3 min: Real Madrid attack David Alaba - a converted winger - in the Bayern Munich left-back position again. Wed 25 Apr 2012 22.27 BST [32], On 31 August, Barcelona and Schalke 04 agreed on a loan of Ibrahim Afellay to the German club until 30 June 2013. Marcelo fouls Robben, but no free-kick is given. In the Real Madrid left-back area, Bastian Schweinsteiger clatters into the back of Alvaro Arbeloa. Having masterminded a hammer-blow of a La Liga win over Barcelona at the weekend, Jose Mourinho will have spent the intervening days plotting how best to overhaul Real Madrid's deficit in this tie to maintain his bid to win the Champions League with three different clubs. Last updated: 15 JuneSource: FC Barcelona Official Website. 8:38. [97] With those goals, Messi broke the 200-goal barrier in La Liga, becoming the youngest player to archive that feat at just 25 years and 217 days of age. [73], On 9 December, Barcelona defeated Real Betis in the Benito Villamarín 2–1. Not long now: The teams are out, the pleasantries have been exchanged and the niceties are over. 2011/12, ... 04/04/2012 Live Bayern meet Madrid, Chelsea play Barcelona. ET25: Esteban Granero flings himself to the ground in the Bayern Munich penalty area under a non-challenge from Manuel Neuer and gets booked for diving. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Christine (half-time) could have the German version Defense™ v Defense™.". "What else were Chelsea supposed to do: let Mikel and Lampard have a battle of technique with Iniesta and Fabregas? Real Madrid-Bayern UEFA Champions League 2011/12 . Arsenal 0 3. As things stand, we'd be looking at extra-time and penalties, which seem almost inevitable, considering I have to be back here in the office at some ungodly hour to record an extra early edition of Football Weekly Extra podcast. Bayern also added holding midfielder Javi Martínez after the first week of the Bundesliga season at the transfer deadline. Real Madrid jumped out to a 2–0 lead within the first 20 minutes and the comeback was made even tougher for Barça after the sending off of Adriano in the 28th minute. See FULL game on 퐔퐄퐅퐀.퐭퐯 ️ bit.ly/ClassicsRMFCBfb On 3 November, Barcelona defeated Celta de Vigo 3–1 at home. [81] During the recovery time, assistant coach Jordi Roura will lead Barça. 18 min: Despite having two decent scoring opportunities, it's no exaggeration to say that Bayern Munich are getting a bit of a gubbing here. "Madrid need to score but we know we are also capable of doing so at any moment," he said. 25 min: "Might this game finally put to bed the myth that Mourinho is a negative coach," asks David Wall. Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben scores a penalty to pull the score back to 2-1 and make their tie with Real Madrid level at 3-3. Leo Messi scored a brace, while David Villa, Xavi and Cesc Fàbregas contributed with a goal each. Pedro scored the all-important equaliser, which put Barça through to the semi-finals on the away goals rule. ET14: You can add Holger Badstuber to that increasingly long list - he falls off the discipolinary tightrope after picking up a yellow card for a late challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo. Both goals were scored by Lionel Messi in his first Copa del Rey game of the season. Default 10-0-0 formation mode, but with a optional 9-0-0? One goal by Dani Alves and two by Lionel Messi helped Barça to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League with one game left to play. [89], On 10 January, Barcelona beat Córdoba in the return leg of the Copa del Rey at home by 5–0, with one goal scored by Thiago and two each by David Villa and Alexis Sánchez. On 1 May, in the second leg at home, they lost 3–0. [90] Early in the second half of the game, Sergi Roberto was subbed off with a tear in his left hamstring and will be out of action for four weeks. The 2012–13 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. On 23 April, Barcelona lost to Bayern 4–0 away at the Allianz Arena in Munich, their largest defeat in Europe in 16 years. [41], On 28 September, Lionel Messi won his third consecutive Onze d'Or presented by the French magazine Onze Mondial. A hat-trick by Lionel Messi gave the visitors all the hard earned three points in where they raced out to a three-goal lead within the first 20 minutes of the match. This win equalled Barcelona's best start in the La Liga. Peeeeeeeeeeeeeep! Bayern's winter training camp took place in Doha, Qatar, from 2 January until 9 January 2012. [86], On 7 January, Lionel Messi was announced the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner in Zürich. Source: La Liga Fair Play Award Standings [11] The next day, Barcelona doctors confirmed that Muniesa will miss up to six months due to the injury picked up the day before. [24], On 26 August, Barcelona came back from a 1–0 half-time deficit to defeat CA Osasuna in El Sadar with a 2–1 victory behind two goals from Lionel Messi in the last 15 minutes of the match. [108], On 2 March, Barcelona lost to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu by a score of 2–1. Bayern will also participate in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. Pepe put his hand on his back and may or may not have shoved him, but the striker went to ground and won the penalty from which Robben equalised. 41 min: There's been a long ovderdue lull. 46 min: Interesting, this. This was Bayern's 10th final, their first European Cup title in 12 years, and their fifth overall. It's been a wonderful game of football, with both sides going hell-for-leather and it couldn't be more even as things stand: all square on the scoreboard, with each aside having scored an away goal. ET21: Shimmying down the left, Kaka tries to muscle his way around the the back of the Bayern Munich defence. [12], On 27 July, Barcelona informed the Catalan Football Federation that Barcelona B, instead of the first team, will dispute the Supercopa de Catalunya against Espanyol set for 31 July at the Olímpic Lluís Companys. [74] Those goals also sent Messi's tally to 86 in 2012, overtaking German striker Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year in 1972. [69] With this win Barça set up the best ever start of any team in La Liga. As if the prospect of being crowned champions of Europe isn't mouthwatering enough, the Spanish champions elect will be further motivated by the prospect of knocking bitter rivals Barcelona off their perch by relieving them of both their domestic and European titles, while recapturing the European Cup on the home sod of the Allianz Arena would send the players and fans of Bayern Munich into Gary Neville-esque levels of scoregasmic rapture and excitement. [25] Carles Puyol finished with a broken cheekbone after a collision with Osasuna's forward Roland Lamah towards the end of the match,[26] that also saw manager Vilanova ejected for the first time by referee Muñiz Fernández for excessive argument over a play the Barça manager deemed a foul not called in favour of his team. Strange. 78 min: Karim Benzema beats Holger Badstuber for toe down by the corner flag on the right flank, gets in around the centre-half and tries to drill a low ball across the edge of the six-yard box. It … I don't understand why, say, Arsenal fans think he wouldn't similarly set up a team there that fit was was expected by the fans and what was required to win.". Subs: Butt, Olic, Rafinha, Pranjic, Muller, Contento, Tymoschuk. This loss marked Barça's first away defeat in the Champions League Group Stage since 2006. 9 min: It's been an eventful opening 10 minutes for Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba, who was incredibly unlucky to give away a penalty. [68] This marks the third season in a row that at least two finalist are from Barcelona and the six year in a row that Messi makes the final three. He shoots tamely and straight at Manuel Neuer, squandering an excellent chance from about 10 yards out. ET9: "This evening has been a splendid antidote to yesterday," writes Bob Taylor. 86 min: Mario Gomez squanders a glorious opportunity to win the tie for Bayern Munich, dithering over a shot from eight yards out that he almost certainly would have buried if he'd struck it first time. That's the end of extra time and the deadlock remains resolutely unbroken. On 14 April, Barcelona defeated Zarozoga 3–0 away from home. The two long-time injured Barça players, David Villa (fractured tibia) and Andreu Fontàs (torn ACL), made their returns. Arsenal ... 17-04-2012 Bayern Munich 2 - 1. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers, Bayern Munich's penalty heroes are looking forward to taking on Chelsea on home soil in the Champions League final. "Hope whoever wins crush Chelsea and their anti-football. That was awful - he's booted the ball over the bar and it's still heading towards outer space. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.   Draw Goals by Xavi, Lionel Messi and Cristian Tello helped to keep the nine point lead on top of the table intact. [42], On 29 September, Barcelona came from two goals down to claim a 3–2 victory over Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. 7:27. Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich: Iker Casillas saves from Toni Kroos, low and to his left. [43] In the same match, Thiago picked up a knee injury that will sideline him for up to eight weeks. ET18: Another Real Madrid attack breaks down on the edge of the final third, when Kaka runs straight into Marcelo, who robs him off possession. On 30 May, French defender Eric Abidal called a press conference to announce his departure from the club after six seasons. It's a bad example for Spanish football that this aggression hasn't been punished. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Goals by Lionel Messi and Carles Puyol were scored within one minute of each other. [54], On 30 October, Barcelona started their Copa del Rey defence with a victory in Vitoria-Gasteiz over Alavés in the first leg with a 3–0 win. ET27: Marcelo beats three men on a barnstorming run out of defence anbd plays a through-ball for Gonzalo Higuain to chase. After leading by two goals from Messi and Pedro, Gerard Piqué was sent off with a second yellow and Sociedad turned the game around and scored the winning goal in the dying minutes. Bayern’s 2012 Champions league semi-final second leg away at Real Madrid was not for the fainthearted. [5], On 7 July, Barcelona announced that Seydou Keita would not renew his contract for the upcoming season. [92], On 16 January, Barcelona drew 2–2 against Málaga at home in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. 14-03-2012 Real Madrid 4 - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo does the honours, but shoots straight at Manuel Neuer. Chelsea v Bayern: The full story of the 2012 final. That's an atrocious miss. [84], On 23 December, Barcelona announced that backup goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto came to an agreement with the club to extend his contract for another year until 30 June 2014. Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich: Mauel Neuer saves again, from Kaka. Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich (Agg: 3-3) (Robben 27pen) Arjen Robben sends his penalty low and to the left. [37] Not all was celebrations for Barça, however, as their captain, Carles Puyol, suffered a strained to the posterior cruciate ligament in his left leg in the 53rd minute. 54 min: Whereas the opening 10 minutes of the first half were thrilling, the opening 10 of the second have been scrappy by comparison. Match PlayHd. ET3: Real Madrid are dominating the early stages of extra time; this time Holger Badstuber is forced to hack clear in a bid to alleviate the sustained pressure on his team. That's a harsh decision - the ball hit his hand and great speed and it would have been pracitcaslly impossible for the poor sod to do anything about it. Justice prevails, up to a point, when Cristiano Ronaldo sends the resulting, undeserved free-kick high over the bar. 34 min: So, back to that Bayern penalty. 2016/17, Quarter-finals, 1st leg. This was Barcelona's second loss against Real Madrid in a week. [18], On 18 August, Barcelona and English club Arsenal reached an agreement on the transfer of Cameroon midfielder Alex Song for €19 million. [83], On 22 December, Barcelona won their last match of the year at the José Zorrilla against Real Valladolid with a score of 3–1. What Mourinho is is adaptable, able to produce teams to play in whatever style he thinks will be most effective. 7 min: Robben goes close for Bayern Munich, getting on the end of a wonderful cross from Alaba, only to steer the ball over the bar from seven or eight yards out with Iker Casillas beaten and half the goal gaping. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. [17], On 11 August, Barcelona defeated Dinamo București 2–0 with goals by Lionel Messi and Ibrahim Afellay. whoops Rolf Mellander. This measure doesn't make the aggressor innocent but it allows them to believe that they can keep on being aggressive without consequences. That was a great night's football, rounded off by a penalty shoot-out of epically comical proportions, with Sergio Ramos's horrendous effort being the pick of the many duds. A 1–1 draw against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium saw Messi scoring the only goal through a penalty. Clearly I'm the one being gullible here. "Atrocious central defence* (surely regretting now selling Hummels off to Dortmund), but a dynamic offence* that's always good for a goal.". On 29 November, FIFA announced the three finalists for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or to be presented on 7 January 2013: Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta from Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. UEFA Champions League Final 2012: Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea 5/19. 2012 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid. 66 min: Jinking down the inside right channel, Arjen Robben skips past two defenders, prods the ball past Pepe and dances around the full-back to try to dink the ball over the onrushing Casillas. The win opened a three-point gap at the top of the league over Atlético Madrid. 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The Galactico superstars playing at home in front of their own fans or the Germans? Real Madrid's players wear virginal white. Share All sharing options for: Real Madrid Vs. Bayern Munich, UEFA Champions League 2012: Terrible Penalty Shootout Puts Bayern in the Final The Frenchman shoots first time and sends his surface-to-air screamer high and wide. 21 min: Mario Gomez picks up the ball on the right flank and crosses into the centre, where a chastened Sergio Ramos heads clear.