Teams that qualified for the Quarter-Finals are -
FC Barcelona Vs AC Milan - Tuesday April 03,2012
FC Barcelona has established their place in the UEFA Champions League final four by delivering a technically impressive and strong 90 minutes of football on Tuesday April 03,2012 at the Camp Nou,Spain.
Quarter Final Second Leg at Camp Nou
FC Barcelona dominated possession and showed a high level of ball control; they continue to enhance their undeniable reputation as the greatest club in Europe and world football.
Only 10 minutes into the match, a defensive transgression from Milan defender Luca Antonini cost the Italian side dearly, as he brought down Argentine striker Lionel Messi inside the box and Lionel Messi made no mistake as he easily struck the penalty through Milan’s goal in the 11th minute
AC Milan Midfielder Antonio Nocerino's goal levelled the match in the 32nd minute.
FC Barcelona Captain Puyol and Sergio Busquets were grabbed by their shirts. This off-the-ball incident gave Barcelona a corner five minutes out from the half-time break.Alessandro Nesta once again handed the opportunity to Lionel Messi to slot in another penalty for the match in the 41st minute
This provided Barcelona the crucial 2-1 lead at half time.
FC Barcelona continued to keep possession and run hard off the ball. In the 53rd minute, Lionel
Messi’s shot tdeflected off AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes, and Andre Iniesta picked up the rebound and scored the 3rd goal for Barca beating AC Milan Goalkeeper Abbiati once again.
Match Result - FC Barcelona beats AC Milan 3-1 and enters the Semi-finals
APOEL FC Vs Real Madrid - Wednesday April 04,2012
Quarter Final Second Leg at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium,Madrid,Spain
Another Real Madrid victory looks all but certain following the first leg in Cyprus on March 27,2012, when they were made to work hard but eventually ran out 3-0 winners thanks to late goals from Karim Benzema (74, 90) and Kaká (82)
Before the match, Madrid paid tribute to Jose Maria Zarraga, a member of the Madrid team that won a record five straight European Cups between 1956-60, who died on Tuesday April 03,2012.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice(in the 27th and 75th minute) and Kaka(in the 37th minute) added a first-half goal as Real Madrid completed their easy passage into the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-2 victory over Apoel FC
Kaka celebrates after scoring the goal in the 37th minute
Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates after scoring the goal
Jose Callejon congratulated by Kaka for scoring the goal in the 80th minute
and
Angel di Maria Congratulated by Jose Callejon for scoring the goal in the 84th minute
Angel di Maria celebrates after scoring the 84th minute goal
Gustavo Manduca(Brazil) netted for APOEL in the 67th minute
and
Esteban Solari scored a late penalty for the Apoel FC in the 82nd minute.
Match Result - Real Madrid beat Apoel FC 5-2 and enters the Semi-final
2012 UEFA Champions League Semi-Final
Teams that qualified for the Semi-finals were -
1)Bayern FC
2)Real Madrid
3)Chelsea
4)FC Barcelona
Bayern Munich Vs Real Madrid -1st Leg Semi-Final Tuesday April 17,2012
FC Bayern Munich Team
Match Result
Bayern wins the match 2-1 where -
Franck Riberty(16) and
Mario Gomez(89)
scored for Bayern Munich
and
Ozil(52)for Real Madrid
Bayern Munich players celebrate after notching up a 2-1 win over Spanish giants Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals
Bayern's Mario Gomez scores in the 90th minute to give Bayern the winning goal
Franck Ribery opens the scoring forBayern
Chelsea Vs FC Barcelona -1st Leg Semi-Final Wednesday April 18,2012
Chelsea's Didier Drogba(Ivory Coast) reacts after scoring a goal against Barcelona during their Champions League semi-final first leg match at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London
Chelsea's John Terry, centre, reacts to the crowd after his team defeated Barcelona 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final
FC Barcelona VsChelsea -2nd Leg Semi-Final Tuesday April 24,2012
Chelsea take a vital 1-0 victory to the Camp Nou for the second leg.The result of the match was FC Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea FC (agg: 2-3).
Ten-man Chelsea FC( as captain John Terry was sent off on 37 minutes) trailing 2-0 to FC Barcelona pulled off a remarkable rearguard action to reach the 2012 UEFA Champions League final.
Sergio Busquets(in 35th minute) and
Andrés Iniesta(in 43rd minute)
scored for FC Barcelona
and
Ramires(in 45th minute) and
Fernando Torres(in 90th minute)
scored for Chelsea
Real Madrid Vs Bayern Munich - 2nd Leg Semi Final Wednesday April 25,2012
Real Madrid trailed by a goal from the first leg but two Cristiano Ronaldo strikes - the first a penalty, the second a neat low finish - put them in control.But Arjen Robben levelled the tie for Bayern with a spot kick of his own.
No further goals meant a penalty shoot-out .
Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid in the penalty shoot-out 3-1
David Alaba;Mario Gomez and Bastian Schweinsteiger scored for Bayern and
Toni Kroos and Phillip Lahm missed the penalties for Bayern
Xabi Alonso scored for Real Madrid and
Cristiano Ronaldo;Kaka and Sergio Ramos missed the penalties for Real Madrid
Bayern Munich will face Chelsea in the Champions League final to be played on May 19,2012
Shoot-out blow by blow
- David Alaba (Bayern) - scored 1-0
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real) - saved 1-0
- Mario Gomez (Bayern) - scored 2-0
- Kaka (Real) - saved 2-0
- Toni Kroos (Bayern) - saved 2-0
- Xabi Alonso (Real) - scored 2-1
- Phillip Lahm (Bayern) - saved 2-1
- Sergio Ramos (Real) - missed 2-1
- Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern) - scored 3-1
2012 UEFA Champion League Final FC Bayern Munchen Vs Chelsea FC - Allianz Arena Saturday May 19,2012
Chelsea Squad posing before the start of play
Bayern Munchen FC Supporters at the Allianz Arena
Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties
Thomas Mullerscored for Bayern in the 83rd minute to give 1-0 lead.
But Didier Drogba of Chelsea scores his team’s goal at the 88th minute to level the score 1-1 and send the final into extra-time
After a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes. Chelsea won the penalty shoot-out 4-3
Champions League final shoot-out as it happened
- Phillip Lahm (Bayern) scored 1-0
- Juan Mata (Chelsea) missed 1-0
- Mario Gomez (Bayern) scored 2-0
- David Luiz (Chelsea) scored 2-1
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern) scored 3-1
- Frank Lampard (Chelsea) scored 3-2
- Ivica Olic (Bayern) missed 3-2
- Ashley Cole (Chelsea) scored 3-3
- Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern) missed 3-3
- Didier Drogba (Chelsea) scored 3-4
Goal Scorers in the Penalty Shoot-Out
Philipp Lahm,Mario Gomez,Neuer scored for Bayern Munchen
David Luiz ,Frank Lampard,Ashley Cole and Didier Drogba scored for Chelsea
Chelsea Club owner Roman Abramovic (R) lifts the trophy in celebration while Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) applauds after their victory in the final
Chelsea FC Champions League-winning Squad Bus Parade
The team, on two open-top buses, began the procession from its Stamford Bridge home up to Parsons Green
Chelsea players celebrate with their Champions League trophy aboard open top buse during a parade in London
Chelsea FC are the 1st London club to claim the European Cup
Chelsea FC are the 2nd side to win the FA Cup and the European Cup in the same season ,that is, in 2011-12(Manchester United won the same in 1998-99)
Roberto Di Matteo(Chelsea Manager) is the first Italian to achieve the feat with a foreign club,that is, winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League
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