Champions League, second round second leg
Juventus 2 - Real Madrid 0 (after extra time)
La Liga's last
representative in the Champions League Real Madrid were beaten by
Juventus on Wednesday night, and for the first time in twelve years
there will be no Spanish side in the quarter final draw. Defending a one goal
lead from the first leg, Luxemburgo's team held on in the Delle Alpi stadium
until a quarter of an hour from the end of the regular ninety minutes. However
substitute Trezeguet hooked a spectacular overhead kick past Casillas after
Ibrahimovic had headed back a Camoranesi cross to take the tie into an exciting
extra time. Both sides had their chances, and a clash near the end between
Ronaldo and Tacchinardi left both teams with ten men. But with a penalty shoot
out on the cards, Zalayeta latched on to a poor clearance from Raúl
Bravo to fire a low shot past Casillas and take his side through to the last
eight. (09.03.05)
Chelsea 4 - Barcelona 2
A fantastic match at
Stamford Bridge, where Barcelona bowed out of the competition after
losing 4-2 against Chelsea. Despite Barça's 2-1 lead from the
first leg, the game appeared to be over within twenty minutes when Mourinho's
side raced in to a three goal lead, Gudjohnsen starting things off early on
after collecting Kezman's cross to beat Víctor Valdés. Lampard
got a second on the follow up after Valdés could only push out Joe
Cole's deflected shot, and Duff made it three two minutes later after Cole put
him through. But Frank Rijkaard's team were awarded a hotly disputed penalty by
referee Pierluigi Collina after Ferreira handled in the area, and Ronaldinho
stepped up to convert the kick. And before half time Ronaldinho put his side
ahead in the tie after catching out Cech with an unexpected shot from the edge
of the area. Cole hit the post before the break, but the Catalans could have
settled it when Cech stopped a Puyol header on the line after the restart, and
Iniesta hit the post a few minutes later. But with a quarter of an hour to go
Terry got on the end of a corner to head the winner, Collina turning down
Barça's protests that Carvalho had impeded Valdés. Chelsea go
through to the last eight, and Barcelona go home ruing their missed chances.
(08.03.05) |