First knockout round in the UEFA Champions League: Inter Mailand hosts titleholder Manchester United (
Tuesday, 24.2.2009, 8:45 pm). Both teams counts to the circle of favourites on the Champions League title.
Inter advanced to the last 16 as the second-placed team in Group B behind Panathinaikos Athen. The last both matches in the group stage got lost. (0:1 against Panathinaikos und 1:2 against Werder Bremen). In the Serie A Inter is on the best way to win the „Scudetto“ again. After 25 rounds Inter Mailand leads the league table clearly – nine points in front of second placed team Juventus Turin.
Titleholder Manchester United advanced as winner of Group E into the first knockout round (round of last 16) – with 2 wins and 4 draws. Altogether, Manchester United has not lost any of their last 19 matches in the UEFA Champions League. Also in the English Premier League the team of Sir Alex Ferguson is on top. Manchester United leads the league table with 62 points. Second is FC Liverpool (55 points), third is FC Chelsea (52). The last defeat collected ManU on the 8th of November, 2008 (1:2 against Arsenal London). Not in squad: Owen Hargreaves (injured), Nemanja Vidic (suspended).
Results - Group stage UEFA Champions League 2008/09:
Inter Mailand: 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats
1. matchday: Panathinaikos Athen - Inter Mailand 0:2 (0:1)
2. matchday: Inter Mailand - SV Werder Bremen 1:1 (1:0)
3. matchday: Inter Mailand - Anorthosis Famagusta 1:0 (1:0)
4. matchday: Anorthosis Famagusta - Inter Mailand 3:3 (2:2)
5. matchday: Inter Mailand - Panathinaikos Athen 0:1 (0:0)
6. matchday: SV Werder Bremen - Inter Mailand 2:1 (0:0)
Manchester United: 2 wins, 4 draws
1. matchday: Manchester United - FC Villarreal 0:0 (0:0)
2. matchday: Aalborg BK - Manchester United 0:3 (0:1)
3. matchday: Manchester United - Celtic Glasgow 3:0 (1:0)
4. matchday: Celtic Glasgow - Manchester United 1:1 (1:0)
5. matchday: FC Villarreal - Manchester United 0:0 (0:0)
6. matchday: Manchester United - Aalborg BK 2:2 (1:2)
UEFA Champions League draw – Round of last 16
Data:
Inter Mailand vs. Manchester United
Fixture: Tuesday, 24.2.2009, 8:45 pm
Stadium: Milan (Giuseppe Meazza Stadium)
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Tip: Draw
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