Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich – 2nd Leg

Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich

March 16 @ 3:30AM – Live Game

March 16 @ 3PM – Replay

This is one Italian team I’m not rooting for.  I hope this will be as exciting as the 1^st leg match (but with Bayern winning, of course).  Bayern, the runners up from last season, would love to knock out the defending champions, Inter Milan.  But one away goal is not really a big advantage coming in to the 2^nd Leg, especially since any Inter Milan goal scored in this match will be an away goal.

Aggregate Score:

Inter Milan: 0

Bayern Munich: 1

For the win:

Inter Milan:

Except for a 1 - 0 (in their favour), Inter just needs to score at least one more than the Bayern, but the more goals they can produce, the better as these will be valuable away goals in case the final aggregate score will end on a tie.

Bayern:

At the very least, a draw can qualify to the next round

Stadium: Fußball Arena München (Bayern‘s home turf)

More here:

FC Bayern Munich (1) vs FC Internazionale (0) – Champions League Preview

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Bayern v Inter: Round 2

Inter's Samuel Eto'o: We Can Beat Bayern Munich In Champions League
Bayern bid to end Inter defense

Here's my attempt in being an “expert”... Below are score combinations showing which team can quailify to the next round.

Bayern	Inter Milan
0	0
0	1
0	2
0	3
0	4
0	5
1	1
1	2
1	3
1	4
1	5
2	1
2	2
2	3
2	4
2	5
3	1
3	2
3	3
3	4
3	5
4	1
4	2
4	3
4	4
4	5

Highlighted in yellow means that that team will will proceed to the Quarter finals.  Pink means the aggregate score as well as the number of away goals is a tie, so I dunno if they'll do extra time, shoot out or coin toss...

Champions League: Round of 16 Game Recap

0 – 1

Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich

There was no one team that dominated the match as both sides were pretty strong.  Each had numerous chances and near misses, it was quite nerve-wracking.  Just when I thought it was going to end on a deadlock, Gomez scored a precious away goal during the last minute of the game.  Credit also goes to Robben as it was his long shot attempt that Julio Cesar failed to hold which made way for the only score in the game.

I would have wanted more explosive counter-attacks and more fluid one-touch passes from Bayern, especially on the offense side.  I was expecting the same kind of play the Germany team had during the last World Cup.  I dunno if the opponent was just that good (they are the Champions League title holders), or that there’s no Ozil to be the playmaker or it’s just a way different team with Robben and Ribbery on the frontlines.

Here are the game stats:

Internazionale		Bayern
0	Goals scored	1
6	Shots off target	8
5	Shots on target	3
8	Corners	6
30' 21''	Possession (time)	36' 30''
45	Possession (%)	55
10	Fouls committed	17
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0

Goals:

            90^th minute – Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich)

Yellow Cards:

            Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan)

            Thiago Motta (Inter Milan)

            Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan)

            Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)

            Luis Gustavo (Bayern Munich)

More here:

Gomez earns Bayern last-gasp win at Inter
Inter Milan sunk by late Gomez goal for Bayern in San Siro
Inter Milan 0-1 Bayern Munich: Champions League Highlights (Video)

Real Madrid: Sneijder and Robben have the last laugh

With Real Madrid unceremoniously dumped out of the Champions League in the first knock-out stage, you can't help but feel Florentino Perez will cast a wistful eye over to Germany and Italy as he ponders his decision last summer to cast Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben out of the club. Call it poetic justice, but with the two Dutchman scoring crucial goals in their midweek semi-finals for Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, the stage seems set for both to make a triumphant return to their former home in this years Champions League final. A big fat two fingers at Messers Perez and Valdano. Robben and Sneijder hardly set the world alight at the Bernabeu, but were they really as ineffective and toothless as Karim Benzema and Kaka have been this season? Did they deserve to be treated with the disrespect and ruthlessness shown by President Perez as he tossed them out of Spain against their will in search of some quick money? Madrid fans may point to Robbens tendency to spend more time in the treatment room than the pitch, but Kaka has hardly been a shining beacon of health. Neither has Benzema. As for Sneijder, they were mad to let him go. Do they really believe Van der Vaart, Gago and Diarra have provided the energy and incisiveness that Sneijder has offered Inter this year? A euro for Manuel Pellegrinis thoughts.

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