FULL-TIME Malaga 0-0 Borussia Dortmund 90+2 minute Duda tries to find Joaquin. Piszczek puts it out for a throw and gets a foot in. Dortmund have proved hard to breakdown today. 90+1 min The audience roar Malaga on, but there is not a large amount of working inside their legs. On the rear foot they've used large parts of the overall game. Oops, did not realise Dortmund had still another subscription left. And here it is. Gotze off, Oliver Kirch on. 90 min It's reduce to Antunes, who pauses it left-footed from 25 meters! It is only just on the bar. But when you've got Demichelis and Weligton to aim at, why not lump it in? 3 minutes of injury time and energy to be performed. 89 minute Now, free-kick to Malaga! Santana with a foul on Santa Cruz. It's on the Malaga right. Blue and white shirts loading the penalty area. Absolutely not? 87 minimum That is your lot, Isco. He performed against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday also, so he's probably feeling his legs a little. Duda, a midfielder, is on for him. Pellegrini attempting to close this game down. 85 minimum Isco slides in on Gotze, wins 100 percent of the ball, but additionally requires Gotze down as well. He is been outstanding again, Isco. Assume big clubs to offer all sorts to him of blandishments come early july. There is not just a team on the planet where he'd watch out of place. Probably Wycombe. 84 minute Here is Toulalan, trying to find Gamez on the best, but Dortmund break the strike down again and build again. Subotic plays it around it is slipped by Lewandowski, who external to Schieber. Schieber evades the anxious slide of Demichelis, cuts in on his left foot, and smashes it high and wide of target. If this completes 0-0, it'll be a true missed opportunity for Dortmund. They could have gained this by several objectives. 81 minute Iturra's been scheduled for a foul on Lewandowski. The second leg will be missed by him. Listed here is everybody's favourite magic midfield monk. Jeremy Toulalan. Moving to the Costa del Sol doesn't seemed to have arrested his fall in to salt and pepper purgatory. 79 minute Your final substitution from Dortmund: Sven Bender changing Sebastian Kehl. 76 min Roque Santa Cruz is technically still a Manchester City person, but when you mention his name to Roberto Mancini, all you'll receive is just a blank, far-away look, followed after about 45 seconds by the word: "Che?" He replaces Baptista. 75 min Weligton challenges Schieber for the ball, and gets painfully trodden on as he does so. Now, prepare yourselves, every one. It's time for Roque Santa Cruz. 73 minimum Malaga only have maybe not had the oppertunity to find enough telling travels in the last third tonight. Antunes tries to hit it extraordinary for Isco, but Gundogan comes away with it. 71 minimum Dortmund are now actually enjoying 4-4-2, with Gotze moving out to the right. They're choosing it. They don't desire to come away from today lacking any away goal. Nil-nil suits Malaga. 69 min And now an alternative from Dortmund: off comes Marco Reus. It has not been Reus's most readily useful night, and he was really relatively poor at the week-end against Freiburg. He is replaced by striker Julian Schieber. 67 min Isco with a terrifying half volley from 16 yards that Weidenfeller preserves brilliantly! Toulalan uses up from 20 yards, but Weidenfeller saves that too. Javier Saviola is brought down, with Francisco Portillo, the young midfielder, coming on in his position. 65 minute Gotze drags it large from the small position! Dortmund quick to break down a Malaga attack and get the ball forward there, and Gotze could have hit the goal at least. 63 minimum Super function by Toulalan, slaloming through the Dortmund defense and winning a corner on the left. Isco with a corner, and there is an excessive amount of top on it, allowing Weidenfeller to punch and come properly. 61 min Malaga clear the spot, but their lines can't be cleared by them, and Dortmund simply pile forward again. Grosskreutz tries to play it through for Lewandowski, but Demichelis just manages to obtain a base in and blocks. All obtaining a bit slapdash at the trunk for Malaga. 59 it is clipped by min Reus over the top, trying to find the function of Piszczek. No chances are taken by antunes, getting it out for a corner. 57 minimum Grosskreutz crosses from the left. No one in your community. Bit of a lull. 56 minimum Here is Schmelzer, testing out the 'Telekinesis' function on his new bionic cups. 54 min Piszczek crosses from deep on the right. Grosskreutz is developing at the post, and he slides it back across, but Lewandowski can not get on the end of it. 53 minute Demichelis and Lewandowski rise for the ball. Demichelis brains Lewandowski's head. Ouch. Demichelis is just a correct mensch about this, though, apologising profusely and making sure Lewandowski's fine and can count to 10 and remembers what the score is and everything. 50 minute Wonderful feet again from Isco, and then a prolonged ball out from Baptista to Gamez on the best. Saviola - who if baseball were simply following program of Championship Manager 1999-2000 is the best player in history right now - tries to dance his way through, and fails. 48 minute Lewandowski! How many it is likely that Dortmund going to spend? Gotze got down the left and slice the ball back to the penalty area, off the heel of Iturra. Lewandowski tried to side-foot it from 12 yards, and wound up shanking it terribly. It wound up nearer the corner hole than the target. 46 min Dortmund open Malaga up again! Neat play from Gotze and Reus and Lewandowski and... well, more or less everybody, actually. In the course of time Lewandowski tries to slide it out to Piszczek, Weligton gets a foot in, and Gotze's shot is stored. 20.47 It is goalless, then, but there were a lot of chances at both ends. Furthermore, it is been a fascinating game played by two teams determined to attack. We are all set again. HALF-TIME Malaga 0-0 Borussia Dortmund 45+1 minimum Iturra with a lengthy diagonal ball trying to find Saviola, but Subotic heads it away. And that's half-time. 45 min Kehl with a shot from 25 yards! Beaten absent by Caballero! It absolutely was on his very first time, left foot, and curling wickedly. Caballero had to behave late, and got his left hand to it. 44 minimum Anybody ever play crab basketball? Listed here is Saviola and Weidenfeller indulging in a quick game. 42 minute Now Gotze with a header off the line! Malaga are finishing the half strongly. 40 minimum Better, far better, from Malaga. Baptista with an excellent change to take two Dortmund people from the game. He sees Joaquin on Schmelzer is stitched by the right, who right up. He chooses to cut it back once again to the edge of the 18-yard-box, to groans of disappointment from the house fans as possession is recovered by Dortmund. 38 minimum Weligton is unmarked ten yards out, but decides to head across goal in place of going for the mark himself. 37 minute Gamez with a ball of very scintillating accuracy to find Isco in the region. Santana gets a in, but as Malaga just take the place, Isco becomes Santana again and wins a in a dangerous place. 36 minute Lewandowski chases a long ball to the left channel, becomes inside Weligton and gets his shot away, but scuffs it. Quickly preserved by Caballero, but a memory of Dortmund's hazard on the break, since that came after having a good couple of minutes for Malaga. 34 min Antunes crosses from the left after a unusual spell of Malaga force. Headed absent by Subotic. Here is Gotze's obvious miss from earlier. 32 minute It is Krautrock dreamboat Marco Reus, who tries to flip it over the wall right-footed, and puts it only wide. 31 minimum Lewandowski turns Weligton, who needs to bring him down! Poor location from Weligton, the Malaga leader, who gets a card that puts him out of the 2nd leg. A free-kick directly on the edge of the area. Schmelzer? Gotze? Reus? 29 minute Grosskreutz from six yards! It was Piszczek with the low cross from the right, and it was a small angle for Grosskreutz. A great deal to be stated about Malaga's marking, though, not all of it free. 28 minimum That, in summary, is why Marco Reus is not a defender. He tracked back once again to include the combination from Antunes, but instead of hoiking it obvious, tried to set it off first-time for... well, Isco because it proved. Isco slid it through for Saviola, and only the alertness of Weidenfeller avoided Saviola from getting there first. 26 min Antunes with a great, dipping cross from the left. He is finished by subotic half-clears; Reus off, as we say. 25 minimum Reus hats a fantastic passing shift by shooting straight at Caballero from 20 meters. Malaga are fortunate never to be behind, I reckon. 24 min The whistle's gone. Grosskreutz has got the ball in the internet, but it will not rely as Lewandowski was offside. Dortmund have pretty much set up camp in the Malaga half now, and Gotze's cross from the proper is really a tempter, Lewandowski and Grosskreutz both advancing about it. Malaga going for a big risk with this line. 22 minute Dortmund are only beginning to have a grip with this game. Lewandowski gets the ball in the region with his back to goal, finds Reus on the left with a clever ball, and the cut-back very not exactly finds Gotze. 21 minute Antunes was found a for that foul on Reus earlier, by the way. 20 minute Natty eyewear from Jurgen Klopp... In truth, he is been completely outdone for the reason that section by Marcel Schmelzer... 19 minute Gotze had to score there! That has been a wonderful opportunity after a rapid breakaway. Reus was fouled by Antunes, but play continued with Gundogan, who played a clever opposite baseball to Gotze. Again only the owner to defeat from 10 meters, but the chance was directly at Caballero. 17 minute Gamez becomes Grosskreutz very effectively indeed. He is fouled by Grosskreutz, slighted,. Orange card for Grosskreutz. 16 min Isco wiggles through the midfield and wins a free-kick. Rather actually start, Dortmund possibly only covering it. 14 minute Gotze one-on-one with the keeper! Stored by Caballero together with his right fingertips! Malaga wanted offside there, as a long ball was played by Schmelzer around Lewandowski, who flicked a header into the path of Gotze. Malaga were playing a really large point there, and Gotze was perhaps only onside as he ran onto the ball. He'd time for you to steady herself and tried to modify it straight back past Caballero, who responded well. 12 min Gamez with the cross from the proper. It is headed by santana away. It is picked by demichelis up, going out of defence. He tries to get Baptista, who leaves it for it can not be quite brought by Saviola, who in order. 11 minute A message from Shane O'Leary. A fascinating problem, I hear you on the pain and raise you with the one about a newly qualified dentist kneeling on my chest wanting to extract a molar that he finished up shattering. That was not fun, but neither were the broken noses or the recent leg break that had me crawling on all three for a distance over thistles in sheep s---, but the worst, worst, worsted was the dull, endless discomfort of living with a cognitive psychologist. Trust in me, you are better off with that tooth. Some one on the desk has just offered me a bit of Easter egg. That's just mean. 9 minute Already it looks as if the considerations in this game will occur on the flanks. Schmelzer in place on the left, who crosses for Lewandowski. It is headed by baptista away, but and then Gotze on the edge of the area. Gotze feints inside and tries to play it through for Lewandowski, who wasn't expecting the pass, and Malaga ultimately clear. 6 minute First genuine potential for Malaga. Gamez, the right-back, makes the run forward and slides the ball through delightfully for Saviola, who reaches the best byline, reduces back inside Santana and tries to shoot left-footed from a limited position. It goes into the side netting. Isco and Baptista are livid with Saviola! Both were unmarked. 5 min As expected, Baptista is the striker falling back to midfield when Dortmund obtain the ball. Dortmund, as usually, are pushing right from leading. You here a lot about Luis Suarez being one of the demanding forwards in the game, and Mandzukic did a brilliant job yesterday, but Lewandowski is another one who's very, very great at irritating centre-backs. 3 min Dortmund attempt to caress their way through on the left. Midfielder Gundogan sees Grosskreutz in space on the left byline, but he is well offside. 1 min Malaga like to get the ball wide and move it in towards Saviola and Baptista. Antunes having an early, strong combination from the left, which Weidenfeller catches under his crossbar. 19.44 We are all set to go at Manhattan project Rosaleda, potential 29,500. Play ball! 19.40 Another man going right through the pain barrier today is me. I had a wisdom tooth applied for today. Having spent most of the day in a doozy stupor that I am yet to totally recuperate, the sedatives have worn down just in time for this game, leaving the best side of my mouth in a group of pain generally reserved only for old amputees, political prisoners, and viewers of Channel 5. Go easy on me. This might be interesting. 19.35 Listed here are the teams. Malaga may possibly fall into line in a or a, with Julio Baptista (yes, that one, Arsenal supporters) enjoying as more of a link man. Isco and Joaquin want to create space for the full-backs and cut in from the flanks. If that helps any, they play a little like Everton. And yes, Manchester City and Blackburn supporters, that's Roque Santa Cruz on the table. He's been in mixed form this year - surprise, surprise - but his last four goals have come against Real Madrid (2), Barcelona and Porto in the quarter-final, so his timing can not be faulted by you. Dortmund's large neglect is Mats Hummels. He's injured, as is Jakob Blaszczkowski. One man playing through the pain barrier is Marcel Schmelzer, who broke his nose at the weekend and may play with a protective mask. Malaga (4-4-2 ): Caballero; Gamez, Demichelis, Weligton (capt), Antunes; Joaquin, Iturra, Toulalan, Isco; Baptista, Saviola.Subs: Kameni, Lugano, Sanchez, Camacho, Duda, Portillo, Santa Cruz. Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1 ): Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Santana, Schmelzer; Gundogan, Kehl; Reus, Gotze, Grosskreutz; Lewandowski.Subs: Langerak, Kirch, Bender, Leitner, Sahin, Bittencourt, Schieber. Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) 19.20 Romance isn't a thought commonly associated with the latter phases of the Champions League. This really is, after all, an opposition almost forensically manufactured to buttress the strong and eliminate the weak. Take the extremely illegal coefficient system, which provides Swansea City a greater status than Feyenoord by simple dint to be a Premier League team. The Byzantine pre-qualification system which makes it almost impossible for major groups to damage. The Europa League parachute that returns failure and... anyway, I am lapsing in to Bitch function. Let's press on. Undoubtedly that the existing Champions League structure delivers great sport, nonetheless it is not necessarily all that good to a great underdog string. on the rare instances this 1 occurs, we have to enjoy them all the more more is why. Malaga should not actually be here, to tell the truth. Until their appeal against a Uefa ban for general financial mess is successful, they'll not be here next season. But following the collapse of last summer, if the club's Qatari owners refused to keep bankrolling the team and oblivion beckoned, this is a quite stunning resurrection. The people who'd got them into the Champions League were offered - Santi Cazorla and Jose Rondon the largest blows - and director Manuel Pellegrini, who easily may have followed them through a very beneficial door, was forced to cobble a group together with a budget of zero. That Malaga aren't only on the cusp of Wembley but in the search for Champions League certification again is testament to the management abilities of Pellegrini, the determination of a tight-knit, gently skilled team and the nature of a small team and a small city having an easy-going attitude. That is Isco rating against Porto within the last round, in addition. He is extremely good. Each of which will make Malaga the default selection for the neutrals available, which I suppose is most of you, were it maybe not for the fact that they're playing Dortmund, maybe among the most interesting, beautifully satisfying groups in Europe. Two clubs who like to play beautiful ownership basketball, counter-attack in a giant horrifying swarm and maintain a wholesome community ethos in spite of the illustrious company they keep. Best of luck choosing sides. I will find you some staff news.
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