Friday, March 11, 2011

Champions League: Bayer loses in last minute against Villarreal

The fuss about Michael Ballack and Jupp Heynckes was followed by disillusionment on the international stage: Bayer Leverkusen already threatened in the second round of the Champions League title the end of all dreams. The Werkself lost in the first leg against the Spanish fourth-Villarreal 2:3 (1:1) and so playful, despite the best chances in a good position for the return leg on 17 March.

In the 148th European Cup match in Leverkusen club's history gave the Czech Michal Kadlec to Jupp Heynckes first team coach in the lead (33), but the Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi (42) and the Brazilian Nilmar (68) after the game featured hair-raising mistakes in the Bayer -back line on its head.

Gonzalo Castro managed for the Uefa Cup winners of 1988 once the balance (70) before Nilmar scored again in the fourth minute of injury-time winner for the visitors. For Leverkusen, it was the first defeat in the European Cup on previous eleven games. ".. My team has shown a great football game, but Villarreal was more effective unnecessary turnovers are punished for such a class enemy," concluded Bayer coach Jupp Heynckes and added: "We are outwardly strong Why should not we shoot two goals in Villarreal.." However, the statistics speak against Leverkusen, which progressed after previous six home defeats on European stage before.

"I'm just pissed that should not happen. The make up three chances three goals. Since we are not smart enough. You have to put up with sometimes a 2-2, "thundered national player Stefan Kiessling, Simon Rolfes and captain said almost defiantly:" We can win away from home. We have often shown, and thus all the opportunities to get ahead.

"Even the preparation for the first real acid test in the European Cup was far from optimal. Discussions about Heynckes, who is delaying a contract extension for another two weeks and so the speculation about a change to Bayern Munich fueled further, and the theater to Ballack had determined in the last few days the headlines.

Ballack, should make up for the fitness deficits and wants, as was already in Saturday's 3-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg Bayer not in squad and sat on the Tribune did. Of the Nebengeräuchen not Bayer initially infected. In only 20 126 spectators in the BayArena the Brazilian Renato Augusto had been in the ninth minute goal on his foot, but after a cross from Carlos Marchena Domagoj Vidal explained in great need for a corner .

Shortly afterwards it was Eren Derdiyok, the Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez examined (13). The keeper was just like in the 19th minute on the spot when he parried a free kick by Renato Augusto. In the 33rd minute was then Lopez also hit the shot of Kadlec. The Czech had taken from inside left position.

But the white pad, the home team quickly restored. As the newly formed central defender Daniel Schwaab and Stefan Reinartz was sorted bad for a moment to beat Rossi cold and marked his seventh goal of the competition. Schwaab and Reinartz had already ran as against Wolfsburg in the defense headquarters, as Sami Hyypia after a gastro-intestinal flu took place on the bench and Manuel Friedrich for his shoulder-blade fracture was not available.

By the Spaniards was for long stretches not much to see. The former Champions League semi-finalists worthy acted and proved harmless, especially in the offensive, but very effective. This is also the second scoring opportunity brought by the Nilmar substitute to score the same, because 80 seconds later, Castro was there.

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