Bayern, Marseille in quarterfinals
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March 15, 2012, Thursday
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A WEEK after Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match, Germany striker Mario Gomez came close to equaling the feat on Tuesday when he led Bayern Munich into the quarterfinals.
Although he fell short of Messi's landmark haul, Gomez matched Dado Prso's 2003 feat of scoring four in just 23 minutes.
Gomez instead was the eighth man to hit four goals in a single game as the four-time European champion demolished FC Basel 7-0 to overturn a 0-1 first-leg deficit and advance 7-1 on aggregate.
"Maybe this will make other teams take notice of us," Bayern winger Arjen Robben said. "Maybe you can say that you don't want to play Barcelona or Real Madrid, but let's see what happens."
Robben also scored twice for Bayern, which was joined in the next round by Marseille despite the French club's 1-2 defeat at Inter Milan.
Inter striker Diego Milito leveled the aggregate score at 1-1 and the second-leg match was heading into extra time before each team scored in injury time to draw 2-2 over two games, taking the visitors through on away goals. Marseille's progress to its first quarterfinal since it won the Champions League in 1993 was down to a standout performance from goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and a stoppage-time goal through substitute Brandao.
Milito, who scored twice in Inter's 2010 Champions League final win over Bayern, canceled out Marseille's first-leg advantage but Brandao somehow controlled a hopeful punt from Mandanda, swiveled and scored past goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
"I didn't see the ball when it bounced off my back," Brandao said. "I just saw it was in my path and stroked it past the goalkeeper."
Mandanda was sent off moments later for conceding a penalty that Giampaolo Pazzini converted but it wasn't enough for Inter. Mandanda will be suspended for the quarterfinals, where Marseille could meet Messi and defending champion Barcelona, seven-time winner AC Milan, two-time champion Benfica or unheralded APOEL Nicosia.
Although he fell short of Messi's landmark haul, Gomez matched Dado Prso's 2003 feat of scoring four in just 23 minutes.
Gomez instead was the eighth man to hit four goals in a single game as the four-time European champion demolished FC Basel 7-0 to overturn a 0-1 first-leg deficit and advance 7-1 on aggregate.
"Maybe this will make other teams take notice of us," Bayern winger Arjen Robben said. "Maybe you can say that you don't want to play Barcelona or Real Madrid, but let's see what happens."
Robben also scored twice for Bayern, which was joined in the next round by Marseille despite the French club's 1-2 defeat at Inter Milan.
Inter striker Diego Milito leveled the aggregate score at 1-1 and the second-leg match was heading into extra time before each team scored in injury time to draw 2-2 over two games, taking the visitors through on away goals. Marseille's progress to its first quarterfinal since it won the Champions League in 1993 was down to a standout performance from goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and a stoppage-time goal through substitute Brandao.
Milito, who scored twice in Inter's 2010 Champions League final win over Bayern, canceled out Marseille's first-leg advantage but Brandao somehow controlled a hopeful punt from Mandanda, swiveled and scored past goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
"I didn't see the ball when it bounced off my back," Brandao said. "I just saw it was in my path and stroked it past the goalkeeper."
Mandanda was sent off moments later for conceding a penalty that Giampaolo Pazzini converted but it wasn't enough for Inter. Mandanda will be suspended for the quarterfinals, where Marseille could meet Messi and defending champion Barcelona, seven-time winner AC Milan, two-time champion Benfica or unheralded APOEL Nicosia.
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