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  • FC Bayern Munich Falls To Real Madrid CF In Semifinal Match

    FC Bayern Munich Falls To Real Madrid CF In Semifinal Match

    FC Bayern Munich cannot exactly say that they put up a brave fight when they lost Tuesday to Real Madrid CF.

    In fact, quarter-finalists Dortmund would serve as a better example of a Bundesliga team that truly fought to get to the next stage. Both teams fell to Real Madrid, but Bayern’s performance was decidedly anemic for defending champions.

    Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of this 0-4 home defeat, which amounts to a 0-5 loss on aggregate, is there was simply nothing given by the Munich team.

    Not even a compensatory goal for Bayern fans.

    It could be that all of the fight went out of the German team with the first Sergio Ramos header.

    It was a beautiful goal that came in the 15th minute from a corner kick by Luka Modrić. If that didn’t crush the spirit of the Bundesliga champions, perhaps it was the second Ramos header which came a mere four minutes later.

    All anyone can say is that there was clearly nothing going forward on the German side of the match and manager Pep Guardiola seemed completely out of ideas.

    Any and all credit must go to the visiting Real Madrid team.

    At this stage last year, it was Real Madrid once again missing out on a trip to the final Champions League game.

    An emotional Cristiano promised the Madrid fans a CL final this year. To hold up his end, he joined Sergio Ramos in netting a brace for the La Liga team.

    First Ronaldo scored in the 34th minute from a Gareth Bale pass and then once more at the very close of the game.

    In the 90th minute, Real Madrid was granted a free kick dangerously close to the Bayern goal. A crafty Ronaldo simply waited for the wall of defending players to jump and kicked the ball under their feet. Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer never saw it coming.

    On the other end, goalkeeper Iker Casillas kept the sheet clean for his Madrid team. Since he has been allowed to play, Real Madrid have been much stronger at the back. It’s likely his efforts will help him see more playing time in La Liga.

    With Bayern gone and Real Madrid through to Lisbon, it will be another day before we know whether we will witness a Madrid derby or a Mourinho vs Real Madrid grudge match.

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  • Champions League Results: Semifinals Set

    With the conclusion of two more quarterfinal matches on Wednesday, the semifinals are set for the 2014 Champions League. And, for the first time since 2007, four-time champions Barcelona find themselves on the outside-looking-in.

    Barcelona lost its quarterfinal match Wednesday to La Liga leader Atletico Madrid, 1-0, resulting in a cumulative 2-1 aggregate loss. Unfortunately for Messi and company, Atletico’s dominance over Barcelona has been consistent all season, with Atletico holding Barca scoreless for three of their five matches. Even more impressive is the fact that Atletico has held Messi, who is averaging over one goal per game, scoreless in all five contests.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXE2EFbS3E

    With its advance to the semifinals, Atletico Madrid has its best opportunity to win the Champions League since it finished as a runner-up in 1974.

    Those chances seemingly become even greater if they meet reining Champions League champions Bayern Munich in the semifinals, a team which struggled against the defensive pressure exhibited by the flailing Manchester United F.C. in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

    Bayern Munich came into the Champions League as the heavy favorite, having won the Bundesliga title just weeks ago and having lost its first contest in 54 league games this past Saturday.

    Wednesday’s match-up against Manchester United on Wednesday, though, had pressure that Bayern is not used to playing under. Having played Bayern to a draw in their first contest, all Manchester had to do to advance to the Champions League semifinals was outscore Bayern by one to win the aggregate.

    By the 57th minute of Wednesday’s contest, luck seemed to be shining on United as Patrice Evra buried a shot in the top-right corner of the net to put Manchester up 1-0.

    Seeing its dominant year flash before its eyes, Bayern Munich decided to up its game in the final 33 minutes, scoring 3 goals and defeating Manchester United by an aggregate of 4-2.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T_0QtHo0-k

    While this was the expected result for Bayern Munich, it was the end of a very disappointed season for Manchester United. The team currently sits in seventh place in the Premiere League, a league which it won by 11 points last year. With the loss against Bayern Munich, Manchester United is assured they will not see Champions League play again for another 17 months, missing the cut for qualification for the 2014-15 season.

    Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich join Chelsea and Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals.

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