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* Bayern demolish relegated St Pauli 8-1

* Gomez scores hat trick, Ribery, Robben strike twice each

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BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters) - Mario Gomez hit a hat-trick as Bayern Munich sealed a spot in next season’s Champions League qualifying round with an 8-1 rout of St Pauli on Saturday which sent the Bundesliga’s bottom club back to the second division.

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Bundesliga top scorer Gomez took his league goal tally to 27 and Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben scored twice each as Bayern moved up to 62 points, three behind second-placed Bayer Leverkusen who drew 1-1 with Hamburg SV.

Bayern can still finish second to book an automatic group stage spot with a win next week if Leverkusen lose, due to a far better goal difference.

The top two Bundesliga teams gain automatic qualification for the Champions League group stage while the third team will play a qualifying round.

“We can enjoy our third place now,” said interim coach Andries Jonker. “Maybe we will even get the chance to finish higher.”

Fourth-placed Hanover 96 will have to settle for a Europa League spot after losing 2-1 at VfB Stuttgart to drop five points behind Bayern. Mainz 05 will also play in Europe, clinching fifth place with a fine 3-1 win at Schalke 04.

Champions Borussia Dortmund, who secured the title last week, sobered up with a 2-0 defeat to Werder Bremen, who made sure of their Bundesliga spot for next season after climbing to safety and 12th place on 41 points.

Borussia Moenchengladbach scored twice in the final minutes to beat Freiburg by the same score for their third straight win and keep their hopes of staying up alive after moving into the relegation playoff spot.

Eintracht Frankfurt dropped to 17th place following their 2-0 defeat to visitors Cologne with some 150 angry Frankfurt supporters storming briefly onto the pitch at the end of the game and police using tear gas to contain them and keep them away from players and coaching staff.

NO MERCY

Bayern knew they would find little resistance against injury-plagued St Pauli with their coach Holger Stanislawski making his last home appearance at the Millerntor stadium after 18 years as player, vice president and coach to join Hoffenheim.

The Bavarians, however, showed no mercy, taking full advantage of their opponents’ defensive blunders to take a 2-0 lead into the break. Gomez grabbed his second, again from close range seven minutes after the restart, and Dutchman Robben added another two minutes later to put the game beyond the hosts, their relegation fate sealed after about an hour.

Bayern struck another three times in six minutes late in the second half with Robben’s well-struck 12-metre header from a Ribery cross, Gomez and Ribery himself to ensure St Pauli’s highest Bundesliga home defeat.

Leverkusen coach Jupp Heynckes, who will join Bayern at the end of the season, saw his team fall a goal behind after just two minutes when Heiko Westermann tucked it in from close range.

With their automatic Champions League qualification suddenly on the line and “Heynckes out” chants growing louder, Stefan Kiessling rescued a point when he failed to connect fully with a cross inside the box but still wrong-footed Hamburg goalkeeper Frank Rost.

“The early goal rattled us and we did not work well as a team,” said Heynckes.. “Against Freiburg (next week) we will be a completely different team. We have been second for a long time this season and we will still be there after the last game.”

(Writing by Karolos Grohmann, editing by John Mehaffey and Pritha Sarkar; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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* Last-gasp goal gives Bayern the edge

* Stalemate for Marseille and United (adds details, quotes, byline)

By Mike Collett

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich struck in the last minute to defeat holders Inter Milan 1-0 at the San Siro while Olympique Marseille and Manchester United drew 0-0 in the first legs of their round of 16 ties on Wednesday.

Bayern, beaten 2-0 by Inter coached by Jose Mourinho in last season’s final, scored at the end of normal time when Inter keeper Julio Cesar failed to hold a long-range shot from Arjen Robben and Mario Gomez pounced on the rebound.

Robben earlier exchanged passes with Gomez before firing against the post midway through the second half and Bayern now have a great chance of avenging last season’s final defeat by eliminating Inter in the second leg on March 15.

“Inter surprised me,” Bayern coach Louis van Gaal told reporters.

“They played to win and that is very beautiful. The whole world has seen a wonderful game and I think both sets of fans could be happy with this game.

“That is what football is about and having enjoyment in football. In the final last year, they attacked less than they today and got a better result. But that’s football.”

UNINSPIRING MATCH

Manchester United and Marseille cancelled each other out in a largely uninspiring match at the Stade Velodrome where Marseille’s passionate fans were left frustrated by their team’s failure to break down United’s defence.

“It was a disappointing game,” United manager Alex Ferguson said.

“They made sure they weren’t going to concede a goal. 0-0 can be a dangerous score but we will be better at home” added Ferguson who will be confident of advancing to the last eight at Old Trafford in three weeks time.

“It is not a bad result for us, in the first game it is very important not to concede a goal,” Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said.

“It was a hard game against a big team and my players have done their best.”

Darren Fletcher went closest for United while Brandao’s weak header was all the home side had to show for their increased effort in the second half.

(Editing by Ed Osmond, To comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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Labels: Advantage, Bayern, Marseille, Reuters, United

LONDON (AP)—Mario Gomez’s last-minute goal earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at defending champion Inter Milan and three-time champion Manchester United was held 0-0 at Marseille in first-leg matches in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.

Gomez hooked the loose ball into an empty net after goalkeeper Julio Cesar had failed to hold winger Arjen Robben’s shot, giving the German side a measure of revenge for its 2-0 loss to Inter in the 2010 final in Madrid.

“I am very happy with our performance,” Bayern coach Louis van Gaal said. “Inter played very well. It could have been a different result, but we deserved to win after the way we played in the second half.”

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In a game of few chances at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille’s Steve Mandanda was the busier of the two goalkeepers, keeping out shots by United midfielders Darren Fletcher and Nani.

“It was very important not to concede in the first game and we did it,” Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said.

The second legs are played on March 15, with Bayern and United now favorites to go through to the quarterfinals.

Inter, which is third in Serie A but has been showing improved form under new coach Leonardo, will count itself unlucky to be going into the second leg behind.

“There is some bitterness that we conceded the goal at the point of the game when we did,” Leonardo said.

Bayern goalkeeper Thomas Kraft defied the hosts on a number of occasions, while Inter was denied what looked like a clear penalty when the lively Samuel Eto’o appeared to be brought down by Anatoliy Tymoshchuk in the box early on.

Later in the first half, Esteban Cambiasso’s shot from close range was blocked by Kraft, who then came to Bayern’s rescue to push away a shot by Eto’o.

Franck Ribery headed an effort onto the bar at the other end and fellow winger Robben picked out Thomas Mueller in the box shortly after halftime, but the Germany midfielder glanced a header wide.

Eto’o and Cambiasso then wasted decent chances one after the other before Gomez’s dramatic winner, allowing the Germany international to join Eto’o and Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka as the leading scorers in the Champions League this season with seven each.

“I don’t think we need to make major changes before we go to Munich,” Leonardo said.

Man United manager Alex Ferguson rued his side’s inability to score an away goal in France, even though Marseille struggled to create many chances of its own at home against the Premier League leaders.

“A goal away from home is always important—we didn’t do that, that’s a disappointment for me,” Ferguson said. “At this stage of the competition, away goals count. But you have to say that Manchester United at home, we have a good chance.”

Mandanda had to react late to keep out Fletcher’s low shot in the first real chance of the match, before England striker Wayne Rooney—who played in a withdrawn role on the left side of the visitors’ attack—was denied by a last-gasp tackle from Marseille center half Souleymane Diawara.

Brandao, Marseille’s lone striker, had a weak header saved at the start of the second half and then just failed to get a touch on Andre Ayew’s drive across the face of goal.

United’s last opportunity fell to Nani, but Mandanda rushed off his line with five minutes left to dive quickly at the Portugal winger’s feet.

“I’m proud of what my players did tonight because they rose to the challenge,” Deschamps said. “It will be a different story in three weeks at Old Trafford, but we will have to go there without fear.”

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Labels: Bayern, beats, Inter, MarseilleUnited

Inter have been warned not to expect an easy game against Bayern Munich in tonight's Champions League encounter as former striker Sandro Mazzola picks out the dangermen.

Mazzola won the European Cup with La Grande Inter twice, and he expects Bayern to test Leonardo's men.

"I expect a difficult game where Inter will have to watch their opponents very carefully as they want revenge following last year," Mazzola told Tuttomercatoweb.com.

"Inter will need to watch Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger carefully.

"It's difficult to predict what type of game we will see, but I hope Inter will be determined with the will to win.

"I think Maicon or Dejan Stankovic will be decisive."

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Champions League holders Inter lock horns with German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening and Inter playmaker Wesley Sneijder has singled out tricky winger Arjen Robben as the Bavarians' main attacking threat.

"Arjen is by far Bayern's most important player. We will have to do our utmost to make sure he doesn't get involved too much. He makes Bayern 50 per cent better with his presence," said Sneijder, according to Voetbal International.

"Bayern are a completely different team with Arjen. They really struggled without him, but they've returned to winning ways since his return. They score more goals now and Arjen has already been involved in a lot of goals again.

"We are determined to get a good result in the first leg. It's simply too dangerous to rely on a good result in the away game. We have a perfect team to play for a clean sheet and get a good result this way."

However, Bayern haven't lost a single game with Robben on the pitch in the 2010-11 campaign and Inter will have to be at their best to beat the German side.

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MILAN (AP)—Mario Gomez scored a 90th-minute goal Wednesday as Bayern Munich won 1-0 at Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League that doubled as a rematch of the 2010 final.

Bayern winger Arjen Robben hit a low shot that goalkeeper Julio Cesar failed to hold, and Gomez hooked the loose ball into the empty net for a record-equaling seventh goal in the competition this season.

“That was certainly my most important goal in the Champions League,” Gomez said. “When you score a goal just before the end which seals an away win, that is, of course, very nice.

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“We fought for everything. Everything at the back, everything up front and we were rewarded at the end.”

Until then it appeared that the match was set to finish 0-0. Both sides struggled to find a way to break the deadlock, with Bayern goalkeeper Thomas Kraft denying Inter on a number of occasions.

“I am very happy with our performance tonight,” Munich coach Louis Van Gaal said. “It was a very entertaining match and Inter played very well. It could have been a different result, but we deserved to win after the way we played in the second half.”

Munich wingers Franck Ribery and Robben were the visitors’ main danger, while Inter’s Wesley Sneijder and Samuel Eto’o linked up on a number of occasions to get through the defense.

“Scoring an away goal is useful, but Inter is a good team and could easily score in Munich,” Van Gaal said. “We deserved to win after our second-half performance. But in the last 10 minutes, Inter created a lot of chances. That is a sign of its quality. We were slightly lucky to score in the last minute, but we could have scored before.”

The second leg is on March 15.

Inter nearly scored in the first minute. Sneijder clipped a free kick into the box, and defender Andrea Ranocchia hooked the ball wide from close range.

After the opening exchanges the game took time to pick up as both sides struggled to find their rhythm.

Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo hit a low shot narrowly wide of the post in the 20th. A minute later, Eto’o appealed for a penalty after going shoulder to shoulder with Anatoliy Tymoshchuk in the box, but referee Viktor Kassai waived away the appeals.

Gustavo again went close with a shot from distance that Lucio deflected for a corner. Kraft then stopped Esteban Cambiasso’s shot from close range after the Argentine had been set up by Eto’o.

Munich hit back and twice went close to breaking the deadlock in a matter of minutes. First, Ribery headed Robben’s cross onto the bar, then Gomez scooped Philipp Lahm’s clever cutback into the stands.

Kraft again came to Munich’s rescue in the 33rd, flinging himself to his left to push a shot by Eto’o away after the Cameroon striker had battled through the defense to shoot.

“He was fantastic,” Inter coach Leonardo said of Kraft. “He stopped Eto’o in the first half after he cut in from the left and he made a number of other saves, such as the header from Thiago Motta at the end. But there is some bitterness that we conceded the goal at the point of the game when we did.”

Robben continued to cause problems on the Munich wing. He picked out Muller in the box shortly after halftime, but the German international headed wide of the far post.

The Dutchman then went close himself, hitting the post following a flowing move across the face of Inter’s area.

Sneijder’s temper got the better of him in the 56th. He was booked after taking his protests too far after Eto’o went down under Tymoshchuk’s challenge.

Chances continued to go begging. After Bayern midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger gave the ball away, Inter defender Maicon picked out Eto’o, who created space for himself in the box. Kraft blocked his shot, the ball ran free and Cambiasso smashed it over the bar.

At the other end of the field, Robben cut in off the right wing on to his favored left foot but also shot high.

With 10 minutes left, Inter substitute Houssine Kharja brought another save out of Kraft. Five minutes later, the goalkeeper reacted quickly to stop Thiago Motta’s header.

Eto’o then drilled a shot through a pack of Munich defenders, but watched in despair as it took a last-minute deflection wide.

His despair was doubled moments later as the ball fell for Gomez to join Eto’o and Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka as the leading scorers in the Champions League this season.

“I don’t think we need to make major changes before we go to Munich,” Leonardo said. “It is only 1-0. There are 20 days before the match and we could have a completely different performance. Of course we can lose, but on the other hand we can also win.”

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Labels: Bayern, Inter, Milan, scores, winner

By Mitch Phillips

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Champions League offers two mouthwatering first-leg ties in the last 16 on Wednesday as Inter Milan take on Bayern Munich in a repeat of last year’s final while Olympique Marseille host Manchester United.

Inter won that clash in Madrid 2-0 to complete a treble — and deny Bayern one—but the two teams go into the San Siro first leg in very different shape this season.

Both are still involved in their domestic cup competitions but retaining their league titles looks a long shot as Bayern are 13 points behind Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund and Inter trail AC Milan by five points.

Inter, however, are on something of an upward trajectory since Leonardo replaced Rafa Benitez as manager, though they will be without injured Argentine forward Diego Milito, scorer of both goals in last May’s final, for Wednesday’s game.

Manchester United, who beat Bayern to complete their famous treble in 1999, are well placed for another triple assault despite continually being told they are not playing well.

Four points clear in the Premier League and into the FA Cup quarter-finals—albeit after a laboured 1-0 win over minor league Crawley Town last Saturday—United are progressing, if not exactly marching, into the business end of the season.

They travel to the south of France buoyed by an impressive record on the road in the Champions League, having lost only two of their last 20 away matches and winning nine of their last 10.

Marseille are in the knockout stage for the first time since they won the inaugural Champions League title in 1993 but they will need something special to overcome a long injury list and upset Alex Ferguson’s seasoned campaigners.

(Editing Ken Ferris; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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Labels: Again, Bayern, Inter, looks, Reuters, Treble

MILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The last time Inter Milan and Bayern Munich met, they were both 90 minutes away from the perfect season. This time they are just looking for salvation.

The Italian and German champions will contest the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday in a repeat of last year’s final.

Inter’s 2-0 victory at the Bernabeu that night gave the Nerazzurri the treble of Serie A, Italian Cup and Champions League while Bayern were left with the Bundesliga and German Cup double.

Nine months on, both teams are struggling to live up to such high standards.

Bayern’s hopes of retaining the Bundesliga title look all but over having dropped 13 points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund.

“It’s pretty much impossible for Bayern to win the Bundesliga this season in my opinion,” forward Arjen Robben told Kicker magazine.

“I’d say that we have more chance of winning the Champions League than scooping the domestic title.”

Inter, who fired Jose Mourinho’s replacement Rafael Benitez in December, are third in Serie A, five points behind leaders AC Milan, although they have looked much brighter in attack since ex-AC Milan boss Leonardo took over.

Inter, who fielded eight South Americans in their starting line-up in last May’s final, will be missing Argentine forward Diego Milito, who is out with a hamstring strain.

Milito, the scorer of both goals in the final, is likely to be replaced by Goran Pandev, with Samuel Eto’o the other forward.

Wesley Sneijder and Lucio missed Saturday’s 1-0 Serie A win over Cagliari with knocks but are expected to return for the Bayern game given its importance, even if the Dutchman will not be 100 percent fit after a groin problem.

Cristian Chivu is available after a domestic ban, and his greater experience means he is likely to come in for Japan’s Yuto Nagatomo at left-back.

‘ROBBERY’ RELIANCE

Apart from a long-term injury to forward Ivica Olic, Bayern are at full strength, with Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben both available.

Flamboyant coach Louis van Gaal, however, refused to accept that his team are reliant on the “Robbery” duo, whose injuries were blamed for Bayern’s poor first half to the season.

“In my opinion, we are not dependent on Robben and Ribery,” Van Gaal said after Saturday’s 3-1 win at Mainz 05.

“We have lots of good players and we need them all to play well. Footballers also need a good trainer.”

Striker Mario Gomez, the Bundesliga’s top scorer this season, said on Monday he was fit despite suffering an ankle injury against Mainz. Goalkeeper Thomas Kraft, who went off at half-time after a blow to the head, should line up for his first Champions League knockout tie.

Inter Milan: 1-Julio Cesar; 13-Maicon, 15-Andrea Ranocchia, 6-Lucio, 26-Cristian Chivu; 4-Javier Zanetti, 19-Esteban Cambiasso, 8-Thiago Motta; 10-Wesley Sneijder; 27-Goran Pandev, 9-Samuel Eto’o

Bayern Munich: 35-Thomas Kraft; 21-Philipp Lahm, 28-Holger Badstuber, 44-Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, 23-Danijel Pranjic; 31-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 10-Arjen Robben, 7-Franck Ribery, 30-Luiz Gustavo; 25-Thomas Mueller, 33-Mario Gomez.

(Reporting by Mark Meadows and Karolos Grohmann; Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Stephen Wood. To comment on this story: sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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MILAN (AP)—Inter Milan and Bayern Munich will meet in a rematch of last year’sChampions League final on Wednesday in the first leg of the round of 16.

Defending champion Inter, however, will be without Diego Milito, who scoredtwo goals in the final but has a hamstring strain, while Bayern will have FranckRibery, who missed the 2010 final through suspension but is now available.

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