Thursday, 2 May 2013

Uefa Champions League results

These are the results of the Uefa Champions League semi-final second legs:
Real Madrid 2-0 Borussia Dortmund (Agg. 3-4)

Borussia Dortmund survived a frantic finish at the Bernabeu to reach the Champions League final despite two late goals by Real Madrid.
Real, trailing 4-1 from the first leg, needed to score three times without reply to progress but wasted a series of early chances in an open game.
Karim Benzema gave Real hope from close range in the 82nd minute and Sergio Ramos scored a second soon after.
Ramos also headed wide in injury time but Dortmund held on.
Such a thrilling ending to the tie had seemed unlikely after the first leg at the Westfalenstadion and also for long spells in Spain, but Real will feel real frustration at their exit because of the sheer number of chances they squandered.Dortmund also had several openings and could have put things beyond doubt when Robert Lewandowski fired against the bar in the second half.
Instead they were left hanging on before securing their date at Wembley on 25 May, where they will play either Barcelona or, as appears likely, German rivals Bayern Munich.

Barcelona 0-3 Bayern Munich (Agg. 0-7)

Bayern Munich pulled off a stunning 3-0 victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp to complete a record Champions League semi-final aggregate win.
Arjen Robben opened the scoring shortly after half-time when he cut in from the right and found the top corner.
Gerard Pique turned Franck Ribery's cross into his own net before Thomas Mueller headed in at the far post to complete the 7-0 aggregate rout.
Bayern now meet fellow German side Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on 25 May.
Jupp Heynckes' side were beaten by Chelsea in last season's Champions League final but, on the evidence of their two performances against the Catalan giants, it will take an almighty effort from Dortmund to prevent them winning their fifth European Cup.
Barcelona, who left injured talismanic playmaker Lionel Messi on the bench, were once again outplayed by the brilliant Bavarians.first-leg demolition shook Europe, their second-leg dominance should ensure even bigger reverberations - such was the magnitude of their dominance in the Nou Camp.
And if Bayern's
From Mario Mandzukic's selfless work as the lone striker, to the slick pass-and-move skills of those behind him, the visitors outplayed Tito Vilanova's side.
 

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