The Gunners had more than their fair slice of fortune in the 1-0 victory at Signal Iduna Park, but having been hit by a sucker-punch in the reverse fixture at the Emirates, they’ll feel justice has been done
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The tone for the match was set inside the first couple of minutes, when Zoran Tošić blatantly tripped David Silva in the box and City were awarded a penalty
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Özil scored the opener early and assisted with a second goal from Olivier Giroud as the Gunners took firm control of Group F
It took a quick counter-attack after 19 minutes for Chelsea to break the deadlock, with Schürrle finding space behind Daniel Georgievski and playing a simple pass for substitute, Samuel Eto’o, thrown in instead of injured Fernando Torres, in the area
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A deflected Cristian Zapata effort, later credited as an Emilio Izaguirre own goal, and a scrambled finish by……
With 51 minutes gone on the clock, though, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock and in clinical fashion as Ramsey slipped Walcott in behind for the forward to then pick out Gibbs at the far-post, with the full-back running in to thump the ball into the roof of the net
Dortmund were the superior side during a captivating yet goalless first half, forcing Manuel Neuer into a succession of saves – though opposite number Roman Weidenfeller was also called into action more than once
Meanwhile, the only major question mark in the Bayern Munich ranks is as to whom will partner Dante at centre-back
Mikel believed that the top three finish on the Premier League log will present him another opportunity to give the Champions League title another shot after winning it a few years ago
His haul includes 13 titles, two Champions League crowns, five FA Cups and four League Cups
The draw means that the Bundesliga’s top two maintain their positions: Bayern as already-crowned champions and Dortmund just one point shy of confirming their runner-up spot
Their ruthlessly efficient counter-attacks always carried a goal threat, to the extent that Barcelona were reluctant to commit enough men forward to seriously test the stout Bayern defence
Both sides were playing at breakneck speed, but aside from the odd panicky pass, Dortmund were acquitting themselves well under a severe amount of pressure
I would like football to do justice to our players because with a few exceptions, none of them has won this competition so far and we’ve never won it as a team, and they deserve to do so
The Chairman of Bayern Munich, Karl Heinz Rummenigge, told UEFA.com concerning the draws just made: “Barcelona are the benchmark for me in Europe
Despite a dominant performance at Malaga last week, Borussia Dortmund failed to score and still have much to do to prevail in their goalless tie, while Paris Saint-Germain’s late rally against Barcelona secured them a 2-2 draw and a lifeline ahead of their visit to the Camp Nou on Wednesday
The round defining-goal was from the penalty spot in stoppage time in Brazzaville on Sunday
The first leg encounter three weeks ago ended on a scoreless note in Burundi