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Casillas blames Munich’s passively offside Gustavo for first goal

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The Spanish international could not deal with Frank Ribery’s fierce shot for Bayern’s opener and claimed that he did not see the ball as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gustavo-c15404 blocked his view.
Real Madrid’s woes against Bayern Munich continued as they were comfortably beaten 2-1 at the Allianz Arena.
The Spanish giants have yet to claim a victory in the European knockout competition against the Bavarian giants, their hapless run now stretching to 9 defeats and 1 draw in 10 matches.
Franck Ribery opened the scoring for the Bundesliga heavyweights in the 17th minute and continued to cause problems for Los Blancos defenders throughout the match.
Mesut Ozil replied for Real Madrid eight minutes after the restart; however, it was not enough for La Liga side. Mario Gomez’s persistence bore fruit in the closing stage of the match, the German international scoring the winner in the final minute of normal
time.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 was understandably disappointed with Los Blancos’ unimpressive showing in Bavaria. The Spanish national team captain voiced his annoyance about the first goal, where he claimed Gustavo wasn offside obstructed his view for Ribery’s shot on goal.
Despite the result, the Real Madrid academy graduate did not point a finger at the match officials and added that it happened so fast that it was difficult to notice.
"Yeah, the position he was in annoyed me," the 2010 FIFA World Cup winner was quoted on Real Madrid’s official website. "He obstructed my view of the ball.”
"You might not notice it at first because it happened very quickly, but it is true that he was offside."
Jose Mourinho’s men will not turn their attention to La Liga, with an enticing fixture at the Camp Nou coming up.
The Capital club find themselves enjoying pole position in the Spanish top flight football’s premier competition, with a 4-point advantage over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
Madrid have failed to get a positive result against the reigning La Liga holders in their previous matches but can still not afford to slip up in the league meeting.
A tough fixture is expected between the two Spanish giants, with Barcelona on song with 11 league wins under their belt.

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