Schalke 04 versus Manchester United – Second half review: UEFA Champions League (Part 2)
Manchester United finally made Schalke 04 pay for their slack defending in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final at Veltins-Arena in the 67th minute of the match as Ryan Giggs was sent clean through
on goal courtesy of Wayne Rooney. Manuel Neuer rushed out of his goal and tried to make himself big but Giggs used all of his experience to slip the ball through the German goalkeeper’s legs as the score line reached one nil in Gelsenkirchen.
In the 68th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 had another glorious opportunity as the ball fell on his stronger foot just outside the Schalke 04 penalty area. The Welsh wizard didn’t need an invitation to shoot as he unleashed a first
time volley at Neuer’s goal but this time the veteran midfielder was wayward with his effort as United failed to add to their one goal advantage.
However, the status quo changed once more as Manchester United netted their second goal of the match thanks to some brilliant link up play amongst Javier Hernandez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736. The Mexican poacher worked his way outside the
Schalke penalty area before playing the ball towards Rooney. Neuer was helpless with the Englishman’s finish as the ball nestled in the left bottom corner of the home team’s goal. The second goal threatened to open the flood gates for Schalke who found it
really hard throughout the night to keep pace with Manchester United’s movement and slick passing display in the final third.
At the back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalez-c15099 was rarely allowed any time and space on the ball to influence the encounter as a whole. Sir Alex Ferguson’s tactics worked like a
charm against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Escudero-c33060. The Spanish full back provided more options on the ball for Schalke’s midfield
as he was keen to cross the half-way line at every given opportunity.
Shortly after, Manchester United made their first two changes of the match as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 replaced Park Ji Sung and Anderson Oliveira replaced Javier Hernandez as the Red Devils’ converted their 4-4-1-1 formation into a 4-5-1.
In the 83rd minute, Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 replaced Wayne Rooney in Manchester United’s attack but the Portuguese winger had little time to make his mark on the tie as the match finally came to a close with a comprehensive Manchester United win.
United’s first goal of the night came through Ryan Giggs whereas the second one was netted by Wayne Rooney. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424 was Schalke’s best player despite his team’s wretched performance.
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