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Wednesday February 17, 2010 Finished Allianz-Arena

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Bayern München

  • Robben 45’ (pen.)
  • Klose 89’

Fiorentina

  • Krøldrup 50’

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  1. Bayern grab controversial win

    Bayern grab controversial win

    Miroslav Klose's controversial goal one minute from time handed Bayern Munich a 2-1 win against 10-man Fiorentina. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bayern München
    • Fiorentina
    • FT Tom Henning Ovrebo blows up for full-time and once again he is at the centre of attention. That is very, very hard on Fiorentina.
    • 90+2' Bayern feel like they can grab a third and are going all out to get it!
    • 90' Replays show Klose was three yards offside! That is an incredibly poor decision by the linesman. Unbelievable.
    • 89' GOAL! Robben fires in an absolutely piledriver which Frey saves but only into the path of Olic, who skews his shot to Klose who heads home. Offside? NO! That looked miles off!
    • 88' Robben takes the corner and Fiorentina half-clear. Lahm regains possession on the left and cuts a lovely ball back to Klose who fires miles over! What a miss!
    • 88' Robben goes for goal from distance...corner.
    • 87' Robben hooks his foot round the ball expertly to send a ball looping into the box. Klose rises and looks like he might be first to meet it before Frey steals in with the catch.
    • 85' FIORENTINA SUB: Manuel Pasqual on for Natali.
    • 84' FIORENTINA SUB: Montolivo, the man nastily caught by Van Bommel in the first half, limps off to be replaced by Marco Donadel.
    • 80' Time is running out for Bayern! They're completely dominating possession but Fiorentina are doing a fine defensive job.
    • 78' Klose dives in with a nasty high challenge, scraping his studs down the shin, and is booked. Bornerline red card, that. Particularly after Gobbi's sending off.
    • 76' Marchionni booked for a foul on Van Bommel, who himself can be considered fortunate to still be on the pitch.
    • 75' FIORENTINA SUB: The visitors make their first sub of the night, with Jovetic replaced by Felipe.
    • 74' TV replays show that as a scandalous decision. Robben ran into Gobbi and there was only the slightest hint of a raised arm. Outrageous and that could cost Fiorentina.
    • 73' GOBBI OFF! STRAIGHT RED! Robben flicks the ball round the Fiorentina defender before going down in a heap. Was there an elbow?
    • 71' Ribery corner. Frey comes...and just about gets there to punch clear.
    • 70' ...or even fashion a goal themselves?
    • 69' It really is all Bayern now. Can Fiorentina hold on...
    • 68' Van Bommel lifts a ball over the top to Ribery, with the Frenchman charging down the left before squaring to Olic but Kroldrup slides in first. Great challenge!
    • 67' That gives the Bayern frontline a complete makeover.
    • 66' BAYERN DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION: Muller and Gomez are replaced by Olic and Klose.
    • 65' Ribery tangles with Gobbi and wants a free-kick but the referee is having none of it and signals for a Fiorentina free-kick.
    • 63' Marchionni gets in behind but instead of seeking a team-mate with a cross, he goes for goal and shoots wide!
    • 61' Fiorentina will have to cut out the danger of Robben if they're to escape with a result tonight.
    • 60' Ribery pokes a pass through to Muller on the right. His first touch beats the defender and the German then cuts a pass back to Robben - who shoots wide! Best chance he's had all night!
    • 59' Lahm retrieves the loose ball but sends his attempted cross out for a Fiorentina goal-kick.
    • 58' Sensational stuff from Robben, showing a remarkable turn of pace to skip past Natali and firing the ball across the face of goal ut no Bayern player can get to it!
    • 56' De Silvestri bursts forward from right-back but Gilardino is the only Fiorentina player waiting in the middle.
    • 55' Schweinsteiger tries to pick out Gomez, who attempts to get the better of Natali but the Fiorentina remains alert to avert the danger.
    • 55' Great response from Fiorentina though...and just about what they deserve.
    • 54' A succession of fouls disrupts the flow of the game but Bayern regain possession and knock it around the back looking for the opening.
    • 53' Lorenzo De Silvestri is booked for a late challenge.
    • 50' GOAL! Fiorentina win a corner on the right and Bayern fail to deal with a long delivery to the back post and former Everton defender Per Kroldrup slots home at the back post!
    • 49' Bayern win back-to-back corners but are unable to take advantage.
    • 47' After acquitting themselves well in the first half, what can Fiorentina do having gone behind?
    • 46' Fiorentina get the second half underway...
    • - BAYERN SUB: van Buyten is replaced by Diego Contento.
    • 45+3' GOAL! Robben fires a left-footed strike into the bottom corner and Frey dives the wrong way! The referee must be a relieved man...
    • 45+2' Bayern aren't happy and, in truth, the referee should have let the play run for a few seconds there instead of instantly blowing up. Here comes Robben...
    • 45+2' GOAL! NO! PENALTY! Ribery is brought down in the box and Robben slots the loose ball home but the referee has already blown up for the foul!
    • 45+1' A lovely ball from Lahm finds Robben, who cuts a cross back but Montolivo blocks with the loose ball falling to Frey.
    • 45' Corner blocked. Here comes another...sent long to Vargas outside the box and he can't control! Opportunity wasted.
    • 44' Great stuff from Marchionni on the right, who surges forward before picking out Gilardino with a low cross into the box but van Buyten bravely blocks for a corner.
    • 43' Robben again! Cutting in from the left once more before firing a powerful shot straight at Frey.
    • 42' Scrap that! Robben is capable of creating something out of nothing and darts in from the left before chipping a delicate ball through to Muller in the box... but it doesn't quite fall for him and Fiorentina can hack clear!
    • 41' Bayern are beginning to get a firm stranglehold on possession, without making any impression on the final third.
    • 40' Montolivo attempts to break down the right but Badstuder cuts out the pass before it reaches him.
    • 38' Bayern have hit 39 goals in their last 11 signs but don't look close to breaking the deadlock tonight.
    • 37' Bayern have had 55 per cent of the possession so far.
    • 37' Ribery drives through the middle and attempts to slip in a tricky ball to Robben, whose made an excellent run, but Fiorentina cut it out.
    • 36' Gilardino spreads the ball out to Marchionni on the right. He cuts it back for Montolivo but the Italian international clashes his effort wide.
    • 35' Demichelis rises to attack the corner but can only direct his tame header over the bar.
    • 34' Robben swings in a teasing left-footed free-kick and Kroldrup ushers it out for a corner.
    • 33' Chance for Bayern with Robben standing over a free-kick on the right wing.
    • 32' It's been a slow start by Bayern and the home fans in the Allianz Arena are letting their feelings known.
    • 31' Bayern are struggling to break down the Fiorentina and Gomez is forced into a limp shot from distance.
    • 30' Montolivo takes a little time to dust himself off and gets to his feet but is soon feeling the pace once play restarts. Looks like his night might be over...
    • 28' Van Bommel receives the first yellow card of the night for a jumping two-footed challenge on Montolivo.
    • 27' Gilardino turns and drives forward before finding Vargas on the left. Great move by Fiorentina. The Peruvian fires in a powerful low cross which Demichelis is able to cut out. Great move by Fiorentina!
    • 26' Bayern hold possession well and fine Badstuder on the left but his poor cross is hooked clear by Natali.
    • 25' Fiorentina's Serie A form may not be up to much but they've won the last five in the Champions League after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Lyon in the first group game.
    • 24' Gomez looks to slip behind the Fiorentina back line but is offside.
    • 23' Fiorentina half-clear and the ball falls to Ribery who unleashes a superb shot which Frey beats away!
    • 22' Robben is taken out by Gobbi and Bayern win a free-kick in the right channel.
    • 22' Gilardino has a go from distance but that's comfortably wide.
    • 20' What a great opportunity that was for Fiorentina! Natali only needed the slightest of contact to put Vargas's fantastic ball into the back of the net.
    • 19' Vargas swings in a left-footed cross which Butt completely misses - but so does Natali at the back post!
    • 18' Only brief respite for Bayern as Fiorentina win a free-kick on the right flank.
    • 17' Another disappointing set-piece allows Bayern to clear.
    • 16' Bayern get themselves in an awful mess at the back, allowing Gilardino to nip in behind - but the Fiorentina striker slips at the vital moment and can only win a corner.
    • 15' Gomez has bagged 10 goals so far for Bayern in the league this season.
    • 13' Gomez gets behind the visitors back four and lets loose from a tight angle and forces Frey into the save. Simple enough - it was straight at him - but great movement from the Bayern attacker.
    • 12' Credit to Fiorentina. Despite their poor form the Italians are showing themselves to be dangerous on the counter.
    • 11' Fiorentina corner comes to nothing. The referee tonight is the same man who was in charge of the controversial Chelsea v Barcelona semi-final at Stamford Bridge last season.
    • 10' Fiorentina send a long ball forward aimed at Gilardino. van Buyten looks to have it covered but tries to fend off Gilardino to allow Butt to collect and the pair nearly make a mess of it! Fiorentina corner.
    • 9' Robben thinks he's won a corner but the linesman is not having any of it.
    • 6' That's a poor free-kick from Vargas and Fiorentina clear at the first attempt.
    • 6' Fiorentina win a free-kick 30 yards out in the left channel. Can they test Bayern from a set-piece?
    • 4' Schweinsteiger gets behind De Silvestri but runs the ball behind for a goal-kick.
    • 3' Despite being European Cup finallists in 1957, this is the first time Fiorentina have made the knockout stages of the Champions League.
    • 2' Former Chelsea man Robben is in red-hot form at the moment and has scored five goals in five games.
    • 1' Robben immediately flies down the wing and latches onto a long ball before beating Gobbi but failing to find a Bayern shirt in the middle.
    • 1' Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo gets us underway. Bayern kick-off...
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    • - Here they come... Bayern in their white strip and Fiorentina in their traditional purple kit.
    • - Bayern have a rich history of European Cup/Champions League success, claiming three successive titles in 1974, 1975 and 1976 before ending a 25 year wait for success for 2001.
    • - Fiorentina have never won the competition. The closest they came was a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the 1957 final.
    • - THE TEAMS ARE IN:
    • - BAYERN MUNICH: Butt, Demichelis, van Buyten, Badstuder, Lahm, Van Bommel, Schweinsteiger, Ribery, Robben, Muller, Gomez
    • - FIORENTINA: Frey, Kroldrup, Natali, Gobbi, De Silvestri, Bolatti, Montolivo, Gilardino, Jovetic, Vargas, Marchionni
    • - Bayern are in sensational form and go into the tie on the back of a 12-match winning streak.
    • - And the hosts are certainly in scoring form, having bagged 20 goals in their six games since the winter break.
    • - Louis van Gaal's troops qualified for the last 16 courtesy of a second-place finish in Group A behind Bordeaux.
    • - Fiorentina, on the other hand, are languishing in 11th place in Serie A, without a win in five.
    • - But Cesare Prandelli's side did top Group E with five wins, including a 2-1 win against Liverpool at Anfield, and just one defeat.
    • - Adrian Mutu is Fiorentina's top scorer in the Champions League this season - but is now ineligible due to his positive drug test.
    • - Follow LIVE text commentary of Bayern Munich v Fiorentina here from 7:45pm (GMT).

  • Summary

    • 90' Replays show Klose was three yards offside! That is an incredibly poor decision by the linesman. Unbelievable.
    • 89' GOAL! Robben fires in an absolutely piledriver which Frey saves but only into the path of Olic, who skews his shot to Klose who heads home. Offside? NO! That looked miles off!
    • 88' Robben takes the corner and Fiorentina half-clear. Lahm regains possession on the left and cuts a lovely ball back to Klose who fires miles over! What a miss!
    • 74' TV replays show that as a scandalous decision. Robben ran into Gobbi and there was only the slightest hint of a raised arm. Outrageous and that could cost Fiorentina.
    • 73' GOBBI OFF! STRAIGHT RED! Robben flicks the ball round the Fiorentina defender before going down in a heap. Was there an elbow?
    • 68' Van Bommel lifts a ball over the top to Ribery, with the Frenchman charging down the left before squaring to Olic but Kroldrup slides in first. Great challenge!
    • 63' Marchionni gets in behind but instead of seeking a team-mate with a cross, he goes for goal and shoots wide!
    • 60' Ribery pokes a pass through to Muller on the right. His first touch beats the defender and the German then cuts a pass back to Robben - who shoots wide! Best chance he's had all night!
    • 58' Sensational stuff from Robben, showing a remarkable turn of pace to skip past Natali and firing the ball across the face of goal ut no Bayern player can get to it!
    • 50' GOAL! Fiorentina win a corner on the right and Bayern fail to deal with a long delivery to the back post and former Everton defender Per Kroldrup slots home at the back post!
    • 45+3' GOAL! Robben fires a left-footed strike into the bottom corner and Frey dives the wrong way! The referee must be a relieved man...
    • 45+2' GOAL! NO! PENALTY! Ribery is brought down in the box and Robben slots the loose ball home but the referee has already blown up for the foul!
    • 42' Scrap that! Robben is capable of creating something out of nothing and darts in from the left before chipping a delicate ball through to Muller in the box... but it doesn't quite fall for him and Fiorentina can hack clear!
    • 27' Gilardino turns and drives forward before finding Vargas on the left. Great move by Fiorentina. The Peruvian fires in a powerful low cross which Demichelis is able to cut out. Great move by Fiorentina!
    • 23' Fiorentina half-clear and the ball falls to Ribery who unleashes a superb shot which Frey beats away!
    • 19' Vargas swings in a left-footed cross which Butt completely misses - but so does Natali at the back post!
    • 16' Bayern get themselves in an awful mess at the back, allowing Gilardino to nip in behind - but the Fiorentina striker slips at the vital moment and can only win a corner.
    • 13' Gomez gets behind the visitors back four and lets loose from a tight angle and forces Frey into the save. Simple enough - it was straight at him - but great movement from the Bayern attacker.
    • - BAYERN MUNICH: Butt, Demichelis, van Buyten, Badstuder, Lahm, Van Bommel, Schweinsteiger, Ribery, Robben, Muller, Gomez
    • - FIORENTINA: Frey, Kroldrup, Natali, Gobbi, De Silvestri, Bolatti, Montolivo, Gilardino, Jovetic, Vargas, Marchionni

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • H. Butt
      • P. Lahm
      • D. van Buyten Substitution Out (45′)
      • M. Demichelis
      • H. Badstuber
      • M. van Bommel Yellow Card
      • B. Schweinsteiger
      • A. Robben Goal
      • F. Ribéry
      • M. Gomez Substitution Out (66′)
      • T. Müller Substitution Out (66′)

      Subs

      • M. Klose Substitution In66′ Goal Yellow Card
      • I. Olic Substitution In66′
      • M. Rensing
      • H. Altintop
      • D. Pranjic
      • D. Contento Substitution In45′
      • A. Timoschtschuk

    • Starting line-up

      • S. Frey
      • L. De Silvestri Yellow Card
      • C. Natali Substitution Out (85′)
      • P. Krøldrup Goal
      • M. Gobbi Red Card
      • R. Montolivo Substitution Out (84′)
      • M. Bolatti
      • M. Marchionni Yellow Card
      • S. Jovetic Substitution Out (75′)
      • J. Vargas Yellow Card
      • A. Gilardino

      Subs

      • G. Comotto
      • M. Donadel Substitution In84′
      • V. Avramov
      • M. Pasqual Substitution In85′
      • Keirrison
      • Felipe Substitution In75′
      • F. Carraro

      Injured

      • A. Gamberini
      • M. Santana
      • C. Zanetti

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