European heavyweights Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen exchanged blows in a five goal cracker at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid.
Celtic 0-0 AC Milan
Celtic and AC Milan battled in an entertaining but goaless draw at Celtic Park. Failing to convert on their many chances, Celtic still could advance with a win or draw against Milan on the road in the San Siro.
Lille 0-1 Manchester United
In a sluggish match that went 42 minutes before a shot on net, Man U finally scored a critical away goal on Ryan Giggs' controversial free-kick. Lille keeper Tony Silva was still lining up his wall when Giggs delivered what would be the only score of the night. Furious, the Lille coaching staff ordered their players to the sideline in protest, refusing to end the game. Calmer heads prevailed and the match was drawn to a close with the visitors holding a precious 1 point advantage. The contest was also marked by a strange security scare in the vistors section of the stadium where fans seemed to get crushed against a 10 foot barrier. There were no injuries despite the fact that riot police fired tear gas into the section. It would seem that soccer's crowd control issues persist.
PSV 1-0 Arsenal
PSV's Ecuadorian midfielder Edison Mendez scored the lone goal of the match for the home side at the 61 minute mark.
Real Madrid 3-2 Bayern Munchen
Real Madrid jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first half of what proved to be the most exciting match of the night against Bayern Munchen. After an early goal by Galacticos' captain Raul, Bayern's Brazillian defender Lucio headed the away side to a 1-1 draw. The next two goals were deftly served by an inspired David Beckham, the first of which was headed by both Helguera and Raul before it found the back of the net, the second of which was finished beautifully by his old Man U mate, Ruud van Nistelrooy. Bayern's Mark Van Bommel salvaged the match for the Germans in the 88th minute with a powerful strike from the edge of the Madrid area. This tie is up for grabs as it heads to Munich.
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FC EffSee really got into the 2 matches we watched (madrid and man u). Enjoyed seeing Becks play for the 1st time - boy is he good at passing the soccer ball to teammates. A few comments from the watch by Texas Rookies:
- "If the ball goes into the stands, do they keep it?"
- "Boy it must be hard to keep those white unis clean."
- Best name in the Tourney? O'Braniac (OBRANIAK)
- We think we figured our 2 cheers: Lille: "Yo Ho Ho And a Bottle of Rum"; Madrid is the Seminole/Braves Tomahawk Chop
- Not sure we're down with the Bonus Round Mystery Time after 90 mins of play
- Nice to see Ford sponsoring the tourney... seems like a perfect demographic
- So many fakers (falls, grab faces, etc) – almost worse than NFL punters
- Lucio = Creepio
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