Bayern v. Barcelona Live!
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Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Lakenheath Old Boys
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The team news for this evening's clash:
Bayern - Neuer, Rafinha, Benatia, Boateng, Bernat, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Alonso, Thiago, Muller, Lewandowski.
Barca - Ter Steeg, Alves, Pique, Masch, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Messi, Suarez, Neymar.
Blimey - we're only a few minutes in and Bayern have got that quick start they needed. A header from a corner for Benatia and some suicidal marking from the Barca defenders.
1-0 Game on!
I've just arrived home to see that Neymar has leveled it on the night. It was Suarez who laid it on for him and that's the dreaded away goal that Bayern couldn't afford. They now need to score four - extra time isn't an option for them.
Great run by Thiago before laying off to Muller who shot at Ter Steeg weakly.
GOAL! Neymar has a brace! Barca are running riot over Bayern now.
1-5 on aggregate!
Suarez was the provider again and Neuer was beaten at his near post. Crikey!
Here are the Barca top scorers this year:
Messi - 52 goals
Neymar - 37 goals
Suarez - 24 goals
Cor!
I wonder what this will mean for Pep Guardiola's job security in Germany.
GOAL! Lewandowski shoots and Ter Steeg nearly saves but it trickles over the line.
No - it hasn't counted!
No goal line technology in the Champions League yet. This one should be interested if we get a replay.
The replay shows that Ter Steeg got to it before it trickled over. Lewandowski should have scored.
More lovely interplay between Suarez and Neymar there. Wow!
Half-time - Peep peep. Well, that was lively. The tie would seem to be over with Bayern needing five goals to win now.
Into the second half now, with Bayern needing five goals to reach the final.
GOAL! Lewandowski finally comes good on the night and draws Bayern level on the night. They still need four goals, though.
Oh - Muller tries one on the spin. If that had dropped in, then Barca might have started to sweat a bit.
GOAL! Muller scores a corker and Bayern are at least honoring themselves now. 3-2 Bayern on the night now. Still 3-5 on aggregate.
Almost an identical finish to Lewandowski's. If he'd scored one of those earlier chances, then this one might feel a wee bit different now with about fifteen minutes left.
Xavi is on now for his buddy Iniesta.
Lewandowski has another go and wins a corner. This could be a big chance for Bayern.
Banta got on the end of it, but directed his header high and wide of the mark, and he's not happy with himsellf.
Oh - Neymar was in for a hat-trick there but tried to set up Messi unselfishly.
Time's nearly up for Bayern here. They've redeemed themselves by winning tonight's leg but the truth is that they've been rolled by Barca in this tie.
That's it - Barca are into the final.
Cheerio, lads - I won't be around for tomorrow's semi final.
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