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| Inter Milan 2 Marseille 1 (agg 2-2,Marseille win on away goals): Late drama |
Inter Milan Were Thrashed from Marseille , Even Though They Won the match by 2-1 At San Siro
Claudio Ranieri said that We lack the Luck and thats what caused us .Inter Milan had Most possession Over Thier Opposition But couldn't quite worked it out .Diego Milito had earlier given Inter the lead 15 minutes from time and the match looked to be heading into extra-time until the eventful three minutes of injury time.
Almost everything in this last 16 tie happened in injury-time with Andre Ayew giving the French victory in the first leg three weeks ago with a last-gasp goal at the Stade Velodrome.
Inter coach Claudio Ranieri may well be searching for a new job after this defeat with his team out of contention for silverware and facing an uphill battle in the league just to qualify for Europe next season.
Ranieri Said : "This match is a picture of our season, we played better than Marseille and even tonight we had the clearer chances," he said.
"Over 180 minutes Marseille had three shots on goal but in football the team who wins is the one that scores, so well done to them.
"This year we haven't had any luck, I can't ask the team for more.
"We need to keep giving everything and we'll see what we can do in the league.
"We could have done more with that touch more luck that really seems to not want to arrive.
"We were unjustly condemned, but that's the beauty and the beast of football and you have to accept it."
They made a blistering start and only the brilliance of Mandanda kept the scores level.
Inter captain Javier Zanetti burst down the right, cutting into the box, twice dummying a cross before picking out Wesley Sneijder, via a slight deflection, seven yards out but Souleymane Diawara and Mandanda between them sprayed their bodies in front of goal and kept the ball out.
Moments later and the hosts put together another lovely move with Dejan Stankovic releasing Sneijder down the right and his fizzed cross found Milito inside the six-yard box.
The Argentine forward made an instinctive thrust with his chest to push the ball goalwards, but Mandanda again made a stunning reaction save.
That, however, was as good as it got for the rest of the half.
If Inter had gathered up a head of steam when they came out of the blocks, the wind seemed to have blown out of their sails by the second period.
They didn't create anything resembling a chance until halfway through when Stankovic fired a free-kick from 25 yards over the bar.
In fact it was Alou Diarra who came closest with a header from a Mathieu Valbuena free-kick that goalkeeper Julio Cesar did well to claw away from his left-hand post.
But 15 minutes from time master poacher Milito struck following a goalmouth scramble at a corner.
First Walter Samuel poked the ball goalwards, it fell to Pazzini but his prod was blocked by a sprawled Jeremy Morel before the ball broke to Milito to clip home with Mandanda helpless.
That spurred on the hosts and Maicon hit an inswinging free-kick that Mandanda had to tip over the bar.
Esteban Cambiasso then had a free header inside the six yard box after some hesitant defending from the French team but he failed to hit the target.
But then in injury time Mandanda launched a free-kick long, Lucio missed his header and Brandao had just enough space to shoot home before Samuel could make a saving tackle.
Mandanda, who had been booked earlier for time-wasting, then brought down Pazzini earning a second yellow card, and the forward had just enough time to score from the spot before Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca brought proceedings to a close.
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