Source: Telegraph
Manchester United v Bayern Munich: German press reaction
A set-piece routine involving Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben which resulted in the latter placing a volley into the corner of Edwin van der Sar's goal proved decisive, and a combination of their names was widely used to describe the Champions League night at Old Trafford as Bayern advanced on the away goals rule after the scores finished 4-4 on aggregate. [LNB]The term "Robbery" dominates all of the papers with the local Tz newspaper saying "FC Bayern Robbs its way into the semi-final." [LNB] Related ArticlesSir Alex Ferguson rages at 'typical Germans'Manchester United 3 Bayern Munich 2; agg 4-4Ferguson: Rooney return not riskDebate: English exits a blip or trend?United's old guard reaching sell-by datePaper view: Premier League in decline?"What a wonderful Robben!" titles the city's other daily, the Abendzeitung, in English while the national Bild newspaper also goes with an English headline: "Robben, we love you." [LNB]While Lionel Messi was the headline-grabber on Wednesday morning, Robben's name could not be missed today. [LNB]Robben's "dream goal" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) was not the only aspect the German media picked up on, however. [LNB]Like Sir Alex Ferguson, they acknowledged the red card to Rafael as a turning point in the game, although there were no complaints about the way he was shown a second yellow card. [LNB]"A 19-year-old decides the game," claims Die Welt newspaper. "After Rafael's red card, Bayern controlled the game," added Tz. [LNB]And the Frankfurter Allgemeine believes the game was just the latest example of one of the keenest rivalries in European football. [LNB]"Bayern Munich against Manchester United - it is a pairing which never lacks drama," writes a FAZ journalist. [LNB]"The German champions manage the masterpiece of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in nine years thanks to a magnificent turnaround in a dramatic match with two completely different halves at Old Trafford."[LNB]
