Kassai
Attendance: 70000
120′
The referee blows the final whistle. Fasten your
seatbelts everyone, we've got penalties on the way!
119′
Just seconds left on the clock here...
117′
Marcelo nicks the ball from Robben inside his own area
before marauding up the pitch. The left-back dances past a couple of challenges
before finally playing the ball through to Higuain. The Argentine is carelessly
offside though and play is brought back. Really sloppy from the attacker to be
caught offside there!
115′
Yellow Card Esteban Granero Molina
115′
FREE-KICK TO BAYERN!! Granero is booked for a dive
inside the Bayern penalty area as he looks for a penalty under pressure from
Manuel Neuer. There was a slight push on the Madrid player from the Bayern
keeper there, that could have gone either way!
113′
A brilliant tackle from Lahm on Kaka stops a Madrid
counter-attack on the halfway line. That was a vital challenge from the captain
as the home side looked set to break.
112′
MASSIVE CHANCE FOR MADRID!!! Kaka freezes inside the
penalty area after controlling a high pass from Granero well. Ronaldo and
Khedira both try and offer runs for the Brazilian but he cannot dig out a cross
and is tackled by Badstuber.
111′
Substitution Mesut Özil Esteban Granero Molina
110′
Madrid's final roll of the dice is to bring on a
product of their academy Esteban Granero to replace Mesut Ozil. Seconds after
his introduction Madrid appear to have won a corner through Kaka, but for some
reason the referee gives a goal-kick to Bayern Munich.
108′
Even Ronaldo, probably the fittest player on the
planet, is starting to feel the strain of 108 minutes of football. He has a
chance to shoot 25 yards from goal but slices an effort miles wide of Neuer's
goal.
107′
The two sides have failed to create much in extra-time
and its clear that there are some incredibly tired legs out there.
106′
Substitution Karim Benzema Gonzalo Higuaín
106′
Mourinho makes his second change of the game, taking
off Benzema and bringing on Gonzalo Higuain. Could he prove the
difference?
105′
The referee blows the whistle to end the first half of
extra-time. Nothing separates the two sides here!
104′
Yellow Card Holger Badstuber
103′
The second corner is cleared by the Madrid backline and
Ronaldo looks to break, passing the ball towards his team-mate Benzema. The
Frenchman is chopped to the Bernabeu turf by an aggressive challenge from
Badstuber that results in a free-kick and yellow card for the Bayern player.
Should Bayern reach the final; Alaba, Badstuber and Gustavo will all miss out
through suspension after picking up bookings tonight.
103′
Kroos knocks it towards the penalty spot but Sergio
Ramos is there to head it behind for another corner kick.
102′
Yellow Card Luiz Gustavo Dias
102′
Corner to Bayern...
100′
Gustavo receives what has been an inevitable yellow
card after cynically blocking off Pepe as the centre-back looked to surge
forward. That's another player ruled out of the final for Bayern should they get
there!
98′
Ronaldo has a chance to shoot with his left-foot 20
yards from goal after being set up by Pepe, but he hesitates for too long and
the ball runs away from him before being cleared by Lahm.
97′
Madrid look to break through Ronaldo who plays a pass
into the area to Kaka but his first-time pass to Marcelo is intercepted well by
Boateng.
96′
Muller's first involvement in the game is to run the
ball out of play for a goal-kick on the right. Not the brightest of starts for
the substitute!
95′
Substitution Franck Ribéry Thomas Müller
95′
Ribery charges through the back of Ronaldo and concedes
a free-kick inside his own half. It is the Frenchman's last contribution of the
game as he is replaced by the 2010 World Cup Golden Boot winner Thomas
Muller.
93′
Kaka retains possession wonderfully after the referee
played an advantage following a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian was
surrounded by a group of four Bayern players there but still managed to keep
hold of the ball!
92′
Madrid win a corner straight from kick-off, but after
the ball ricochets off a couple of players inside the Bayern area it is finally
hacked away by Badstuber.
91′
This is where managers earn their, in Mourinho's case,
considerable wages. What a half an hour of football we have in store! Madrid get
us underway once more...
90′ +3
Right guys, predictions for extra-time, will one side
emerge victorious in the next 30 minutes? Or will this match be decided by the
cruellest of lotteries, the penalty shoot-out? Let me know your thoughts on
Twitter @charliefscott.
90′ +3
The referee blows the whistle to mark the end of 90
minutes. The score is 3-3 on aggregate, meaning this enthralling match is
heading into extra-time!
90′ +2
Bayern scored a late goal in the first leg last week
but I can't see them repeating the trick this time.
90′ +1
Bayern have a chance to break through Kroos after some
dogged play from Gomez. His pass out wide to Robben is heavy though, and Madrid
soon win the ball back as the away side's attack loses its urgency.
90′
Yellow Card Arjen Robben
89′
Robben is shown a yellow card for dissent after the
referee fails to award him a free-kick following a robust challenge from
Marcelo.
88′
Ribery leaves his foot in on Pepe after he had barged
the Madrid centre-back to the floor. The Frenchman then charges into Arbeloa
just seconds later! He's beginning to lose his cool out there.
86′
GOMEZ FLUFFS HIS LINES (PART 2)!!! This is an even
easier chance! Robben slips the ball across the area to him and he should shoot
first time, but instead cuts back on to his left, as he has tried to do far too
many times this evening. Ramos is there to block his delayed shot and Casillas
then catches the ball easily. MASSIVE chance there for Bayern to take the lead
on aggregate.
85′
Gomez fluffs his lines after being played in by Kroos.
With his back to the goal the striker tries to shoot on the turn but is crowded
out by Ramos and Pepe.
83′
BRILLIANT DEFENDING FROM PEPE!!! Ribery exchanges
passes with Robben before racing into the area but Madrid's imposing centre-back
is across quickly to snuff out the danger. Ribery fouls Pepe after losing the
ball meaning instead of Bayern winning a corner, Madrid have a free-kick.
82′
With just under ten minutes remaining in normal time,
one of the sides needs a spark from somewhere otherwise this match is going to
extra-time!
80′
The crowd are furious with the referee after Bayern are
awarded a goal-kick following a Badstuber tackle on Kaka. Despite their protests
it is the correct decision from the man in purple.
79′
Mourinho is offering a helping hand to the officials
down on the touchline, acting as a third linesman as the ball appears to run out
of play in front of him. I am not sure they will be paying any attention to be
honest!
78′
Up the other end Jerome Boateng puts in an equally
decisive tackle, his is on Ronaldo after Benzema had got in on the right and
fired a cross towards his team-mate.
76′
Robben plays a nice ball to Gomez who looks to shift
from his right foot to his left but Sergio Ramos is there to put in a colossal
tackle to steal possession and clear the ball from danger.
75′
Substitution Ángel Fabián Di María Kaká
75′
Here comes Kaka... Remember that stat from earlier, the
Brazilian has five assists in the Champions League this season, will he get
another tonight I wonder. Di Maria is the man replaced.
73′
Don't forget guys, should this leg finish 2-1, we will
be going to extra-time. Personally, I am surprised we haven't seen a fourth goal
in this match after such an open first half!
71′
For the first time tonight Gustavo is actually
unfortunate to give away a free-kick. That was a brilliant tackle, despite what
the referee says. Alas, the free-kick is awarded in Madrid's favour, but again
it is wasted by Ronaldo, with this attempt going miles over the bar.
70′
Ronaldo races down the left before pulling the ball
back to Benzema on the edge of the area. He opens up his body and attempts to
sidefoot an effort past Neuer but gets too much power and not enough finesse on
his shot as it flies over the crossbar.
68′
That man Gustavo commits another foul in a dangerous
area, with Marcelo the victim this time. Ronaldo strikes the ball goalwards but
again it is too close to Neuer, as the Germany international catches the ball
easily.
66′
CHANCE FOR ROBBEN!!! The spritely winger goes racing
through on goal and looks to dribble round Iker Casillas but the Spain
international does brilliantly to win the ball after racing off his line. Fine
goalkeeping.
65′
Toni Kroos curls a free-kick into the Madrid area from
wide on the left, and it is straight onto the head of Mario Gomez. He cannot get
quite enough on it though, as the ball drifts harmlessly wide of Casillas'
post.
64′
CRAZY OFFSIDE DECISION THERE!! Marcelo is pulled back
for offside by the linesman after latching on to Alonso's pass, despite being a
good couple of yards onside...
62′
Our man at the Bernabeu, Alberto Pinero, has been in
touch. "In general, Bayern fans have been quiet since the second goal of
Ronaldo. Meanwhile down on the touchline Mourinho appears to be considering
making a change as Fabio Coentrao and Gonzalo Higuain begin to warm up."
60′
XABI ALONSO HAS GOT TO BE CAREFUL!!! The Madrid
midfielder is just one booking away from a suspension and he is fortunate not to
be shown a yellow card after going through the back of Ribery on the halfway
line. Lucky boy!
59′
Yellow Card Arbeloa
59′
Some fantastic footwork from Ronaldo down the left wins
a corner kick being for Madrid. They fail to make anything of it though, and
Bayern look to break through Ribery. That is soon brought to an abrupt end by
Arbeloa though, as the Spanish full-back chops the Bayern winger down as he
looks to sprint into the Madrid half.
57′
MORE WASTEFUL FINISHING FROM GOMEZ!! The German shoots
straight into the arms of Casillas after some measured build-up play from the
away side.
56′
Madrid win a free-kick that is taken quickly by Alonso.
He passes the ball to Benzema who fires a low shot across goal from the
right-hand side of the area that Neuer gets down well to push away to
safety.
54′
Kroos has asked an awful lot of Franck Ribery there!
Bayern have a chance to break down the left but the young German overhits his
pass to Ribery, and the Madrid defence easily steal possession back once
more.
53′
And one of their subs this evening is Kaka, who has
delivered five assists in 396 minutes of play in the Champions League, one every
79 minutes - the best ratio in this season's competition!
51′
Mourinho will have confidence in the players he has on
the bench this evening. Real Madrid have the most productive subs in the
Champions League this season with four goals and five assists coming from
players who have come on as substitutes.
50′
Gustavo must be on the brink of a booking, he's been
guilty of about 100 fouls in this game already, the latest being a wild
trampling over Ozil as he looks to keep possession after slipping to the
ground.
48′
GOMEZ HEADS JUST WIDE!!! Some fine patient interplay
between Lahm and Robben results in a chance for their big striker. Lahm curls a
fine ball onto Gomez's head from the right but his team-mates can only look on
in agony as his effort lands the wrong side of the post.
46′
LOVELY MOVE FROM MADRID!! They've started this half in
a similar vein to how they played the first! A delightful back-heel from Di
Maria finds Alonso who slips a ball behind the Bayern defence to Benzema, he
then flashes a great pass across the six yard box but there is no-one there to
profit from it!
46′
And we are back under way here at the Bernabeu...
THIS, I love. Not that I'm encouraging anyone not to
try their best in their exams... "@tousifazamsk: I have my semester exam
tomorrow and here i am watchin an excitin contest between Madrid and Munich. All
support to Bayern." That's a real fan!
I would love to hear from you all on Twitter, you can
reach me @charliefscott. Send me your predictions for the final score!
HALF-TIME: Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich. (3-3 on
aggregate) Both sides have come flying out of the blocks at the Bernabeu, as we
have seen an open and entertaining game. Ronaldo has bagged both of Madrid's
goals, the first a penalty after Alaba had handballed inside the area, the
second a calm finish past Neuer from inside the area. The former Madrid winger
Arjen Robben reduced the deficit to 2-1 with a penalty of Bayern's own after
Pepe had bundled over Mario Gomez inside the Madrid box. With the score in this
match at 2-1, the tie is well and truly all square at 3-3 on aggregate, with
both sides having scored one away goal. I would be very surprised if there
weren't any more goals in this one!
45′ +1
The referee blows the whistle for the end of the
half!
45′ +1
REALLY GOOD SAVE FROM CASILLAS!! Robben curls a
venomous effort round the wall towards the bottom left-hand corner but Casillas
is there to parry the ball away from goal.
45′
FREE-KICK TO BAYERN A YARD OUTSIDE THE MADRID PENALTY
AREA! Arjen Robben wins it after nicking the ball off Mario Gomez, and being
nudged to the ground by Pepe. Great chance for Bayern.
44′
Alonso curls a good ball into the area from the set
piece, but Sergio Ramos cannot get on the end of it, and it eventually runs out
for a goal-kick to the away side.
43′
Gustavo concedes another free-kick, this time for a
foul on Mesut Ozil on the left-hand side.
42′
Some quick-thinking from Robben at a throw-in nearly
gives Gomez a shooting opportunity, but Pepe is across brilliantly to tackle the
German striker as he looks to cut onto his left foot and shoot inside the
area.
41′
Over on Twitter @Saraa75 has been in touch to say:
"NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY BEFORE. RONALDO IS ON FIRE. GO REAL MADRID!!!!!" I'm glad
to hear it! I'm sure both sets of fans are enjoying this one!
39′
You've got to hand it to both sets of players tonight,
they are really going for it. Neither side appears set on playing defensive
football and both teams have had chances to score a handful of goals in this
first half.
37′
Ronaldo hits it over the wall, but it is lacking in
power and precision as Neuer sidesteps before gathering the ball into his
arms.
36′
Gustavo goes through the back of Ozil 30 yards from
goal, and Madrid have a free-kick that Cristiano Ronaldo is lining up...
35′
Pepe switches the play brilliant from right to left to
Ozil, the German then slips the ball to Ronaldo, who does well to win a corner
off Jerome Boateng.
33′
GOMEZ FIRES STRAIGHT AT CASILLAS!!! The Bayern striker
wastes another opportunity to get his name on the scoresheet, slamming a low
effort straight into the midriff of Iker Casillas.
32′
The pace of the game has slowed down slightly after a
manic opening half an hour of play. That's one of the most enjoyable starts to a
game I've seen all season!
31′
GREAT EFFORT FROM BENZEMA!! The Frenchman toys with
Lahm on the left-hand side of the penalty area before curling a sumptuous effort
towards the far corner of Neuer's goal. The Bayern keeper is relieved to see the
ball fly the wrong side of the post, and the score remain at 2-1 for the time
being!
29′
Some quick-thinking from Ronaldo nearly creates another
goal for Madrid. After taking a free-kick quickly he fires an effort towards
goal that Karim Benzema is a whisker away from diverting past Neuer.
27′
Assist Mario Gomez
27′
Penalty Goal Arjen Robben
ROBBEN SCORES!!!!! BAYERN ARE RIGHT BACK IN THIS ONE! The former Madrid player steps up and sidefoots his effort past Iker Casillas, despite the keeper getting a hand to the spot-kick. We are all square now in this semi-final. 3-3 the aggregate score!
ROBBEN SCORES!!!!! BAYERN ARE RIGHT BACK IN THIS ONE! The former Madrid player steps up and sidefoots his effort past Iker Casillas, despite the keeper getting a hand to the spot-kick. We are all square now in this semi-final. 3-3 the aggregate score!
27′
Yellow Card Pepe
26′
PENALTY TO BAYERN!!!!! Gomez goes down under the
challenge of Pepe as he looked to get on the end of Kroos' inswinging cross from
the right. The Madrid defender is perhaps fortunate to only receive a yellow
card for the challenge!
24′
Bayern are settling into the game and have had a fair
share of the ball in the last five minutes or so, in fact the possession
statistics have just popped up to show they have had 61% during the match so
far!
22′
ANOTHER LONG-RANGE EFFORT FROM BAYERN! This time it's
Gustavo who has a pop at goal, but again the shot goes wide. Casillas is
beginning to lose his patience with this defenders though, as they continue to
afford Bayern's players enough space to get shots away.
21′
AMBITIOUS SHOT FROM GOMEZ!!!! The Bayern striker is
allowed to carry the ball a long way inside the Madrid half before releasing an
effort at goal, Iker Casillas has it covered though, allowing the ball to fly
behind for a goal-kick.
20′
After the ball pinballs around inside the Madrid area,
the corner is evetually smashed away by Madrid. They've looked slightly suspect
at set pieces so far in this match, that could be how Bayern get back into this
one.
19′
Pepe is alert to the danger of Ribery cutting in from
the left, striding across the penalty area to intercept the ball and put it out
for a corner.
18′
Don't forget guys, you can tweet me your views and
predictions on the remainder of this game by sending your messages to
@charliefscott. I'll get the best tweets I receive copied into this
commentary!
17′
Alonso and Khedira are doing really well at the moment
to shield their defence and put in some vital challenges as Bayern look to probe
the Madrid backline.
16′
What a start Real Madrid have made to this game! They
are absolutely flying.
14′
Assist Mesut Özil
14′
Goal Cristiano Ronaldo
2-0 MADRID!!! RONALDO WITH ANOTHER!!! The home side have breathing space now, with the aggregate score at 3-2 to Madrid. Mesut Ozil caps a well-worked move with a fine ball to Ronaldo, and the attacker makes no mistake from 12 yards, slotting the ball well past Neuer.
2-0 MADRID!!! RONALDO WITH ANOTHER!!! The home side have breathing space now, with the aggregate score at 3-2 to Madrid. Mesut Ozil caps a well-worked move with a fine ball to Ronaldo, and the attacker makes no mistake from 12 yards, slotting the ball well past Neuer.
12′
SUPERB CHALLENGE BY KHEDIRA!!!! The German puts in a
fantastic last-ditch challenge on Ribery as the winger looks to pounce on a
rebound following Mario Gomez's long-range stop. That was a crucial intervention
from the Madrid player, as the scores could easily have been level if Ribery had
been allowed to get his shot away.
10′
The atmosphere is absolutely electric here at the
Bernabeu, with the home fans in full voice in support of their team. You can
tell they want this as much as the players!
9′
Going back to that penalty, the young full-back Alaba
received a yellow card for the handball, meaning he misses Bayern Munich's next
game in this competition. So if the Bavarian side do reach the final, he will
not play a part.
8′
WHAT A RUN AND PASS FROM ALABA!!!! The fill-back wastes
no time in attempting to make amends for giving away that penalty by racing
straight up the other end and delivering a delicious ball across the face of
goal to Arjen Robben. The Dutchman cannot adjust his body correctly to convert
the cross though, as his effort flies high over Casillas' crossbar.
6′
Penalty Goal Cristiano Ronaldo
GOOALLLL!!!! RONALDO COOLLY CONVERTS THE PENALTY!!! The Portuguese attacker shows his calmness from the spot by stroking the ball low to the left of Manuel Neuer.
GOOALLLL!!!! RONALDO COOLLY CONVERTS THE PENALTY!!! The Portuguese attacker shows his calmness from the spot by stroking the ball low to the left of Manuel Neuer.
5′
Yellow Card David Alaba
5′
David Alaba gives the spot-kick away, in fairly
unfortunate circumstances. Di Maria hammers a shot towards goal that strikes the
arm of the falling defender. The referee has a quick think about it before
pointing to the spot.
5′
PENALTY TO MADRID!!!
4′
Alvaro Arbeloa goes flying through the back of Franck
Ribery in Bayern's half, and the referee is unhappy with the challenge, deciding
to award a free-kick against the right-back.
3′
EARLY CHANCE FOR MADRID!!! Sami Khedira pokes the ball
straight at Manuel Neuer after DI Maria had ghosted past Alaba and into the area
before serving the ball on a plate for the German midfielder. He should really
do better with that finish!
2′
Alonso sprays the ball out wide to Di Maria but his
touch is surprisingly poor, and gifts possession to Bayern Munich.
2′
Mourinho's side quickly steal the ball from Bayern and
win a free-kick on the half-way line for a foul on Xabi Alonso by Mario
Gomez.
1′
WE ARE OFF!!
We are seconds away from getting under way here!
For those of you that want a bit of background info on
the referee ahead of kick-off, the Hungarian Viktor Kassai is a travel agent
when he's not refereeing some of the biggest games in world football and his
principle interests are sports (unsurprisingly) and film.
MATCH FACT #3 Bayern's Mario Gomez has proved the most
efficient goalscorer in Champions League history having scored a goal every 92
minutes, which is the fastest goal to minute ratio of any player with over 15
goals in the competition. The Bayern striker has found the back of the net 12
times already in this campaign, but only one of those goals has come away from
the Allianz Arena. Will he add to that tally tonight?
MATCH FACT #2 This will be the 14th meeting between
Real and Bayern in the Champions League which makes this fixture the most
frequent in the history of the competition. Bayern have the bragging rights as
far as history between the two is concerned though, having won eight of the
previous 13 Champions League games against Madrid.
MATCH FACT #1 Mesut Ozil, Madrid's goalscorer last
week, has provided 17 assists for Cristiano Ronaldo, more than any other player
has during Ronaldo's career.
Give me some match facts I hear you all ask... Okay
then!
BAYERN MUNICH TEAM NEWS Jupp Heynckes names a strong
side boasting the attacking talents of Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, despite
the two being involved in a high-profile spat during the first leg last
week.
REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria
keep their spots following Madrid's superb win in El Clasico at the weekend,
while Marcelo replaces Fabio Coentrao at left-back.
Subs: Butt, Rafinha, Contento, Pranjic, Tymoshchuk,
Olic, Muller
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Lahm, Boateng,
Badstuber, Alaba; Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger; Robben, Kroos, Ribery;
Gomez
Subs: Adan, Kaka, Granero, Coentrao, Albiol, Higuain,
Callejon
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Arbeloa, Ramos, Pepe,
Marcelo; Xabi Alonso, Khedira; Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo; Benzema
The starting XIs are out, so without further do, here
they are:
Whatever the outcome, this match looks set to be a
cracker!
Bayern take a slender 2-1 lead to the Bernabeu for this
second leg, after Mario Gomez exorcised some demons he had accumulated in the
previous 89 minutes of last week's first leg by slotting home past Iker Casillas
late on at the Allianz Arena. Despite tasting defeat for the first time in the
competition in the first leg Madrid will approach this tie full of confidence
after notching an away goal through Mesut Ozil, and having looked in supreme
form at home for most of the season.
Good evening and welcome to Goal.com's LIVE coverage of
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final second leg clash at
the Santiago Bernabeu. My name is Charlie Scott and I will be bringing you
detailed minute-by-minute commentary of this exciting match as it unfolds. Feel
free to tweet me any questions or views you may have on the game, by sending
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