ern Munich will carry a slender advantage into the home leg of their Champions League. A last minute (specifically, a 90th-minute) goal from Bayern’s striker Mario Gomez gave the German side a 1-0 win over the legendary Italian club a fortnight ago (in the first leg of the last 16 clash), with the added bonus of it being a key “away goal”.
History suggests that we should be in for a tasty re-match as this tie is a repeat of last season’s final in Madrid. That match was won by the team from Milan, who beat Munich 2–0 to complete the fabled Treble (having already won the Serie A title and Coppa Italia). Bayern seem to have lost their way since then, going on to suffer defeats in three games in a row in the German top flight. They now sit fourth in the Bundesliga and have been knocked out of the German Cup. Things got so bad that coach Louis van Gaal has announced that he will leave the club (by so-called “mutual consent”) at the end of this season – a full year before his contract was due to expire. The Club issued a statement saying the reason for his termination of employment was “differing views on the club’s strategic direction.
However, Bayern may well have turned a significant corner (albeit too late to save the manager’s position), as on Saturday they enjoyed a 6-0 win over Hamburg in the Bundesliga. Their confidence should be at a premium ahead of Tuesday’s meeting with Milan. The goals set us free mentally, said van Gaal after his side ran away with the game, looking almost as though they were scoring for fun. Arjen Robben scored a hat-trick against Hamburg, and the German fans will be hoping he can turn in a similar performance in the Champions League. Check out the odds on him getting on the scoreboard – if he does, it will have a talismanic effect on Munich.
Bayern are a notably different side away from their domestic competitions. They have a perfect home record in this season’s Champions League, and can laud victories over Roma, FC Basel and Romanian side CFR Cluj during the present campaign. The Italians, by comparison, warmed up for their trip to Bavaria with a fraught 1-1 draw away to second-from-bottom Brescia on Friday night. It could have been even worse: Inter needed ‘keeper Julio Cesar to save a last-minute penalty to guarantee a point. Inter’s Brazilian coach Leonardo, was philosophical about the result, saying, Sometimes you need to know when to accept a draw; there are still plenty of games left and lots of things will happen before the end. (But) the team are playing well and we will carry that with us to Munich. However, Inter’s performance will not have given their fans much to cheer about, and they will also be disheartened by the news (moral-boosting for Bayern) that Argentinean striker Diego Milito, who netted both goals for Inter in last season’s final, is still sidelined with a thigh injury. Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan: Goran Pandev not picked by manager Leonardo Macedonian international and current Inter Milan striker Goran PandevSouth Africa vs Ireland ICCagainst Bayern Munich. has suffered a blow after his manager Leonardo ruled him out of the UEFA Champions League fixture Nerazzurri’s will take on Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 in what is expected to be a replay of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League final, which Inter won. Former AC Milan coach Leonardo has been very South Africa vs Ireland ICC Live Streamclear in his stance that the striker Samuel Eto’o will be put upfront all alone. Leonardo wants to be strong both defensively and in attack. As a result, the coach had to make this decision of leaving Pandev out in favour of Wesley Sneijder who was rested from Inter’s last Serie A game against Cagliari which the Nerazzurri’s won by a margin of 1-0. The boss wants to field a competitive linSouth Africa vs Ireland ICC Livee-up and therefore the former AC Milan manager has preferred to go ou with Sneijder and DeChelsea vs Copenhagen Livejan Stankovic. Leonardo believes that the duo can adapt a defensive gear too if Bayern look to attack. The rest of the midfield is expected to be the same and will be relied upon a lot by the lone striking abilities of Eto’o and also the Inter fans. The midfield will have the experienced Javier Zanetti, Esteban CambiassoThiaReal Madrid vs Lyon Livego Motta. and Inter, who are currently following AC Milan in the Serie A are the current UEFA Champions League holders, winning under the current Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho. Leonardo will desperately want to follow the footsteps of the legendary Portuguese manager and cManchester United vs Marseille Live Streamannot afford to slip their way out of the competition. Pandev, on the other hand seemed disappointed at his manager’s decision but since then has calmed down a bit as the team’s interest comes first and not the player’s. Inter Milan will take on Bayern Munich in Manchester United vs Marseille Livethe 1st leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday, the 23 of February, 2011. Bayern Munich have no new injury worries before the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Inter Milan which they lead 1-0. The German side go into the contest on the back of a 6-0 win over Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Inter’s Brazilian defender Lucio has a leg injury but is set to travel. If the former Bayern player is unable to play then either Ivan Cordoba or Cristian Chivu will partner Andrea Ranocchia in central defence. Forward Diego Milito was incManchester United vs Marseilleluded in the squad, bInter Milan vs Bayern Munich Liveut is unlikely to play because of an injury, which means that Goran Pandev will probably partneBayern Munich vs Inter Milan Live Streamr Samuel Eto’o in attack. This is just like a final, and if we play like Inter we can replicate that great result, said Pandev, whose siBayern Munich vs Inter Milan Livede beat Bayern 2-0 in the 2010 final in Madrid. We’ve got to attack Bayern from the opening minute and score to put pressure on them. They won [in Milan], so why can’t we win there? added Eto’o. With all due respect for such a great cBayern Munich vs Inter Milanlub, we can do it. Inter struggled to a 1-1 draw against Brescia at the weekend.
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