Bayern squeezes out tough victory

As expected Bayern München's visit to Veltins-Arena was a tough match and although die Königsblauen controlled possession of the ball throughout the majority of the match, they fell short losing 2-1.

Incredibly with such focus on defending, Bayern scored only three minutes after the start as Luca Toni and Mark van Bommel playing a simple 1-2, resulting in the Azzurri knocking in the ball from close-in. Before you could catch your breath the match was level two minutes later as Rafinha dealt a pass to Jefferson Farfán, who struck from a tight range. With only two goals in five minutes it was hard to see where the score was going to end but it wasn't till thirty one minutes in that Zé Roberto passed back to Franck Ribéry in point-blank range that Bayern grabbed their second and the final goal of the match. For the balance of the match, Schalke controlled most of the play but could not develop enough close range attempts with Bayern playing perfect defense and lost 2-1.