Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dortmund, Real Madrid progress to Champions semifinals - Arab News

DORTMUND, Germany: Needing two goals in second-half stoppage time, Borussia Dortmundas Champions League expectations seemed bleak.What used was among the most spectacular late comebacks in the tournamentas history.Marco Reus and Felipe Santana obtained in injury time, and Dortmund advanced level to the semifinals for the first time in 15 years by beating Malaga 3-2 Wednesday evening carrying out a scoreless first leg last week.aI only canat actually believe it,a said Neven Subotic, the Dortmund opponent who grew up in Salt Lake City and played for the UNITED STATES Under-20 group. aThis could be the craziest moment in each of my footballing career.aReal Madrid reached the final four for the next straight year, keeping off Galatasaray to progress on 5-3 mixture despite a 3-2 loss in Istanbul. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first and final goals of the sport for Madrid, giving him 48 goals in 47 matches this year a including a League-leading 11.At Dortmund, Malaga build a lead on goals by Joaquin in the 25th and Elizeu in the 82nd around Robert Lewandowskias 40th-minute target for the hosts.Reus scored in the first of four minutes of stoppage time after Mats Hummels sent a lengthy ball from the middle group over Martin Demichelis. The ball landed for Subotic, who utilized it to Santana. His effort was blocked, and Reus put the jump with a left-footed picture from 8 yards.That tied the blend, making Dortmund behind on absent goals.Lewandowski then took Marcel Schmelzeras throw-in about 25 yards out and sent the ball in to the penalty area, with many opponents in what seemed to be offside roles. Julian Schieber chested the ball down seriously to Reus, who crossed before the goal. It moved off opponent Vitorino Antunes, and goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero is beaten by Schreiber to the ball. It bounced cool off Antunes at the goal line and came out to Santana, who tapped it in.aI think I need to visit a physician. It feels as though weave won the trophy,a Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said. aMy colleagues and me were taking a look at one another in shock in the dressing room and saying athis is crazya. This is the best Iave actually felt.aDortmund had not achieved the semis since 1998, annually after its only title in Europeas top club match. Per year later came the most famous Champions League recovery, when Manchester United scored twice in stoppage time to destroy Bayern Munich in the final.Under coach Manuel Pellegrini, Malaga was trying to become the first team to achieve the semis in its Champions League introduction since Villarreal in 2006, also trained by Pellegrini.aWeare still trying to come calmly to terms in what happened,a Malaga forward Roque Santa Cruz said. aWe were four minutes far from the semis. There is huge disappointment in the dressing room. This week we had the tie within our hands.aComing off a 3-0 win at home, Madrid went forward on Ronaldoas seventh-minute goal, which left Galatasaray wanting five to win. Objectives by Emmaneul Eboue in the 57th, Wesley Sneijder in the 71st and Didier Drogba in the 72nd slice the aggregate space before Ronaldo won in the second minute of stoppage time.Yesterday, Barcelona located Paris Saint-Germain after having a 2-2 attract the first leg and tries to achieve its sixth straight semifinal. Tomorrow Juventus was home trying to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Bayern Munich.The semifinals pull is.

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