Bayern stun Man. United 2-1 in Champions League
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Bayern stun Man. United 2-1 in Champions League. |
Bayern coach Louis van Gaal threw on German international striker Mario Gomez in a bid to snatch a late goal. The ploy worked almost immediately.
After a deliberate handball by veteran defender Gary Neville, a long-range free-kick from Ribery deflected off Rooney past a helpless van der Sar to give the Germans hopes at Old Trafford's second leg.
During a frantic last 10 minutes, United defender Nemanja Vidic clattered the bar and Gomez forced van der Sar into a last-ditch save during injury time.
But the Dutchman was helpless as Olic weaved his way through the United defense and slotted home in the second minute of injury time.
Coming in to the quarter-final clash, the Reds were undefeated in their last 17 European encounters, a point made forcefully by coach Sir Alex Ferguson before the game.
Bayern's recent form has been poor, with rare back-to-back league defeats knocking them off the top of the Bundesliga.
