Manchester United faced a crucial match in the Champions League on Tuesday night as they hosted Marseille in the return leg of their round-of-16 fixture. The clash was finely-balanced after a 0 – 0 draw in the first leg, in France.
The hosts got off to the perfect start when Chicarito tapped in following excellent work by Wayne Rooney inside five minutes. Despite holding the lead, their French opponents constantly threatened to score the goal which would take them through.
The Mexican bagged a second with about fifteen minutes left, only for Marseille to renew the tension by netting through a Wes Brown own-goal. They could not get the crucial second though, so a relieved United advanced with a 2 – 1 result.
The win completed a satisfying few days for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men after knocking Arsenal out of the FA cup at the weekend. They can also look forward to renewing their rivalry with neighbours Manchester City, as the clubs were drawn together in the semi-finals.
The other Champions League match of the night was in Germany, where Inter scored a late winner in an exciting tie to go through 3 – 3 on aggregate via the away-goals rule.
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