Saturday, March 19, 2011

In the quarterfinals will be Inter-Schalke. Moratti: Mettiamocela all

NYON, March 18 - It's Schalke 04 Inter opponent in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. This was established in the draw held today at UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland). Inter play its first home game on April 5 (return on 13 in Germany). The possible semi-final the team of Leonardo against the winner of Chelsea-Manchester United.

OTHER CHALLENGES - Barcelona will face Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk. English Derby: Chelsea will face Manchester United and Ancelotti. The Real Madrid of Mourinho, however, contend the British Tottenham access to the semifinal. MORATTI LOAD - 'Schalke are a team that has a very important tradition, it is still a German team so do not think about revenge.

Woe betide us if we overlook this game, all wrong ": this president Massimo Moratti said the draw of the Champions League. On leaving the Saras offices, Moratti recalled the lost final against Germany in the UEFA Cup: "That game we should have won us, then what has happened has happened and we were unlucky on penalties.

So if we consider the next, as the race for revenge, let's do it. " Prior to the Schalke will be the derby and Moratti said that "these players are used to having difficult games consecutively, so I think now is the conditioning on. They will not say the determination of the forces, know that in all but two appointments need to go all out.

" How would you like to meet Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid in the Champions League final? "The fact that already in the finals I do not mind, then if Mourinho will be fine," said Moratti. PAOLILLO SERENO - "Happy? No, more like a little more relaxed. We will be very happy when we won the double compared with Schalke 04.

Sure, we're a little quieter because some of the teams, at least on paper, at least initially more dangerous have been prevented. " So the CEO of Inter Ernesto Paolillo said the draw of Hampions to Sky Sports. "We must not relax - warned Paolillo - we must be very careful because these matches, only apparently less demanding hide many dangers, then we must realize that all the teams that have reached this stage are very strong." Paolillo has siege that "there is a clear intention to get to the bottom and go as far forward as possible.

The match against Bayern created apprehension, apart from the result of the first, because the pleasure to get to the quarterfinals was felt almost like an obligation because we are champions. The obstacle-Bayern was hard but it was passed - he concluded - that we will overcome any other will give courage and encouragement.

" SCHALKE REACTIONS - "Meet the champions and we expect a very difficult challenge, but this pairing with Inter could also be a good omen." Manuel Neuer, Schalke 04 goalkeeper and captain, will rely on luck to find a positive side in the Champions League quarter-final against Inter. "Schalke - Neuer stresses - with Inter Milan already has a good memory to San Siro, linked to the UEFA Cup final in 1997 (won 4-1 on penalties by the Germans after mutual home 1-0, ed.) Playing the first leg away from home is usually an advantage.

But in the eighth Inter have shown that not all of them, losing to Milan and went on to win 3-2 at Monaco. " Christoph Metzelder, a defender, "is a good draw. In '97, when Schalke won the UEFA Cup in the quarterfinals Valencia had faced, as this year. I am very happy to find Snejder Wesley, with whom I played for Real Madrid.

With Samuel Eto'o is one of the best offensive players in the world. " "There will be two very tough matches - Jefferson Farfan says, the German club's midfielder -. Inter is the champion of Europe in office and has world-class players. It will be tough but not impossible. " THE NUMBERS - Inter Milan and Schalke 04 clash for the third time in a comparison of two European Cups, UEFA Cup final after the year 1996-'97 (won 4-1 on penalties by the Germans after mutual home 1-0) and quarters Uefa Cup final in 1997-'98, with qualification Inter thanks to 1-0-1 home and 1 in Germany after extra time.

Inter, considering the comparisons against the team of Gelsenkirchen, boasts 42 official international precedents against German teams so far and has a favorable balance of 21 wins (including the final of the Champions League 2009-'10, Inter-Bayern 2-0 ), 8 draws and 13 defeats. Schalke 04, as well as two doubles against against Inter Milan, has 6 other previous team with Italian (2 with Fiorentina, 2 with AC Milan against Palermo and 2), with a total budget of perfect equality: 4 hits on each side and 2 draws.

THE GERMAN WAY - Schalke 04 started his adventure in the UEFA Champions League 2010-'11, starting from the group stage, where it was placed in Group B along with Benfica, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lyons, who also closed at the top . On the first day the Germans defeated 0-1 away to Lyon in the second round, 2-0 victory against Benfica internal, third day in a 3-1 home win against Hapoel, in the fourth round 0-0 draw in Hapoel home, in the fifth day inside a 3-0 success against Lyon, in the sixth round to win 2-1 at Benfica.

The final standings in Group B saw the first Schalke 04 with 13 points, followed by Lyon (10), Benfica (6) and Hapoel Tel Aviv (5). The round of ousted the 1-1 draw with Valencia in the Spanish home and success in returning to Germany 3-1. The 14 goals lead the Germans to sign Farfan (4), Huntelaar and Raul (3 each), Jurado (2), and Gavranovic Howedes (1 each).

After the next round, the company has sacked coach Felix Magath, calling instead Ralf Rangnick.

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