Last night saw the final couple of Champions League second round first legs and another rescheduled Premiership match. It was a clash of last year's final with Inter Milan hosting Bayern Munich while Manchester United headed to France to take on Marseille. Back home, the Premiership action was at the Emirates where Arsenal hosted Stoke.
Inter Milan took the Champions League trophy from Munich last May but Bayern were looking to gain revenge, starting off at the San Siro. They waited until injury time for the deadlock to be broken but Mario Gomes scored the crucial goal to give Munich the lead and the crucial away goal.
Manchester United looked much more positive against Marseille in France than against Crawley but still failed to show any danger in front of goal. The second half saw Marseille show more promise and looked a little more dangerous in front of goal with the likes of Valbeuna and Cheyrou entering the fray. However the match played to a 0-0 bore draw which may favour United but the away goal rule could come back to haunt them again, although they still have only conceded once in the Champions League this season.
In the Premiership, only one goal was needed to decide the outcome between Arsenal and Stoke. It only took eight minutes before Sebastien Squillaci put Arsenal ahead and ultimately win the game. This moves Arsenal to within one point of United, who play their game in hand next Tuesday against Chelsea, but Walcott and Fabregas picked up injuries that should see them miss the Carling Cup final on Sunday.
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