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Real Madrid 1 - Bayern Munich 0 Real Madrid:
Casillas; Michel Salgado, Mejía, Iván Helguera, Raúl
Bravo; Beckham, Guti (Borja 96'); Figo, Zidane, Solari (Cambiasso 92');
Raúl. 4-2-3-1. Goals: A first half goal from Zinedine Zidane was enough to take Real Madrid into the quarter finals of the competition on Wednesday night. The French midfielder was playing in a more forward role due to the absence of the injured Ronaldo, and with just over half an hour gone he beat Kahn from an unmarked position close to goal after Michel Salgado headed a high ball down into his path. Up to that point the Spaniards had had the better of the play, with Guti seeing a shot tipped over the bar by the keeper and Raúl heading wide. But the goal woke up the visitors and Casillas had to be at his best to save from Zé Roberto and Makaay soon afterwards. It was Salgado though who saved the day when he cleared Pizarro's effort from under the bar with the keeper beaten, allowing his side to go in at the break in front. The Germans brought on youngster Schweinsteiger for Owen Hargreaves for the second half, and he caused some problems for the Madrid defence. But otherwise Casillas was in control, and the home side could have added to their score when Kahn saved at point blank range from Guti, and in the last minute when Raúl rounded the keeper but couldn't find the angle. After the 1-1 first leg, a goal from Bayern would have forced extra time, and nerves boiled over in the dying minutes as both sides fought for possession. There had been a lot of tension and counter-accusations before the game between the two clubs about UEFA banned Roberto Carlos for two matches on video evidence for punching out at Demichelis in the first leg, and the referee had to pull players apart more than once. But eventually he blew the final whistle, and Madrid were through to the last eight for the seventh year in a row. |
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