Late Gomez Goal Gives Bayern Munich 1-0 Result At Inter Milan

After the halfitme break Munich came out firing and finally turned their possession into chances. Right away Robben found space on the right and delivered a beautiful ball into Thomas Muller, but the chance was wasted when Muller couldn’t get the ball on goal and instead the visitors had to watch it trickle wide of the frame. Robben came right back, this time coming across the entire field from left to right before beating Cesar only to punish the post.

Inter got a chance of their own not long after as the match really began to open up. It was Eto’o again who did the work, this time brilliantly bringing down a ball with his chest and dancing past a defender to create space, but once against Kraft was up to the task with a fantastic save.

With just five minutes to go, Munich remain level with Inter at 0-0 and that’s thanks to Kraft, who has been sensational. The young German is on the verge of sending his club onto the second leg where a home win will move them through to the quarterfinals.

The Dutchman had an opportunity to get a high ball and took a kick at it, only he missed and caught the diminutive Lahm in the soulder. Just a bit higher and Lahm would have needed a trip to the dentist. Of course Sneijder wasn’t punished with a card for his kick because, well no one is quite sure why, but he wasn’t. Now Sneijder will have to find his way into the match for kicking the ball and not Lahm.

Despite what Bayern Munich boss Louis Van Gaal might think, this Round of 16 matchup between his team and Inter Milan is not a simple repeat of last year’s Champions League final. Van Gaal has branded Inter as a defensive team, stating that the club has made the choice to play that way, and Bayern’s style is much more attractive. While the Germans certainly do play an attractive attacking game, they won’t be met with the same watertight defense Bayern saw last season.

Both sides have the ability to cause the opposition defence rather major problems – Bayern with their wing play and Inter Milan with their strong center, so we could be in for a much more exciting match than last year’s final. Of course, any time a game is anticipated to be one featuring all-out attack from both sides, it ends up being a dull, stodgy affair that puts people to sleep, so don’t get your hopes up too high.