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9.43pm Remember the Mark Zuckerburg character who’s ‘wired into’ a hot computer in Social Network? That’s us today.
We’re outta here now though, after a long, memorable day of sport. We’ll be back bright and early in the morning with Cheltenham stuff and much more. Do join us.
9.39pm Listeners of Football Weekly will know that only one other side overturned a first-leg home defeat in the Champions League knock-out stages. That was Ajax in the semi-finals in ’96 who overcame Panathiniakos.
Now Van Gaal is on the end of a similar result. It ends at the Allianz 3-2.
FULL TIME Manchester United 2 Marseille 1 Hard-fought is the verdict according to the lads in the TV3 gantry. Not very convincing really.
GOAL! Bayern Munich 2 Inter 3 (3-3 on aggregate) Pandev scores for Inter after 89 minutes. And is immediately substituted. What a game.
9.32pm There’ll be four minutes of added time at Old Trafford. The Marseille fans are the ones making the most noise.
Cue customary shots of nervous United supporters.
There’s a bit more left in Munich – about five minutes now.
9.25pm GOAL! Man U 2 Marseille 1 I spoke too soon. Wes Brown heads into his own goal from a corner, despite the efforts of Scholes on the line.
There’s seven minutes of normal time left, and things are pretty nervy now. My bet may pay yet.
9.19pm GOAL! United 2-0 Marseille (Chicarito 75′) – Valencia sets up Hernandez brilliantly. Game over, Ger.
The draw is on Friday at 11am, United fans.
9.16pm A little bit of handbags between Wes Brown and Valbuena. The little Frenchman – who just came on – is booked. He looks confused as to why.
9.11 GOAL! Bayern 2 Inter 2 (Sneijder 63′). Wow
9.07pm Oh my! A beautifully-executed volley by volley from Gomez tests Julio Cesar. He beats it away.
At Old Trafford, Rafael may be replaced by his brother Fabio here. He’s limping up and down the touchline, trying to take a throw-in. Looks like another hamstring injury for a United right-back. Weird.
9.04pm Nani’s off for Valencia. Awful first touch – but he’ll surely do better than the Portuguese who had a poor night.
8.59pm Rooney almost danced through there after he picked up the ball from Carrick on the edge of the box. It’s wide open.
In Munich, the young Brazilian Coutinho comes on for Stankovic. I’ve the volume down on that one – but still keeping an eye out for it, reader. You’re welcome.
8.50pm We’re now and running in Munich too. That stadium is my favourite one in the world, I reckon.
I saw Ivory Coast beat Serbia there 3-2 as an electric storm lit up the sky. I also drank a lot of Bavarian beer.
In Manchester, VdS hurt himself by bravely diving at Gignac’s feet. And Evra has escaped a yellow despite three or four bad tackles so far.
8.48pm We’re up and running in Manchester again. United attack the Stretford End. this could get interesting.
HALF TIME: Manchester United 1-0 Marseille; Bayern 2 Inter 1.
830pm Riccardo Rossi writes: “Incredible moment – Gomez hits the post from a narrow angle, the ball settles on the goalline before it is cleared by Ranocchia who just got there ahead of Mueller.”
the Hernandez penalty call was certainly the right one, by the way.
8.27pm Back at OT, United have a major penalty shout waved away. Chicarito looked like he was tripped in the box but the ref wants nothing to do with it.
8.26pm He’s a top player is the lad Muller, Trevor…
8.23pm Rafael is on for John O’Shea who injured his hamstring making a hash of a pull back from the Marseille touchline.
That’s bad news for Ireland ahead of the Macedonia game.
8.21pm GOAL Bayern 2 Inter 1 Thomas Muller has put the Germans in the driving seat. Here’s the equaliser, we’ll bring you the third goal soon.
8.09pm Our racing expert Mark Hobbs writes: “I’m a bit disappointed to see that United have abandoned the seven defender approach. Four is a little risky for my liking.”
Get in touch in the usual ways above, send a pigeon or wait until I turn up in the chipper later.
8.08pm GOAL! Bayern 1 Inter 1 The balance of power swings north again as Munich equalise through a Mario Gomez goal after a Julio Cesar mistake.
Here’s the earlier one:
szólj hozzá: Bayern Munich 0-1 Inter
8.06pm I spilled a load of tea. In the meantime, Chicharito has been booked for an elbowy, late challenge on Heinze.
The Argentine defender – playing centre half tonight – is booed by his former crowd. The old egomaniac won’t like that.
7.56pm In Munich, Inter have gone one up thanks to an early Samuel Eto’o goal. That evens things up in that tie.
7.55pm Gignac has a great chance to level it but tries to lob uber-lank Edwin van der Saar from eight yards out. He skies it.
7.54pm Very bright start from United; Rooney created the goal for the Mexican, drilling the ball across the face of the goal and Hernandez tapped in. Heinze should probably have been marking him, I’d imagine.
GOAL! United 1-0 Marseille (Hernandez 5′)
7.51pm Am I missing something here? Rio Ferdinand tweets: “Come on lads let’s av iiiiiiiiiit! A minutes silence perfectly respected by both sets a fans at old trafford!”
7.48pm It’s Trevor Welsh and former Old Trafford favourite Kevin Moran in the gantry. DangerHere is not impressed:
“Trev and Kev hoping for the best on MUTV, sorry TV3.”
7.46pm The home supporters boo the French fans as a minute’s silence for those killed in Japan is disrupted by the odd Marseille supporter. The game kicks off.
7.43pm I’ve put €3 of my Cheltenham winnings on Marseille to go through tonight. All you United fans can rest easy now.
Any predictions out there?
7.32pm It’s Martin Keown and Tony Cascarino in the TV3 studio. Cas reckons his former club can take advantage of the pereceved weakness of the United side.
It’s the same midfield that was overrun by Liverpool and there’s no Vidic or Rio.
Keown uses the squeaky bum time line for Fergie. Nani’s back in though.
7.27pm Perhaps the more intriguing game tonight is in the Allianz Arena. One of last season’s finalists will be out before we finish up.
Bayern Munich: Kraft, Lahm, Van Buyten, Breno, Pranjic, Schweinsteiger, Gustavo, Robben, Muller, Ribery, Gomez. Subs: Butt, Altintop, Ottl, Klose, Badstuber, Kroos, Tymoschuk.
Inter Milan: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Ranocchia, Lucio, Chivu, Stankovic, Motta, Cambiasso, Eto’o, Sneijder, Pandev. Subs: Castellazzi, Cordoba, Kharja, Mariga, Materazzi, Coutinho, Nagatomo.
Early doors: The horse has bolted… and it’s time for some football.
After an emotionally-draining afternoon of horse racing, we’re back in front of the telly for Manchester United v Marseille at Old Trafford and Bayern Munich v Inter Milan.
If United’s midfield was a horse, it surely would’ve been short some weeks ago – but they continue to wobble on towards an unlikely Treble.
With the tie poised delicately at nil-all, can they keep the show on the road tonight?
Here’s the teams – and I’m calling an embargo on horse analogies from here on out by the way.
Vidic is out, massive blow:
United: Van der Sar; O’Shea, Smalling, Brown, Evra; Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs; Hernandez, Rooney
Subs: Kuszczak, Berbatov, Fabio, Rafael, Valenica, Obertan, Gibson
OM: Mandanda; Fanni, Heinze, Diawara, Taiwo; Cheyrou, Mbia, Gonzalez; A Ayew, Gignac, Remy
Subs: Andrade, Hilton, Cisse, Kabore, J Ayew, Abriel, Valbuena
