Sunday, March 3, 2013

Champions League -Manchester United Vs Real Madrid on Tuesday March 5,2013

Manchester United and Real Madrid resume battle at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Tuesday March 5,2013

The two teams are in great form -

Manchester United, having thrashed Norwich City 4-0 in the EPL at Old Trafford on Saturday March 2,2013 are 15 points clear of champions Manchester City

Real Madrid with two morale-boosting wins over arch-rivals FC Barcelona last week, beating them 3-1 in the King's Cup and 2-1 in La Liga

Probable teams:
Manchester United: 1-David de Gea; 2-Rafael, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 6-Jonny Evans, 3-Patrice Evra; 16-Michael Carrick, 23-Tom Cleverley; 10-Wayne Rooney, 26-Shinji Kagawa, 19-Danny Welbeck; 20-Robin van Persie
Real Madrid: 41-Diego Lopez; 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 3-Pepe, 4-Sergio Ramos, 5-Fabio Coentrao; 14-Xabi Alonso, 6-Sami Khedira; 22-Angel Di Maria, 10-Mesut Ozil, 7-Cristiano Ronaldo; 9-Karim Benzema

Real Madrid Defeats Manchester United 2-1

Goals - Sergio Ramos(OG)for Manchester United in the 48th minute

Luka Modric in the 66th minute and Cristiano Ronaldo in the 69th minute for Real Madrid

The 56th-minute red card, shown for a dangerous challenge, was the turning point of the game as Real won 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate.

The match was transformed by Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir's decision to send off Nani for an aerial challenge on Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa after 56 minutes - a red card that reduced Ferguson and his players to fury.
Manchester United's Nani, 2nd left, is shown a red card

Real Madrid, a subdued force until then, took advantageand scored two goals in three minutes(66th and 69th minute)to move into the Champions League quarter-finals.

The defeat was Manchester United first in a Champions League knockout game at Old Trafford since February 2005 - a 1-0 defeat to AC Milan

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (centre) scores an own goal past goalkeeper Diego Lopez (right) as teammate Xabi Alonso (left) looks on

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scores his teams second goal of the game

Memorabilia bearing the image of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and Wayne Rooney of Manchester United is placed on sale ahead of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Tuesday, March 5, 2013