Thursday, April 7, 2011

Champions League: Schalke humbled defending champions Inter Milan

The second "miracle" of San Siro Schalke 04 has the gate for the semi-finals of the Champions League flung wide. 14 years after the sensational win of the Uefa Cup place on themselves against the same opponents celebrated the Westphalia a historic 5-2 (2-2) win at defending champion Inter Milan, and thus remained unbeaten in the competition for the eighth consecutive time.

With broad chest is the Bundesliga decades. in the quarter-final second leg on 13 April against the Italian triple last year's winner, who had in the previous round Bayern Munich kicked out of the race. "It was a beautiful evening. We wanted a win, but that it is so unusual ... This is a wonderful day and I am very happy that I could make my contribution, "said the Spanish striker Raul and Joel Matip added:" I must first understand what's gone.

Such a thing does not happen every day. . We have all worked well together and this victory is the product of "Here began the match for Inter to measure: the Italians were 25 seconds into a spectacular goal by Dejan Stankovic from around 50 meters in the lead, before Joel Matip (17) deserved equalizer succeeded.

The goal of Diego Milito (33) for 2-1 Schalke equalized for Inter in front of 80,000 spectators by Edu (40.) Raul (53), who expanded his record to 72 European Cup goals, an own goal by Andrea Ranocchia (57th) and again Edu (75) made the perfect coup. Inter's Cristian Chivu (62) was seen for repeated foul play second yellow card.

It was the second game under new coach Ralf Rangnick a camphor and several extraordinary performance with the courage to take risks and determined offensive football of battered by injuries Schalke, which had to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Mario Gavranovic, Peer Kluge and Christoph verzichetn Metzelder.

On the part of Inter coach Leonardo was able to muster after three months the recovery striker Milito, scored twice in last year's final against Bayern Munich, also on the European stage. Milito was also involved in the very first scene, when Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer about 20 yards out went out of his goal to clear the ball to a header against the Argentinians.

The rebound took the Serb Dejan Stankovic about five meters from the center line and fired volley the ball over friend and foe across the fifth fastest goal in Champions League history in the net. Schalke was briefly impressed and sought the path of post on the offensive, where Raul (4) the Inter-enclosure missed with a header narrowly.

The Westphalia resisted and always provides gate drive for the unstable Milan defense that had conceded in the competition already 14 goals. Number 15 followed by a header from a Kyriakos Papadopoulos, the Inter keeper Julio Cesar, stopped just in front at 1-1 and Matip dusting. Unlucky Jose Jurado (19), who forced goalkeeper Cesar detached to a Fußabwehr.

Effective Italy were first triple winner of last season. 2-1 Milito had to overcome after a headed pass from Esteban Cambiasso not bother to New from five meters. Schalke's efforts were rewarded by the compensation of Edu with a shot from a tight angle. After the change had to defend with aggressive attacks by the Schalke Italians.

New goalkeeper needed two to Milito and Samuel Eto'o clarified before Raul said the Inter fans in a state of shock when he prevailed against two defenders and finished from close range. Jurado provided solely for the preliminary round and then took even the posts (65) provided, as well as Farfan (75), the fifth yellow card and subsequent suspension for the second leg for the only downer.

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