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Manchester United (MU) 3-2 win over Bayern Munich in the quarter-final second leg Champions League at Old Trafford on Wednesday (7/4/2010). However, with a 4-4 aggregate, MU eliminated having lost at home versus aggressiveness. Sacrifice Wayne Rooney to appear in a state of injury was in vain.

Rooney can play really doubtful because of an ankle injury. However, surprisingly, he appears in the list of starters who will face Manchester United's game.

In the circumstances are not one hundred percent, Rooney is not on moving as usual. However, its movement around the penalty box to get serious attention from defenders.

In the third minute, for example, Rooney controlled the ball outside the penalty box. Two Bayern defender trying to cover its movement. However, he suddenly took off bait to Gibson, who then fired the ball into the releasing the lower right corner of goalkeeper Butt.

Three minutes later, MU has counter-attacked through Valencia. While right-wing combing Valencia, Rooney entered the penalty box. When releasing a cross Valencia, Bayern defender guarding the line with a strict Rooney.

Unexpectedly, Nani slipped in and cheat the ball in such a way that went into the bottom right corner of the Bayern goal.

Furthermore, MU continues to dominate the game. Though experiencing several times threatened, they nonetheless managed to increase the advantage to 3-0 by Nani in the 40th minute. Utilizing bait Valencia, Nani punt from the middle of the penalty box into the nets Bayern.

Unfinished Old Trafford roar greeted the goal was, Bayern suddenly shorten the distance thanks to Ivica Olic scored in the 43rd minute. Carrick anticipates utilizing the error feedback Mueller, Olic kick from a narrow angle into Van der Sar in goal.

MU quickly recover and build new attacks. Unfortunately, hurried halftime whistle sounded before they could create a threat.



Realizing the situation, trying to seize control of MU the ball in the second round. However, not to mention comfortable playing short bait, they got beat disaster received a second yellow card defender Rafael, and he sent-off, due to violation of Franck Ribery from behind.

Respond to the situation, Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney pulled dsan replace it with John O'Shea. In addition to maintaining solidity behind the lines, this change also to reduce the risk of more severe injury to Rooney.

As a consequence, the power of MU attack sagging. Besides imprisoned, the MU also almost conceded a couple of times. At minute 59, for example, releasing Ribery volley which unfortunately thwarted Van der Sar.

Four minutes later, Bayern got shocked MU counterattack. Utilizing breakthrough bait Evra, Nani dribbled into the penalty box and release the hard right kick to the goalkeeper, who could still ignored Butt.

However, after that, re-pressed and re-MU are under threat of being broken. MU desperately trying to survive. However, in the 75th minute, Van der Sar saves from shots failed to Arjen Robben. Franck Ribery football utilizing corner, Robben hard kick off the nest in the lower right corner of the MU goalkeeper.

With excellent conditions 3-2, MU threatened eliminated. Alex Ferguson was forced to add power pounded by including Dimitar Berbatov to replace Michael Carrick in the 80th minute. A minute later, Ryan Giggs plays replace Gibson.

This change simply adds vitality MU. However, Bayern who do not want to lose the ticket to the semi-successfully defended the position 2-3 to end. In the semifinal, will meet Bayern Lyon.

Throughout the match, Manchester United posted a 39 percent mastery of the ball and release the appropriate six shots on goal from 17 businesses. Meanwhile, Bayern managed to create seven golden opportunity from 13 experiments.

Team Line-up:
MU: 1-Edwin van der Sar; 3-Patrice Evra, 15-Nemanja Vidic, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 21-Rafael; 28-Darron Gibson (11-Ryan Giggs 81), 16-Michael Carrick (9-Dimitar Berbatov 80 ), 24-Darren Fletcher, 10-Wayne Rooney (22-John O'Shea 55), 17-Nani, 25-Antonio Valencia
Bayern: 22-Jorg Butt; 28-Holger Badstuder, 6-Martin Gaston Demichelis, 5-Daniel van Buyten, 21-Philipp Lahm; 7-Franck Ribery, 31-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 17-Mark Van Bommel, 10-Arjen Robben ( 8-Hamit Altintop 76), 11-Ivica Olic (23 Danijel Pranjic 85), 25-Thomas Mueller (33-Mario Gomez 46)