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There will be another trip to Italy for Manchester United, doubtless another meeting with the carabinieri for their followers and another visit to the San Siro where, two years ago 88, United bowed out of Europe in the last 16. Milan went on to the final to meet Liverpool in Istanbul and that is a possible scenario for Athens, Milan having eased past a disappointing Bayern Munich last night. First-half goals from Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi set up a semi-final against United that begins at Old Trafford on best mens canada goose parka Tuesday week.
Sir Alex Ferguson departed Bayern’s vast arena with much to ponder. Milan showed sufficient weakness in the first leg to draw 2-2 but here they were clinical in both attack and defence. Though it was a difficult game to read due to Bayern’s mediocrity, what can be said with confidence is that no Italian side will fancy meeting berlin film festival ends canada goose jacket sponsorship amid United after the walloping inflicted on Roma on Tuesday night.
Bayern had not lost at home in Europe for 11 matches, stretching back three years, but they were pedestrian – or made to look that way – as Carlo Ancelotti’s side soaked up pressure, hit them on the break, then soaked up some more pressure.
There will be chatter in the coming days about Milan’s age but Paolo Maldini’s 38- year-old legs will not have been aching after a game that was a bit too comfortable for a finely poised quarter-final second leg.
There were no heroics from Daniel van Buyten this time and the former Manchester City player will not have his derby. nike air max 2017 femme Van Buyten scored twice in the last 12 minutes in Milan to equalise twice and to give the Germans serious optimism about progress. Fjallraven Kanken Kids But Van Buyten was also involved in two goals last night and while he was not solely to blame, he was as uninspired as anyone.
As for Owen Hargreaves, Bayern’s president, Franz Beckenbauer, said on television before kick-off that he would contemplate selling the England midfielder “for £25m”. nike air max 90 femme pas cher Hargreaves was excellent in Milan but he laboured with his colleagues here and that valuation is exorbitant on this evidence.
Of course Hargreaves and Bayern can play much better – they knocked out Real Madrid to get this far. San Antonio Spurs But aside from a couple of early chances Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side never worked up the necessary head of steam that would invigorate the 66,000 present to intimidate Milan.
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Milan had dug in. Donne Scarpe Air Jordan 7 Midfield sparring followed but that was terminated by Kaka. On 27 minutes the Brazilian cut inside from the bu sees a spike in canada goose jacket thefts right and ran smoothly until supplying Seedorf. The experienced Dutchman jinked away from Lucio before shooting through the legs of Van Buyten and into the bottom corner. LSU Tigers Jerseys It was a poor goal defensively.
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