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Champions League Semis: Schalke vs Manchester United Recap (1st Leg)

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Schalke vs Manchester United

I guess I could be right when I said that Manuel Neuer could be the next Van der Sar (also, I didn’t realize he was the captain). He made a lot of awesome saves, denying Man U’s dangerous scoring attempts from Rooney, Giggs, etal. He’s probably the main reason the score was still 0-0 by half-time.

for me, Manuel Neuer was the man of the match
photo courtesy of uefa.com

But after 67 minutes of deadlock, Man U finally beat Neuer when Ryan Giggs found the back of the net from a set up by Wayne Rooney. And two minutes later, Rooney scored another one, this time from a set up from Javier Hernandez. Well, Neuer held it off for as long as he could. Schalke’s defense just exposed their keeper one too many times in this match. I’m surprised that Man U didn’t score more than two.

I was hoping for Schalke to pull off another 5-2 kind of win against the Red Devils. But Man U’s defense was just pretty solid, neutralizing any attempts from Schalke.

Jersey swap watch: Saw Raul swap jerseys with Giggs after the match. Raul had hoped to swap jerseys with Giggs and actually said so prior to the match. Neuer approached Giggs afterwards, I think he may have asked for a jersey too, but I’m only just guessing, hehe. This is one of my favourite parts of the game, the minutes after the final whistle blows when players take off their shirts, swap jerseys… I wish the camera/coverage would be a bit longer during this part.

Christoph Metzelder wearing a face mask

On an unrelated note… I’ve been wondering why Christoph Metzelder was wearing a mask when I saw their previous games. Apparently he broke his nose… for the 4^th time. Too bad, though, coz without the mask, he’s kinda hot J

Metzelder without the mask. Isn't he a cutie?

Aggregate Score:

Schalke: 0

Manchester United: 2

Here are numbers:

Schalke		Man. United
0	Goals scored	2
5	Attempts on target	10
3	Attempts off target	6
3	Corners	6
26' 8''	Possession (time)	48' 8''
35	Possession (%)	65
12	Fouls committed	15
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0

Goals:

67^th minute – Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

69^th minute – Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Yellow Cards:

Christoph Metzelder (Schalke)

Fabio (Manchester United)

Hans Sarpei (Schalke)

More great articles on the match here:

Dominant United too strong for Schalke

United beats Schalke 2-0 in CL semifinal

Manchester United outclass Schalke in 2-0 stroll

Schalke 04 0 Manchester United 2 - result

Schalke 0-2 Manchester United: Giggs & Rooney put Red Devils in pole position to reach final despite Neuer masterclass

United beats Schalke 2-0 in CL semifinal

Man Utd a step closer to Champions League final

Champions League QF: Chelsea vs Manchester United (2nd Leg)

Chelsea vs Manchester United – 2^nd Leg

April 13 @ 1:30AM (Balls Channel)

The only match during the 1^st Leg that ended with a low goal difference, this gives Chelsea a chance to turn this around. Man U might be coming in with an away goal but compared to Shakhtar, Schalke and Tottenham, Chelsea’s chances are better.

But it won’t be that easy for Chelsea as Man U is hard to beat in their home turf. Will this be the time for Fernando Torres to find his form and break his goal drought to score goals that will bring Chelsea to the next round? Or will it be Didier Drogba scoring the goals? But Chelsea will also have to look out for Wayne Rooney.

Aggregate Score:

Chelsea: 0

Manchester United: 1

For the win:

Chelsea:

Except for a 1 - 0 (in their favor), Chelsea just needs to score at least one more than the Man U, 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.

Manchester United:

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

Stadium: Old Trafford (Man U‘s home turf)

More news articles here:

Ferdinand back in United groove

Essien backing Torres to find feet at Chelsea

Chelsea's Terry ready for round two with United

Carrick cautions against United complacency

Ferguson's United fired up for Chelsea challenge

Chelsea seek to scale Old Trafford fortress

Ferguson: Chelsea obsessed with Champions League

Chelsea's Frank Lampard: We owe Roman Abramovich the Champions League

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti: Wayne Rooney is Manchester United's most dangerous player

Didier Drogba proves why he has to be Chelsea's top dog - and that means Fernando Torres must start on the bench against Manchester United

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

Manchester United	Chelsea
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 QF: Chelsea vs Manchester United Recap (1st Leg)

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Chelsea vs Manchester United

Must be frustrating for Chelsea because they had a lot of attempts, most of it on target, but they just could not covert them into goals. Man U’s organized defense and Van der Sar made sure of that. He had some pretty incredible saves.

The frustration must probably be more so for Fernando Torres who is still having a goal-drought since his signing to Chelsea. He could just not hit the back of the net.

Interesting to note, this is the only game in the 1^st leg that ended in low goal difference. Real Madrid has a 4 point advantage over Tottenham, Schalke has 3 over Inter and Barca has a cushy 4 point advantage over Shakhtar. So even if Manchester goes into the second leg with an away goal, Chelsea still has a big chance to turn things around and advance to the semis.

Aggregate Score:

Chelsea: 0

Manchester United: 1

Here are stats/numbers:

Chelsea		Man. United
0	Goals scored	1
7	Attempts on target	3
6	Attempts off target	0
3	Corners	5
31' 38''	Possession (time)	25' 56''
54	Possession (%)	46
15	Fouls committed	15
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0

Goals:

24^th minute – Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Yellow Cards:

Yuri Zhirkov (Chelsea)

Ramires (Chelsea)

Michael Essein (Chelsea)

Nemanja Vidic (Machester United)

Edwin Van der Sar (Machester United)

Fernando Torres (Chelsea)

Great articles on the match here:

Rooney helps Manchester United win at Chelsea

Ferguson heralds 'clever midfield' display

Man United beats Chelsea 1-0 in Champions League

Rooney gives Manchester United the edge in Chelsea quarterfinal

Man United, Barcelona win in Champions League

Cech on penalty claim: Everybody saw what happened

It's night and day between Torres and Rooney as Manchester United show Chelsea how it's done

Rooney returns to form just in time

Man United beats Chelsea 1-0 in Champions League

Chelsea needs to end dual-striker experiment; Inter's Leonardo naïve

Ferdinand: 'It was about time we got a bit of luck here’

Champions League: Round of 16 last games of the 1st Leg

Marseille vs Manchester United

3:30AM on Feb 24 @ Balls Channel

I’m mildly surprised that players I used to know (are you beginning guess how old I am?) like Edwin van der Sar, Ryan Giggs, Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney are still around. However, I don’t know if they’re still any good but Man U has always been a strong team.

Speaking of old players, Didier Deschamps (former Juve midfielder) is now the coach of Marseille. He was the coach of Monaco FC and the relegated Juve for a time. Apparently, he has a bit of bad luck for tomorrow's match as his three first choice strikers are injured. So that means no André-Pierre Gignac (groin injury) and Brandão and Loïc Rémy (both twisted ankles) are still not sure if they are fit to play against United. I wonder how Deschamps will re-arrange his team formation.

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