The Portuguese left-back’s sliding tackle caught nothing but air, leaving behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philipp-Lahm-c29929 free to cross the ball from his flank into the rushing Mario Gomez’s path.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao gave another unimpressive performance for Real Madrid against Bayern Munich as the Spanish giants failed for the 10th time to get a victory under their belt in their visits to the Allianz Arena.
The Portuguese international was the weak link in Madrid’s backline and his inefficiency at the back led to the second goal. Coentrao failed to stop Philipp Lahm on Los Blancos’ left flank, his sliding tackle catching nothing but air.
His failed attempt at stopping the Bayern captain left him with acres of space and an eternity of time to swing a dangerous cross. The rest is history as Mario Gomez tumbled and fumbled to put the ball into Iker Casillas’ net.
Nevertheless, central defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670, refused to blame his compatriot for the second goal and believes all the backline players were equally responsible for it.
However, the no-nonsense stopper was disappointed with the away European defeat and stated that it is saddening to return to the Santiago Bernabeu with the result after controlling the match for large durations.
"Fabio Coentrao is not to blame for the goal," the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 player was quoted as saying on Real Madrid’s official website. "We're all to blame. Football is a collective sport.
"We controlled the match and we're sad about the last minute, but we're also happy because it was important to score and we did."
Jose Mourinho’s men now have everything to play for in the Iberian Peninsula to claim a Champions League final berth. Pepe was optimistic about their chances and believes they will go through at the expense of the decorated Bundesliga outfit after the second
leg.
"[Real Madrid legend] http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juanito-c19850 once said that 90 minutes at the Bernabeu is a very long time," the defender mused. "And we have the quality with which to turn the score around."
The defeat has been a negative start to a week where they play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 at the Camp Nou after their European adventures, and return their attention to the elite club competition afterwards.
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