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rfari wrote:^^that's providing both teams make it to the semis right?
i think that because khedira and ozil would be playing against their national team mates, they gonna dig some horrors. that right side is gonna be disabled. service gonna be poor to c.ronaldo cus lahm will shut him down. unless jepp decide to play him on the left to take care of ozil. kaka will have to drop back and help those guys but i could see benzema or higuian being very thirsty for the two legs.
i really try to be unbiased.
rfari wrote:I more leaning on the thought that the game would be determined by who controls the wings; defense and midfield. I not expecting an allout battle in the centre for this one.
Stade Velodrome, Marseille
Match in a sentence: With Marseille enduring an epic slump and Bayern Munich obliterating everything in sight, it would be hard to find two sides in such vastly different runs of form to contest a Champions League quarterfinal first leg.
Breakdown: After replacing the injured Souleymane Diawara after just seven minutes against Nice on Saturday Charles Kabore managed to get himself booked twice and sent off in the span of 23 minutes and left his side a man down away from home for the entire second half. Not surprisingly, Marseille—who weren’t exactly thriving psychologically, anyway—conceded with 14 minutes left to extend what has been an embarrassing run of poor results.
With the draw Marseille’s winless skid hit an incredible eight matches in all competitions. In the past month they’ve lost to the likes of Brest, Evian, Dijon and Quevilly and haven’t tasted victory since a 1-0 win at home to Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie with the Italian giants in February. They’ve conceded in every match since, and have only scored five goals since toppling the Nerazzurri at Stade Velodrome.
No doubt Bayern Munich are salivating at the prospect of facing such a demoralised side in the last eight of the Champions League. Where Marseille have hit rock bottom in recent weeks, Bayern have risen to the very top of their game. They scored 20 goals in a three matches against Hoffenheim, Basel and Hertha Berlin earlier this month and also booked a place in the final of the DFB Pokal.
They’re currently embroiled in a title race with reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund, which means the possibility of a treble is still very much alive in the Bavarian capital.
Arjen Robben has been in especially hot form in March, and with Franck Ribery probing down the opposite flank striker Mario Gomez has had no shortage of service in recent matches. The trio are as lethal as any attacking unit in European football at the moment—something Diawara’s absence may only verify on Wednesday, unfortunately for Marseille.
Essentials: Marseille will be without Diawara for the rest of the season after the 33-year-old defender suffered a serious knee injury in the early minutes against Nice on Saturday. Burkina Faso international Kabore came on to partner Rod Fanni in the centre of defense and will likely play from the beginning in the role against Bayern Munich.
Up front Marseille are without striker Andre-Pierre Gignac (leg) while Loic Remy is also a major doubt. The France international has been training alone in the run-up to Wednesday’s match and all indications are that Brandao will lead the line in the first leg.
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda is suspended following his sending-off against Inter Milan in the second leg of the Round of 16. Gennaro Bracigliano will start in goal for Marseille on Wednesday.
Bayern, meanwhile, have included Bastian Schweinsteiger in their squad to face Marseille, although it’s unlikely the midfielder, who Bayern boss Jupp Heynckes recently referred to as the team’s “brains”, will play from the start on Wednesday.
Key matchup: Jeremy Morel has one of the toughest assignments imaginable as Marseille prepare to welcome rampant Bayern Munich to Stade Velodrome—stopping Arjen Robben. Since his brace against England in February the Dutch winger has been in a purple patch that makes other purple patches look pink, and neutralising him—if it’s even possible—would go a long way toward giving the hosts a chance at a result on Wednesday.
Betline: Marseille 7/2; Draw 5/2; Bayern Munich 5/6. Bayern’s offense was somewhat contained in the two matches they played last week—tape Marseille manager Didier Deschamps has surely been watching again and again as Wednesday approaches.
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Bayern v Marseille preview
Last updated: 3rd April 2012
Bayern Munich hold a commanding 2-0 advantage over Marseille going into the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.
Goals from Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben mean the Bundesliga giants are currently on course to play against either APOEL or Real Madrid in the final four of the competition.
It is hard to look beyond Bayern progressing as the four-time champions have won 12 of their last 13 games at home in the competition, and have also won seven straight as they maintain their push for three trophies.
It is a remarkable turnaround for a club that appeared to be in crisis a month ago when a 2-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen left the Bavarian club seven points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund, while Champions League ambitions were on hold after a 1-0 defeat at Basel in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.
Marseille's form could hardly be more contrasting with the Ligue 1 club losing eight of their last nine matches in all competitions and they have failed to win a game since toppling Inter Milan on 22nd February.
L'OM boss Didier Deschamps, who lifted the Champions League trophy after the French side's 1-0 win over AC Milan in the 1993 final in Munich, admits his side's chances are slim.
"We have a chance, but it's minuscule," commented Deschamps. "We will do our best to get the best possible result, knowing that Bayern are very good at home."
No team has ever gone out of the Champions League knock-out stages after holding a 2-0 away lead from the first leg, but last season burns all too brightly in the memory for Bayern.
After a 1-0 success at Inter Milan in the round of 16, they suffered a 3-2 defeat in Munich that eliminated them from the competition, so the hosts are unlikely to be taking anything for granted.
Team news
Bayern head coach Jupp Heynckes will resist the temptation to rest key personnel even though four players are one booking away from suspension.
Heynckes is taking nothing for granted and is planning on utilising the likes of Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Jerome Boateng and Luiz Gustavo.
All four are just a booking away from a suspension that could then see them miss what looks like a semi-final clash against Real Madrid.
However, one player who will be absent is Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger. The club's vice-captain is out as he is suspended.
Marseille will welcome back goalkeeper Steve Mandanda from suspension. The decision to field third-choice Elinton Andrade in the first leg backfired as he allowed Gomez's shot to squirm underneath him.
The French side need goals to qualify and will be looking to Ghana winger Andre Ayew and France forward Loic Remy, who both scored in a 3-2 win in Dortmund earlier this season, to provide them.
Remy is the club's top scorer in the league with 10 goals while Ayew has seven.
Deschamps will be without 30-year-old defensive midfielder Alou Diarra as he is missing due to suspension.
axe wrote:OLIC !!!!!!!!!!
2 goals!
Bayern 2: 0 Marseille (45mins)
i find that the second penalty in the AC vs Barca game real hard to give though
axe wrote:Real Madrid is a good test for our style of attack....and we are a good test for theirs
its gonna come down to who leaks the least amount of goals, and who score the most away goals...i think
jattsrobby wrote:Real and Ronaldo/Benzema and those other Germans will be a test, but it's the best preparation for a Barcelona/ Bayern final.
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