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The independent
| 1 year ago
Chelsea's defeat of Barcelona, and Real Madrid's exit at the same Champions League stage, re-ignited the debate between supporters of the Premier League and La Liga over which is the best competition in Europe...The best is the Bundesliga, home of...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
As they made their way from the Bernabeu dressing rooms to the team bus late on Wednesday night, the Bayern Munich players were wearing T-shirts proclaiming them to be "Champions League finalists 2012". While everyone else had been talking up an all...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles Yet, it would be a mistake to draw too many parallels between the clubs' progress to the final. While Chelsea showed the important role that fortune can play in two-legged contests, Bayern are testament to the potential of an underdog to...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Real Madrid's inglorious exit from the Champions League was almost like deja vu. The Spanish team took a 2-0 lead in the first half to give it the impetus against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the semifinals, just as Barcelona had done the night...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 1 year ago
Both teams pulled off improbable wins in the semifinals of the competition this week as Bayern kept its cool in penalties at the Bernabeu to brush aside Real Madrid, while Chelsea defied the odds to earn a 3-2 aggregate win over Barcelona despite...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles But that is where the comparisons end between Bayern and Chelsea's respective triumphs. While Chelsea has, rightly or wrongly, earned much criticism for their negative tactics in beating favored opponents, Bayern sat about their task with a...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
Champions League second leg semi-final football match Real Madrid against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on April 25, 2012. Champions League second leg semi-final football match Real Madrid against Bayern Munich at the...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
Global Soccer Bayern Munich Won a Test of Cold, Hard Nerve Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press Manuel Neuer, goalkeeper for Bayern Munich, stopped a penalty kick from Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid in the shootout that ended their semifinal match.
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France24
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger (top) celebrates with teammate Jerome Boateng after Schweinsteiger's goal in a penalty shootout won the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. Bayern Munich have been flooded with more than a million...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
Speaking after his side`s failure to reach the final of the Champions League after falling in a penalty shootout to Bayern Munich, Mourinho looked to end rumours that he was thinking of leaving Madrid at the end of the season to possibly sign for...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
However much he might blame rotten luck or fatigue for Real Madrid's failure to get past Bayern Munich on Wednesday, it was Jose Mourinho's caution that possibly cost the Spaniards a place in next month's Champions League final. They were eliminated...
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France24
| 1 year ago
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing his penalty during the penalty shoot out at the Champions League second leg semi-final against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday. The Spanish capital is in shock after...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
His arrival at Schalke was greeted, both in Spain and Germany, with at best scepticism and at worst ... Suggested Topics Bayern Munich's penalty shoot-out heroes Bastian Schweinsteiger and Manuel Neuer are both looking forward to taking on Chelsea on...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Former Premier League referee Graham Poll believes Viktor Kassai made a number of errors in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and insists the official was affected by the pressure of the...
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Independent
| 1 year ago
Thursday April 26 2012 Jose Mourinho has wished his old Chelsea players well in their Champions League final against Bayern Munich . Chelsea mean a lot in my life and I would like them to win the final,'' said the former Chelsea manager, whose Real...
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Typically Spanish
| 1 year ago
An early lead for Madrid was recovered and the game went on into extra time and then penalities Real Madrid will not be in the final of the Champions League, knocked out on Wednesday night by Bayern and the lottery of penalties.
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Independent
| 1 year ago
Even without Jose Mourinho taking on his old Chelsea players, the 2012 Champions League final in Munich promises so much after Bayern Munich and Arjen Robben set up a May 19 date at their Allianz Arena home with Chelsea, Barcelona 's conquerors...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer stopped spot-kicks from Cristiano Ronaldo, who had given Real an early 2-0 lead in the semi-final second leg, and Kaka in the shootout before Bastian Schweinsteiger struck the decisive penalty to send the Germans...
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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Jose Mourinho pledged his future to Real Madrid on Wednesday despite failing to reach the Champions League final for the second straight season. If the club and the players want me to continue, I will, Mourinho said after Madrid bowed out 3-1 on...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Jose Mourinho disappeared down the tunnel as Bastian Schweinsteiger was mobbed by his celebrating team-mates Bayern Munich had beaten his side on penalties in their own backyard; now Chelsea must beat the Germans in theirs to win the Champions League.
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Jose Mourinho wants Chelsea to win the Champions League Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho wants Chelsea to beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final after his side lost to the German club on penalties. Chelsea progressed to the final by beating...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Real Madrid's bid to turn the Champions League final into a Made in Mourinho affair was left in the balance last night as a dramatic semi-final with Bayern Munich went to penalties. But his players let him down and instead Bayern won 3-1 in the shoot-...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
In an incredible turn of events few could ever have predicted, the world's two best players fluffed their lines at crucial moments this week to help send Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League. After World...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
His arrival at Schalke was greeted, both in Spain and Germany, with at best scepticism and at worst ... Suggested Topics Whoever wins the 2012 Champions League can say they did more than a little suffering in pursuit of the great, most draining prize...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
Twenty-four hours and some 400 miles later, a Spanish soccer giant was toppled yet again by the beautiful game's simplest and cruelest moment. Dani Pozo/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben, left, celebrated with teammates...
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New Zealand Herald
| 1 year ago
Cristiano Ronaldo looked to have put the home side on its way to the final with two early goals, but just like its Spanish rival Barcelona the evening before, Madrid faltered and Arjen Robben's 27th-minute penalty leveled the score over two legs at 3-...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Real Madrid couldn't show their best football at Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals as the boots of Cristiano Ronaldo and several other players were stolen ahead of the game. Bayern Munich's dreams of making it to the Champions League...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich will meet Chelsea in the Champions League final next month after beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive spot-kick after Manuel Neuer had made two stunning saves to deny Cristiano Ronaldo and...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben scores a penalty to pull the score back to 2-1 and make their tie with Real Madrid level at 3-3. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Barcelona on Tuesday night; Madrid the next one...In 24 hours the dream of an all-...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich will face Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final after prevailing in a penalty shoot-out against Real Madrid following an enthralling two-legged semi-final...Both sides had emotion-brimmed motives for wanting to reach next month's...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 1 year ago
Manuel Neuer was the hero for Bayern Munich on Wednesday as his side went through to the Champions League final after beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties in the Santiago Bernabeu. They will face Chelsea in their own Allianz Arena in Munich on May...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Reuters Bayern Munich reached the Champions League final on Wednesday beating nine-time champions Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties in Spain after the two-legged match finished 3-3 on aggregate. Bastian Schweinsteiger slotted home the winning penalty in a...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles A thrilling end-to-end first half that featured both defenses struggling, saw two Ronaldo goals, one a penalty, giving Real a 2-0 lead, before Robben pulled one back with a peanlty of his own for Bayern, to make the scores level on aggregate.
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich ended Real Madrid's bid for a 10th European crown when they eliminated the Spaniards 3-1 on penalties in a nerve-jangling semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu. With the sides locked at 3-3 on aggregate after Real's 2-1 win, Bayern...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich became the first team to advance to a Champions League final it is hosting, beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalty kicks Wednesday night as Bastian Schweinsteiger converted the final shot after Sergio Ramos skied his over the crossbar.
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France24
| 1 year ago
Champions League second leg semi-final football match Real Madrid against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich went into extra-time after the two were tied at 3-3 on aggregate at the end of normal...
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The Observer
| 1 year ago
AP 32 min: In the Bayern right back position, Karim Benzema slaloms past Luis Gustavo as if he wasn't there and tries to curl the ball into the top right-hand corner. He misses, but not by much; he got some serious bend on that right-footed effort.
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
Bayern Munich at Real Madrid Live commentary of the Champions League semifinal between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. April 24 Live coverage and analysis of the Champions League semifinal second-leg match between Chelsea and Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
The Champions League semi-final second-leg kicks-off from the Santiago Bernabeu at 2.45 p.m...A live stream will be available via a subscription to FoxSoccer2Go ...Share This Story Preview: Last night a drama-filled match saw Chelsea reach the...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Real Madrid 's Cristiano Ronaldo is confident that Los Blancos can overturn a one-goal deficit and beat Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final. The Spaniards are trailing 2-1 from the first leg at the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
In each of his two previous appearances in the Champions League final, it was already an open secret that, win or lose, Jose Mourinho was preparing for the next challenge in his remarkable coaching career. The vacancy at Chelsea has ensured that his...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Last night the Blues somehow overcame John Terry's first-half sending off at the Nou Camp to progress to the Munich finale at the expense of Barcelona. Chelsea were penned back for the most part as they looked to achieve progression from the semi-...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
The Blues will now wait for the outcome of the Real Madrid and Bayern Munich game, to be played on Wednesday night, to see who their opponents will be. The London club exacted revenge for a 2009 injury time defeat to the Catalans, at the same stage...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
When Real Madrid lock horns with Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, some of the finest talents in world soccer will again go head-to-head. Featuring many of the players who are expected to star at Euro 2012, it is a mouth-watering prospect...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
Messi misery as 10-man Chelsea stun Barcelona AFP 19 mins ago Chelsea's Fernando Torres celebrates his goal against Barcelona during their Champions League semi-final second leg soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, April 24, 2012. Lionel...
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Seattle Times
| 1 year ago
Champions League final past favored Barcelona with a 3-2 semifinal win on aggregate. Ramires scored a stunning winner in first-half stoppage time to answer a pair of goals by Barcelona's Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta , which had seemed to clinch...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Chelsea made Champions League history after coming back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 (3-2 aggregate) with Barcelona in the second leg of the semi final, with the Blues playing with just 10 men after captain John Terry saw red. Share This Story All...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Holders Barcelona have reached the Champions League semifinals for the fifth consecutive year beating AC Milan in the Camp Nou battle, while German giants Bayern Munich followed the same path knocking out French Olympique de Marseille...The goal...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
First-half goals by Sergi Busquets and Andres Iniesta plus the sending off of Chelsea captain John Terry looked to have sealed Barcelona's place in the final. However, a goal late in the first-half by Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Ramires levelled...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
The colours on the outside change according to who is playing inside, and should Chelsea make it past Barcelona tonight, the stadium could well be lit up in Blue as supporters flock to Munich for the game. To celebrate the Champions League final,...
