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The belief in the Munich football miracle has lasted only half an hour on Tuesday night. 2-residue become by two goals from Neymar (15/29), the task to: 1 Then one was from the early lead of FC Bayern in the Champions League semi-final against FC Barcelona by Mehdi Benatia (7 minutes) the 0: 3 appear definitively hopeless in the first leg left – five goals were there needed to still enforce. At the end turned Robert Lewandowski (59) and Thomas Müller (73), the result at least of the second leg still in a deserved victory for the brave fighting Bavaria.
Author: Christian Eichler, sports correspondent in Munich.
“We are standing gone out of the stadium and it can be proud. We lost in the Barcelona thing, “Guardiola said. “We have all believed in it, to the miracle. Unfortunately it did not work, because we have quite early conceded the equalizer, “said captain Philipp Lahm. “We gave everything. We have not lost it today. It is bitter that we the first leg 0: 3 have lost “
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celebrated by their fans, but with sloping shoulders they went off. Your season is basically over now, just this year, will be awarded in the two trophies in the German capital, they do not go to Berlin. Instead meets there on 6 June in the battle for the most important club trophy in the world of FC Barcelona to Real Madrid or Juventus, who on Wednesday evening (20.45 clock / live in Sky and FAZ Live Ticker) identify the enemy. “It’s nice that we were able to keep up, but we can buy us anything,” Müller said.
Barca found the way to the gate
The Bayern tried from the outset to follow the plan of their coach Pep Guardiola, who was looking for the game especially ball and game control – in the hope that This would offer the best risk-reward ratio in this tricky situation. “We must be patient,” Guardiola had demanded. “We have to play, first to play football, then we’ll see what happens.” A wild run up without wise hedge against counter as a year ago at 0: 4 against Real Madrid should not be repeated
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But then Barcelona was early for the first time the way through the cover, it was the inside right interface between the midfield , interior and exterior defense of Bavaria. Ivan Rakitic failed to pass from Dani Alves, with his dangerous low shot still old Schalke teammate Manuel Neuer in the Bayern goal. But Barca took note of this path to the goal – both goals of the first half should arise about him
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But only were the Bavaria on the train. Xabi Alonso brought the first corner on the freestanding Benatia, and whose header ended up to 1: 0 in the left corner. Without more emotion or cheering gesture of Moroccan central defender turned off, the message: There is not anything to celebrate
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Since living hope: Benatia (l.) brings the Bayern the lead Photogallery
It was the first goal for Barca in seven games, the balance is 25: 0 goals. But the favorite was the count only briefly, then took Barca the usual security in his game back. And this time, Lionel Messi did not need, as in the first leg 77 minutes to make the Bayern the core, just a quarter of an hour. With perfect timing, he played a pass to the back of the enteilten Bayern defense Luis Suárez, and laid the ball free in front of the onrushing Neuer cross on Neymar. The Brazilian had him just press into an empty net.
Bayern lacked the consequence
The Bayern had their chances further, only if they had to make this exploit before the break as well, a little more his team the lead needed. After a nice solo from Thiago who brought him with a no-look pass in perfect position, Müller succeeded only too weak shot to fuel the new arena – instead fell in return the 1: 2, the last hopes robbed.
With a shot curled prolonged Messi in the aerial duel with Schweinsteiger in the center circle leaps strong as the speed of thought into the path of Suárez, who was again sprinted into the open channel on the inside right side, again took the Uruguayans held alone to seek the conclusion, the Cheer up, Neymar looked zoom rush from the left and laid crosswise again. The Brazilian hit the near post. Messi on Suárez on Neymar – the “Trident” (Trident), as the Barca storm is called, had played twice a perfect triangle. It was already the season of 114 currently world’s best forward line.
The best chance to equalize before the break missed after forty minutes Lewandowski with a shot from close range, to the German Barca goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen reached with a strong reaction with the left arm. Nevertheless, the deflected ball seemed to roll into the goal, but ter Stegen, who had previously been repelled headers Muller and Schweinsteiger athletic, caught him in the back with one hand pike still tiny margin ahead of the goal line.
The “crushing small percentage”, had calculated with the club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the chances of getting ahead before the game, was the latest to break only in the parts per thousand range measurable. Barca began to conserve forces, coach Luis Enrique Suárez was in the cabin and brought Pedro, his team took out a transition, which was a bit premature.
The Bayern were playing determinative and pressed for the equalizer. Lewandowski he succeeded with a lovely feint and a precise shot from 16 meters. Then Müller woke with a very similar shot, also rotated flat into the right corner, with the 3: 2 new viewers and own attack forces. It was not enough for the final -. But a celebrated departure
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