Manchester United (MU) celebrate a goal with arrested Schalke 4-1 in the second leg Champions League semifinal on Wednesday or Thursday (05/05/2011) early morning hrs. "Red Devils" winning the aggregate 6-1 and has the right to challenge Barcelona in the final round.
The day before Barca successfully get rid of their eternal rival, Real Madrid. MU Party against Barca will be held at Wembley Stadium, May 28. Final The same happened two years ago in Rome. When that Barca out a winner.
Barca has been directly taken square off to greet the final later. Barca coach Pep Guardiola, was present to mematai MU-matai match against Schalke at Old Trafford.
In a match that Chelsea lose a lot of their reserve players. "Red Devils" keep most of their primary energy because it will face Chelsea in a duel "on-off" Premier League weekend.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson offered an opportunity for reserve players, like Jonathan Evans, Chris Smalling, John O'Shea, Anderson, Darron Gibson, and Dimitar Berbatov, to show off.
MU appeared relaxed against Schalke. The host did not demonstrate such rapid game in the first leg. Consolidation attack built Paul Scholes, Anderson, and Gibson done slowly. As a result, the match had to walk a lot.
New impasse is resolved in the 26th minute. Japanese defender, Atsuto Uchida, fatal mistake of doing a back pass. Anderson won the ball successfully in the middle.
The Brazilian was then handed it to Gibson who was in free space. With a sniper, Gibson immediately chased off bait breakthrough Antonio Valencia in the penalty box. Without thinking, Valencia opened fire into the far post that beat Manuel Neuer, 1-0 to MU.
Although superior, MU did not decrease the intensity of their pressure. This effort was in vain because the collaboration Gibson-Valencia again "kill" Schalke. From inside the penalty box, Valencia gave the ball to Gibson who immediately shot into the goal Schalke. The ball is actually the right leads to the Neuer, but the German goalkeeper was losing control and blocking what he did in fact direct the ball into his own net, 2-0 to MU.
Winning two goals to make MU's defense off guard. Schalke able to take advantage of this state goal by Jose Jurado in the 35th minute. Men Spaniard fired the ball following a crisis that occurred in front of goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, 2-1.
Schalke tried to add to the coffers of a goal in the second half with attacking MU. However, Manchester United did not let the Schalke game develops. Although time pressed, MU still can launch sharp attacks.
In minute 72, MU attacks create chaos in front of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Anderson who got the ball had dropped a cross from Nani. However, he immediately stood up and kicked the ball while turning the body, and goals.
Schalke stepped up attacks. However, their defense actually open. A successful counter-attack Manchester United Dimitar Berbatov leads to a widening to the right side of the opponent's defense. See Anderson went into the penalty box, Berbatov gives a cross to him. With easy, Anderson break goalkeeper Neuer already one position in the 76th minute.
Schalke still not give up and continue attacking. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar had scored, but annulled because it was in an offside position first. Finally, Schalke were forced to give up 1-4.
The composition of players
Manchester United: Edwin van der Sar; Jonathan Evans, Chris Smalling, John O'Shea, Rafael (Patrice Evra 60), Paul Scholes (Darren Fletcher 73), Anderson, Darron Gibson, Nani, Antonio Valencia, Dimitar Berbatov (Michael Owen 77 )
Schalke 04: Manuel Neuer; Christoph Metzelder, Benedikt Höwedes (Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 70), Sergio, Atsuto Uchida; Jose Jurado, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Julian Draxler, Jefferson Farfan, Alexander Baumjohann (Eduardo Goncalves de Oliveira 45), Raúl
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