futbolchick: Champions League QF: Inter Milan vs Schalke Recap (2nd Leg)

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Champions League QF: Inter Milan vs Schalke Recap (2nd Leg)

Tags: Benedikt Howedes, Inter Milan, Quarterfinals, Raul, recap, result, Schalke, statistics, Thiago Motta, UEFA Champions League

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Inter Milan vs Schalke

Raul scores the 1st goal
photo from uefa.com

Raul proves that he still got it, scoring the 1^st goal of the match. With brilliant ball control, he beat the goalkeeper and netted in his 71^st Champions League goal. Throughout the match, he posed quite a threat to Inter’s defense and goalie. He was either making shots or setting them up.

Inter equalized with a goal from Thiago Motta
photo from uefa.com

Inter's Lucio tried to convert with a header the corner kick from Sneijder. But the ball deflected onto a Schalke player (sorry, couldn't tell who it was) and Thiago Motta was just in the right place to give the ball a tap to score the equalizer.

Raul sets up Schalke's 2nd goal. He definitely is still an attacking force to reckon with.
photo from uefa.com

But then Schalke ended any of Inter’s hope of even just trying to salvage some pride from a 5-2 defeat in the 1^st leg when Raul, executed a clever move of chipping the ball forward, giving Howedes the chance to break away and score their 2^nd goal.

Schalke moves to next round and faces Manchester United. Speaking of Man U, Sir Alex Ferguson was seen watching the Inter Milan-Schalke game at the stands. I guess he we sizing up his next opponent.

Final Aggregate Score:
Inter Milan: 3

Schalke: 7

Here are the numbers:

Schalke		Internazionale
2	Goals scored	1
4	Attempts on target	5
2	Attempts off target	10
7	Corners	12
23' 48''	Possession (time)	34' 43''
40	Possession (%)	60
26	Fouls committed	13
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0