Manchester United 4-1 Schalke – Video Highlights

Manchester United have eased their way into the Champions League final after beating German outfit Schalke 4-1 at Old Trafford and 6-1 on aggregate.

Man Utd made nine changes to the team that won 2-0 in the first leg last week. The changes made no difference as Valencia and Gibson scored two goals the in the space of five minutes in the first half to double the aggregate lead.

Jurado hit back with a goal for Schalke but they offered little else in an attacking threat throughout the entire game. Anderson scored a second half brace to send Manchester United off to Wembley in style.

The second half saw Man United go into party mode as the Premier League leaders dominated the game and they ensured Sir Alex Ferguson will take his team to his fifth Champions League final.

szólj hozzá: MNU vs SCH

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Schalke 0 Manchester United 2: Champions League result

Semi-final first leg



Schalke 0 Manchester United 2



Scorers: Ryan Giggs 67, Wayne Rooney 69



Halftime: 0-0



Teams:

Schalke: 1-Manuel Neuer; 22-Atsuto Uchida, 32-Joel Matip, 21-Christoph Metzelder, 2-Hans Sarpei (3-Sergio Escudero 73); 17-Jefferson Farfan, 14-Kyriakos Papadopoulos, 18-Jose Manuel Jurado (31-Julian Draxler 83), 11-Alexander Baumjohann (12-Peer Kluge 53); 7-Raul, 9-Edu.



Manchester United: 1-Edwin van der Sar; 20-Fabio, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic, 3-Patrice Evra ; 25-Antonio Valencia, 16-Michael Carrick, 11-Ryan Giggs, 13-Park Ji-Sung (18-Paul Scholes 73); 10-Wayne Rooney (17-Nani 83), 14-Javier Hernandez (8-Anderson 73).



Attendance: 54142



Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain).



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Schalke Chasing Real Madrid Midfielder Esteban Granero

Bundesliga club Schalke are reportedly eyeing Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero.

The 23 year old Spanish midfield schemer is under consideration at Schalke as a replacement for Ivan Rakitic, who left for Sevilla in January.

Granero’s abilities have been talked up at Schalke by his former Real captain Raul.

Granero, who previously played for Getafe, has quietly established himself in Jose Mourinho’s midfield since the turn of the year.

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Inter Milan 2-5 Schalke – Match Highlights

Reigning European and Italian champions Inter Milan were beaten by Bundesliga side Schalke 04 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Inter Milan made a bright start to the game with a 1st minute goal from midfielder Dejan Stankovic. Schalke however equalised in the 17th minute through Matip.

Inter then once again took the lead and this time through Argentine striker Diego Milito in the 34th minute. Schalke however pegged back through Edu to make the scoreline 2-2.

Schalke then took the lead for the first time in the match in the second half through veteran striker Raul in the 53rd minute and another goal soon followed after Inter Milan defender Ranocchia knocked the ball into his own goal in the 57th minute.

Matters got worse for Inter in the 62nd minute when experienced defender Christian Chivu was sent off for a tackle from behind on Edu.

Edu than scored the fifth goal for Schalke in the 76th minute to give the Germans a commanding lead going into the second leg of the tournament.

Stankovic

Matip

Milito

Edu

Raúl

Ranocchia O.G.

Edu 2nd

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Video: Dejan Stankovic Volley Goal vs FC Schalke - 5 April 2011

type='html'>Dejan Stankovic has scored so many wonderful goals over the years in the Champions League and he continued the trend as he put one of the most craziest goals this years event. In the match agianst FC Schalke he again scored one of the finest goals that we will see. It was yet another long range shot from him which almost ripped through the net in the crowd and what was more impressive, it was the opening minute of the match.

These were the opening minutes of the match as Manuel Neuer came out of his goal to headed clear the the danger but unfortunately for him ball went towards the halfway line where Dejan Stankovic volleyed a crazy shot that ripped into the net without bouncing.

Match Result and Goals Video
[ Inter Milan 1-2 FC Schalke 04 ]
1' [1 - 0] D. Stankovic

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Inter Milan 2-5 FC Schalke Highlights Goals Video - 5 April 2011

This is the match between two struggling teams in the league, both of them have underperformd this season and it will be intersting to see how they go about this match as The Champions League quater FInal is getting closer.

Inter Milan took the lead from a wonder goal by Dejan Stankovic as he blasted home a volley from long range as Paul nuere came out of his goal. It was a sensational start to the match as the goal was scored in the 1st minute but German team hit back with a goal from Matip who made the score line 1-1 on the day. Diego malito scored to put the game back in Inter's favour but the lead did not lasted long as Edu scored to make it 2-2 on the night.

Match Result and Goals Video
[ Inter Milan 2-5 FC Schalke 04 ]
01' [1 - 0] D. Stankovic
17' [1 - 1] J. Matip
34' [2 - 1] D. Milito
40' [2 - 2] Edu
53' [2 - 3] C. Chivu Raul
57' [2 - 4] A. Ranocchia (o.g.)
75' [2 - 5] Edu

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Manchester United Watching Schalke Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

Interesting news are out and it has been revealed that Manchester United goalkeeper coach Eric Steele was in Germany on the weekend.

According to PA Sport, Steele attended Schalke’s clash with Bayer Leverkusen.

It is believed that he was running his eye over Schalke No1 Manuel Neuer, who is a favourite of Steele’s.

The German international is known to be unhappy with life at Schalke, who have slumped into mid-table this season despite reaching the Champions League quarter-finals.

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Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Schalke – Match Highlights

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Schalke – Match Highlights[ 0 ] March 21, 2011 [Translate]

Bayer Leverkusen moved to within seven points of Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund and strengthened their hold on second place with a comfortable 2-0 win over Schalke.

First-half goals from Eren Derdiyok and a Christoph Metzelder own goal earned the home side all three points to take them five points ahead of third-placed Hannover with seven games of the season remaining.

Josef Eichkorn’s one and only game in charge of the Royal Blues ended in a deserved defeat as he was unable to breathe life into a side which has excelled in the cup competitions, but disappointed in the Bundesliga this season.

Ralf Rangnick will take over as coach from tomorrow and he inherits a side which is in the final of the DFB-Pokal and the last eight of the Champions League, but now just five points above the relegation zone in the Bundesliga.

Highlights

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HOLA RAUL | SCHALKE 04 SPANISH FOOTBALL PLAYER WINS THE HEARTS OF THE GERMAN FANS

Spanish Football Players have historically been very timid in their majority in leaving home shores to play elsewhere in Europe, the language & the cultural difficulties have often been cited as importante causes.

That has all changed in the last few years with many Football players going & currently playing in the English Premier League, the Budesliga, Greece, Russia, Italy, Turkey...etc. The fact is that many are doing quiet well indeed for themselves & with their team becoming local stars & heroes.

So much is the adoration towards some Spanish born players overseas that "field chants - songs" have been created by the local fans to cheer them on, the most recent famous example being Liverpool with their ode to Fernando Torres with the local super-hit "Liverpool´s Nº9" before leaving to Chelsea.

Now we have another song getting on the "airwaves" from German team fans SCHALKE 04 & towards their Spanish foward , ex - Real Madrid Captain, RAUL GONZALEZ BLANCO. Spanish musician Rafael de Alcala & German Forster Volker have recorded "HOLA RAUL". Apparently it is a local hit!

The song is the least of the news, great to hear obviously, but not the main point. The caption is that RAUL has settled in nicely with his new Club, has won the hearts of the Schalke 04 fans & is again enjoying playing Football & added to this, is still creating milestones. Thats the big & good news, great story & happy fun song at that...

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SCHALKE 04 3 VALENCIA CF 1 (AGG 4 - 2) KNOCK OUT THE SPANIARDS FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

German Club SCHALKE 04 defeated VALENCIA CF 3 -1 tonight ( 4 - 2 agg) to advance into the Q/Finals stage of CHAMPIONS LEAGUE &thus end the hopes of the Spanish Team.

Benega for Valencia CF

The Spaniards started well & showed signs of being able to take the match to their territory with promising play. Valencia scored first via RICARDO COSTA with the a header in the 16th min. This woke up the Germans into a more aggressive playing mode as they increased their attacks seeing that they needed to score to remain alive.

The equalizer came via a magnificent free-kick from Schalke Peruvian player FARFAN in the 40th min that gave "wings" to the Germans.

Gavranovic scores for Schalke 04

The death blow came for Valencia Cf in the 52nd min when GAVRANOVIC scored the second for Schalke 04 which forced Valencia CF to look for their second & thus be able to qualify with away advantage . This made Spanish Coach Emery put onto the field attacking players like Soldado, Jonas & Tino Costa to go all out to attempt to find the important goal & thus in doing so increased the risks in defence as the whole team bulked forward.

The initial Spanish pressure was halted by Germam goalie Neuer with a couple of miracle saves & a solid defence lead by Metzelder. As time went by the nerves increased for the Spaniards & they took more risks with their set up & attacking plays. They finally paid for this necessary adventure with loss of the ball, Gavranivic hitting the bar & the "killer" final third goal for Schalke 04 from "man of the match" FARFAN in the 92nd min.

The Germans Club Schalke 04 with their Spaniards Raul, Escudero & Jurado continue along the Champions League road.

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