Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux: Les Girondins Through To Knockout Phase

Bayern convincingly beaten at home.

Nov 3, 2009 4:41:34 PM

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Marouane Chamakh, Girondins Bordeaux (PA)

Bordeaux booked their place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League thanks to a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
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A last minute strike from Marouane Chamakh and a Yoann Gourcuff goal eight minutes before the interval gave the Ligue 1 side their third straight win in the competition and now means that the Bavarian outfit must rely on the French side beating Juventus if they are to have any chance of progressing.

In a cagey opening 45 minutes it was the home side who looked most likely to take the lead with Bastian Schweinsteiger's accuracy from dead balls giving the Bordeaux defense some problems but a goal mouth scramble shortly after the half hour mark was as close as they got to opening the scoring. Michael Ciani appeared to handle the ball on the line but the referee awarded a corner, much to Bayern's frustration.

Then five minutes later Bayern found themselves a goal behind as Gourcuff got free of Mark van Bommel to head home and 1-0 it remained at the interval.

Italian striker Luca Toni should have restored parity straight after the break but he skied a glorious chance over the bar from 12 yards and he could have atoned for the miss moments later but failed to latch onto a through ball from Schweinsteiger through ball.


Arjen Robben, on as a half-time replacement for Miroslav Klose, added a new dimension to the Bayern attack and posed a serious threat but despite some fluid attacking moves the German side failed to create any gilt-edged opportunities.

Laurent Blancs men were happy to restrict Bayern to shots from distance and hit them on the break. Just 12 minutes from time they almost had that all important two goal cushion but Gourcuff couldn't direct his shot on target.

Entering the final stages of the game the home support had seen enough at began drifting out of the stadium and then in the last minute Bayern's fate was sealed when Chamakh raced clear of the Bayern defense and evaded Hans-Jorg Butt with ease before strolling the ball into an empty net to make it 2-0 and book Bordeaux's place in the last 16.

It was a deserved victory for Les Girondins but the deafening whistles from the home support which greeted the final whistle told a tale as Bayern were simply not good enough on the night.

Paul Madden, Goal.com

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