Champions League: Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich 2nd Leg Recap

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Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich

I’m sad that Bayern did not advance to the next round.  The way they lost the match makes me weep.  You would’ve have though they had it in the bag with a 3-1 aggregate lead by half time.  But in a dramatic turn of events, Inter Milan re-organized and produced two more goals with the 3^rd goal scored in the last-minutes of the 2^nd half, ending Bayern’s run in the Champion’s League. 

It’s frustrating because Bayern had more chances than Inter did, and some of their on target shots were really close calls.  But they just weren’t able to convert them into more goals.  In the end, they made crucial defensive mistakes that Inter capitalized on.  It’s heart-breaking to lose like that, giving away your lead at the very end of a match.

With both formidabble teams, it was an intense and nerve-wracking game to watch, same as their 1^st leg game.  It was very fast-paced match with swift counter attacks on both sides.  It would have been nice if this match was on the later stages of the tournament, it’s sad to lose one of the stronger teams this early on in the competition.  Bayern should have reached at least the semis, I would have loved to watch more of  their attacking style of play.  On the bright side, at least one Italian team still has a chance to win Champions League (and of all Italian teams, it’s the one I didn’t wanna win). 

Final Aggregate Score:

Inter Milan: 3 (Inter wins on away goals)

Bayern Munich: 3

Here are numbers:

Bayern		Internazionale
2	Goals scored	3
9	Attempts on target	3
3	Attempts off target	6
7	Corners	3
32' 47''	Possession (time)	34' 20''
48	Possession (%)	52
17	Fouls committed	19
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0

Goals:

            4^th minute – Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan)

            21^st minute – Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich)

            31^st minute – Thomas Muller (Bayern)

            4^th minute – Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan)

            88^th minute – Goran Pandev (Inter Milan)

Yellow Cards:

            Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich)

            Breno (Bayern Munich)

Lucio (Inter Milan)

Goran Pandev (Inter Milan)

Houssine Kharja (Inter Milan)

Thiago Motta (Inter Milan)

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Bayern Munich 2-3 Inter (3-3 Agg.): Pandev The Hero As Leonardo's Men Go Through On Away Goals

Inter Put Heart & Soul Into Beating Bayern Munich - Esteban Cambiasso

Exclusive: Bayern Munich Were The Better Team - Daniel Van Buyten Reacts To Inter Loss

Player Ratings: Bayern Munich 2-3 Inter (3-3 Agg.)

Bayern Munich's Louis Van Gaal: Losing To Inter Seemed 'Impossible'

Inter's Leonardo Can't Explain Win Over Bayern Munich As Champions League 'Heart' Beats On

Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger: I Now Understand How Zinedine Zidane Felt About Marco Materazzi

Inter Were Lucky To Progress Against Bayern Munich - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Mario Gomez Rues Bayern Munich's Champions League Exit To Inter

Julio Cesar Began Crying After Goran Pandev Scored For Inter Against Bayern Munich

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

Schweinsteiger keen to set record straight
Robben content, not complacent after Bayern win

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...

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