Manchester United 3 - 2 Bayern Munich
Champions League 2009-2010 1/4 finals · 2010-04-07 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Too big to fail

Rizzoli

The number one in Italy at the moment has a somewhat odd style. Far off from the action and then suddenly in the way of a shot at the goal. Lenient - he could have sent off Badstuber for a bad tackle - but then he did send off the youngster Rafael, who left the pitch crying after he was shown his second yellow. Rafael by the way was tricked by Ribery who spend half a match provoking him. I'm not sure about Rizzoli: is he good or average...

match

Great. Bayern showed patience after getting behind 3-0. Knowing they had to score twice, whether they'd be 2 or 3 goals behind. This is a match you can show at a course for coaches, an example of how to take over in a lost match, lose it but leave as the winner.

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