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February 19, 2010, Friday
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PORTO'S controversial winner against Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday left Arsene Wenger fuming and set the stage for a thrilling second leg in London on March 9.
Porto take a 2-1 advantage to the Emirates Stadium, with its second goal leaving Arsenal coach Wenger perplexed.
Referee Martin Hansson penalized a Sol Campbell back pass to keeper Lukasz Fabianski and then allowed Ruben Micael to take the free kick quickly for Radamel Falcao to tap in.
"It's hard to understand this, but who am I? Maybe I am not intelligent enough to understand it," Wenger said.
"The referee made a goal from a move with no danger. Besides that, how did he see Campbell's pass as intentional?"
Hansson was also at the center of the storm around Thierry Henry's handball in France's World Cup playoff against Ireland last year.
Porto coach Ferreira said the goal was not a novelty nor illegal. Wenger's Arsenal had scored a similar goal in 2004 against Chelsea, with Henry scoring from a quick free kick while the Chelsea defense was caught napping, Ferreira said. The game had already proved eventful before Falcao's goal, with a Fabianski howler gifting Porto the lead and Campbell scoring the equalizer to mark a remarkable return to the tournament after scoring in the 2006 final.
In Munich, Bayern Munich snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over defiant Fiorentina in their Champions League last-16 first leg tie with a Miroslav Klose goal which both coaches agreed was several meters offside.
The controversy surrounding Klose's 89th-minute header overshadowed Bayern's achievement in notching its 13th successive win in all competitions.
Fiorentina was down to 10 men and hanging on grimly when Arjen Robben's powerful drive was parried by Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey. The ball fell to Ivica Olic, who headed on for Klose to score with another diving header.
The Italians protested furiously to the linesman after Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo allowed the goal to stand and Juan Vargas was booked for dissent.
"It was clearly offside," said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal. "We have had a lot of luck with this goal but having said that we were unlucky because we missed three or four chances immediately beforehand."
His opposite number Cesare Prandelli said: "It was offside. The linesman was very, very far away but we have to accept it. We have played an extraordinary Champions League match."
Bayern went ahead with an Robben penalty in first-half stoppage time after a foul on Franck Ribery with Per Kroldrup leveling for the Italians five minutes after the re-start.
Fiorentina had Massimo Gobbi sent off for an apparent elbow in Robben's face in the 73rd.
Porto take a 2-1 advantage to the Emirates Stadium, with its second goal leaving Arsenal coach Wenger perplexed.
Referee Martin Hansson penalized a Sol Campbell back pass to keeper Lukasz Fabianski and then allowed Ruben Micael to take the free kick quickly for Radamel Falcao to tap in.
"It's hard to understand this, but who am I? Maybe I am not intelligent enough to understand it," Wenger said.
"The referee made a goal from a move with no danger. Besides that, how did he see Campbell's pass as intentional?"
Hansson was also at the center of the storm around Thierry Henry's handball in France's World Cup playoff against Ireland last year.
Porto coach Ferreira said the goal was not a novelty nor illegal. Wenger's Arsenal had scored a similar goal in 2004 against Chelsea, with Henry scoring from a quick free kick while the Chelsea defense was caught napping, Ferreira said. The game had already proved eventful before Falcao's goal, with a Fabianski howler gifting Porto the lead and Campbell scoring the equalizer to mark a remarkable return to the tournament after scoring in the 2006 final.
In Munich, Bayern Munich snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over defiant Fiorentina in their Champions League last-16 first leg tie with a Miroslav Klose goal which both coaches agreed was several meters offside.
The controversy surrounding Klose's 89th-minute header overshadowed Bayern's achievement in notching its 13th successive win in all competitions.
Fiorentina was down to 10 men and hanging on grimly when Arjen Robben's powerful drive was parried by Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey. The ball fell to Ivica Olic, who headed on for Klose to score with another diving header.
The Italians protested furiously to the linesman after Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo allowed the goal to stand and Juan Vargas was booked for dissent.
"It was clearly offside," said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal. "We have had a lot of luck with this goal but having said that we were unlucky because we missed three or four chances immediately beforehand."
His opposite number Cesare Prandelli said: "It was offside. The linesman was very, very far away but we have to accept it. We have played an extraordinary Champions League match."
Bayern went ahead with an Robben penalty in first-half stoppage time after a foul on Franck Ribery with Per Kroldrup leveling for the Italians five minutes after the re-start.
Fiorentina had Massimo Gobbi sent off for an apparent elbow in Robben's face in the 73rd.
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