Schalke 04 Vs. Inter Milan, UEFA Champions League: Raul Puts Schalke Up 1-0 Just Before Halftime

Just before the halftime whistle and Raúl has scored for Schalke, likely putting the final nail in the coffin of Inter’s dreams, with their hopes of recapturing the Champions League title now as good as buried. But enough of the metaphors, let’s get to the goal. José Manuel Jurado took the ball upfield before laying off a light little pass to Raúl, who easily split apart the Inter defense. The forward then went one-on-one with Júlio César, who rushed out to meet him before falling over in an attempt to reach the ball. Raúl merely sidestepped the prone keeper to put the ball into the back of the net.

That makes a 6-2 aggregate scoreline, with Inter now having to score every nine minutes to win the match. They were able to do it a few weeks ago against Genoa, but lightening never strikes twice in the same place.

Now back to the football cliches.