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Clasificación Actual de Primera División - Temporada 2011/2012

2011-11-06T14:57:00.001-08:00

#	Equipo	Puntos	PG	PE	PP	GF	GC
1	Real Madrid	28	9	1	1	39	7
2	Barcelona	25	7	4	0	34	6
3	Valencia	24	7	3	1	17	9
4	Levante	23	7	2	2	17	9
5	Sevilla	18	4	6	1	11	8
6	Málaga	17	5	2	4	12	14
7	Espanyol	16	5	1	5	9	13
8	Rayo Vallecano	15	4	3	4	14	13
9	Athletic de Bilbao	14	3	5	3	17	14
10	Osasuna	14	3	5	3	14	24
11	Atlético de Madrid	13	3	4	3	12	11
12	Betis	13	4	1	6	10	15
13	Villarreal	11	2	5	4	9	17
14	Mallorca	10	2	4	5	8	16
15	Zaragoza	10	2	4	5	12	22
16	Sporting de Gijón	9	2	3	6	10	16
17	Racing de Santander	9	1	6	4	7	15
18	Granada	9	2	3	6	4	12
19	Real Sociedad	8	2	2	7	9	18
20	Getafe	7	1	4	5	9	15

Atletico Madrid: Priority signing Diego

2011-08-20T03:42:00.000-07:00

Atletico Madrid after signing Falcao's main objective is the signing of DiegoWolfsburg is one of the priorities of the technician to hook up the game with the forwards in this case with the Colombian and looks somewhere else if he gets out Forlan, who in turn would Inter or Zenitlooking for minutes.

As has been able to advance a few hours ago AS expected news about the future of striker midfielder addition carioca is a wonder if it takes the rhythm thatwas initially the largest. Manzano expect to recover because he trusts his chances in the game and distribute it to give.

Juan Mata will be signing Chelsea

2011-08-20T03:33:00.000-07:00

Juan Mata today or tomorrow will be between Chelsea's new for all purposesafter payment of 30 million euros by the London entity. The left-winger wants to go as soon as possible and called on the entity ché his quick exit so it would be negotiating to get to play the third round of the Premier League.

The signing of Juan Mata was a priority for Villas-Boas according to Daily Mail, who in turn asked for a great effort to Modric who will surely be on Monday alsonew "Blue Player" because the player also has asked the directors of the Spursand will be worth 37 million euros.

FC Barcelona Sevilla wants Afellay signing

2011-08-20T03:26:00.000-07:00

FC Sevilla FC Barcelona has requested the assignment of one of his players, particularly the Dutch Afellay is a priority for the coach who trusts his chances, which showed at PSV Eindhoven for over a year and believes in back to his bestversion, the player important to a club not too large.

Atletico Madrid addition to the signing of Afellay has sounded for Lazio,Fiorentina and even Rome Luis Enrique has wanted for his new project is undoubtedly the best of all time. The transfer is not weighed but perhaps an assignment in time for the player in Rotterdam.

Manchester United: Close Nasri signing

2011-08-20T03:19:00.000-07:00

Manchester United has gotten into the fight to close the signing of Nasri remainsa priority for more than a club that needs a creative midfielder like the Frenchleave Arsenal for 26 million euros if they sell for that money and do not leave for much less than expected.

Ferguson sees as the City does not close it still hopes to do in a few hours with the permission of the Gunners who are almost impossible to hold even payingabout 6 million Euros per season. The midfielder wants to leave the Red Devilsand not to opt for Citizens to win the league.

Alexis Sanchez in the infirmary for a week

2011-08-19T13:05:00.000-07:00

Alexis Sanchez will be sidelined for a week, having received a thigh injury during the warm-up before the second game with Real Madrid for the Spanish Super Cup, played on Wednesday. The trauma of the newest addition to Barcelona is not serious and he most will likely miss the Gamper Cup, in case there is a strike in Spain over the weekend. Pep Guardiola he would start with Alexis on Wednesday after Chile performs quite well on Sunday, but he was replaced last minute by Pedro. The wing will still be ready for the match with Porto for the European Super Cup, which will be played on August 26

Evra is back playing for Manchester United

2011-08-19T12:57:00.000-07:00

Patrice Evra return to the group of Manchester United's match with Tottenham for the "Old Trafford" on Monday. The French defender missed the 2-1 success against West Brom at the start of the season because of ankle injury. Rio Ferdinand, however, can not play until at least next weekend because of a hamstring injury and Nemanja Vidic enter the infirmary of the English champion about five weeks with the calf problem. Holders Manchester United defenders are injured on the sidelines of 'The Houtorns ". Young Phil Jones and Jonny Evans will partner in the defense against the team of Harry Redknapp. Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia and Javier Hernandez are close to returning to the game, but still not 100% ready. Michael Owen is out due to back injury but Rafael will be sidelined for ten weeks after surgery for dislocated shoulder. Dimitar Berbatov is among the team for their match on Monday.

Mourinho UEFA communicates the reason for his punishment

2011-08-19T02:53:00.000-07:00

The Control and Disciplinary Committee of UEFA announced yesterday Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, a month later, the reasons for the punishment of five games to the technician who applied after his expulsion and subsequent statements in the first leg semi-final Champions League against FC Barcelona. The UEFA appeals that Mourinho "disrespected the institution."
Real Madrid has three days to file his appeal to the Appeals Committee of the European governing body.
Of the five-match suspension, Mourinho has already served one even go to the Nou Camp to witness the return of the tie against FC Barcelona. Yet another of these parties is conditioned on recidivism: do not be satisfied if not re-do statements at issue in the next three years. UEFA also imposed a fine of 50,000 Mourinho euros.
That April 27, Real Madrid lost 0-2 in the first leg of their semi-final against Barcelona in a game in which Pepe was sent off and then Jose Mourinho. At a press conference, the coach criticized the work of Luso German Wolfgang Stark collegiate and pointed straight at the UEFA remembering past games in which he was injured, and which also, in the version, will benefit from Barcelona. For example, said he would "shame" win the Champions League as they won Guardiola after the controversial Norwegian arbitration Ovrebo in the semifinal of 2009 between Chelsea and Barcelona.
Mourinho said it will appeal to CAS
José Mourinho, with the support of Madrid, is scheduled to International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) sanctions for five games and fined 50,000 euros in a legal battle that could end UEFA even in the ordinary courts of Switzerland.
Is expected to Real Madrid appeals in these three days you have margin and if the appeal does not work, the legal machinery is preparing to appeal to CAS with the help of prestigious law attorney Bosman, Jean Louis Dupont. Mourinho will expose what he considers to be provable facts (errors of Ovrebo arbitrable, De Bleeckere and Wolfgang Stark in the semifinals of the Champions) and not to prejudice the competition or against UEFA.

Arsenal Cesc enroll in Champions League

2011-08-19T02:47:00.000-07:00

Arsenal have sent to UEFA the list of players to compete in thequalifying rounds of the Champions League against the ItalianUdinese and it contained the Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregasclaimed by Barcelona.

If Cesc were playing some minutes in this tie could no longercompete in the 2011/12 Champions League with any other team.

The first leg will be played on Tuesday August 16 in London andback on Wednesday 24 in Udine.

Real Mourinho assumed error

2011-08-19T02:31:00.000-07:00

At the final whistle of Borbalán Fernández great match at Camp Nou, the Real Madrid breathing satisfied despite defeat by the magnificent football picture offered by Mourinho's team in the 180 minutes of the Super Cup. But the good faces grimace turned into concern, first, and anger, then, when through the iphone was getting sad images of the brawl after the entry generated huge Marcelo Cesc.
Perplexed. Mourinho's image by putting your finger in the eye Tito Vilanova ice left several members of the leadership moved to Barcelona. "He is the first to know that this picture is not good for him or for the club." What is ruled out since the first time yesterday is, as has been suggested that the Portuguese used the club's official media to apologize for his reprehensible behavior.
On the ground floor of the Bernabeu collected by its employees all the information about what happened. AS had access to different events, according to the club, explain what happened without incurring justify what Mourinho did. "What can not be not that Tito Vilanova pass the whole game is going to us, challenging and insulting gestures."
Mourinho has not forgotten Vilanova interview in La Vanguardia (17-11-2010), in which the assistant of Guardiola gave him hard and ruthlessly, "Mourinho never talks about football and we do not like. If a technician wants to be a star it may not have experienced what it feels like as a player. In Mourinho's teams can not expect them to be aesthetically beautiful or play very well ...". In this list of downloads that the entity Madrid slipped to clarify that "we are not the only bad guys," Guardiola said that during the development of the final row "he said three times that we are a band and then he told the journalists, undeterred, trying to behave best ...".
Another point of conflict that denounces the Madrid Messi concerns and their attitudes Mourinho. According to several witnesses at the bench of the white team "Messi went several times to look Mr. and manner." "Kicking 3-2, Mourinho went to a hand gesture that means' speak now, speak now ...". Minutes before the final row, also went to the sideline and he spat half a meter of the ground (see picture above).
Bernabeu. In Madrid insist the matter: "Even in the first leg at the Bernabeu, Mou Messi when he was approached to launch a misdemeanor, and released him, 'If you, throw you." Messi has searched all tie " .
Neither liked the reactions Busquets Messi himself after receiving some mistakes: "They exaggerated and pretended as if they had been assaulted. That's what he meant when he said that some Casillas at the club were still shooting. But not talking about the entry of Marcellus Cesc, because that can not be disputed. "
Marcelo precisely on to the second focus of criticism of the club apart from the already mentioned about the action of Mourinho."Marcelo should not go well with the party almost over. That action chained everything that came after. In addition, prevented in those final minutes could get the 3-3, which would have given us the title."
But the anger and end, the white players were upset that Pinto was again at the forefront of the fracas, as already happens in the rest of the Champions League match played in April at the Bernabeu. "What hurt us is only what the Madrid will be reprimanded and that they always go scot-free. Jump after the red Pinto Marcelo to find anger and restrain costs 120 beats."
Mourinho did not appear yesterday and spent the day with his family. Today you have an appointment with his staff in Valdebebas. It is expected to speak ...

Elias earned his chance

2011-08-19T02:24:00.000-07:00

During the break, even with 0-0, Atletico announced the signing of the scoreboards Falcao. "A day late," thought the Calderon, who led the entire first half watching his team played reasonably well, got good balls to the area and there's no surmounted. So planning errors thinning the environment, with shouts from the stage and nerves widespread. And then came Elijah. Yes, that Elijah.
The player who was trying to put Atletico until the last moment in the operation of Falcao and only played yesterday by the refusal of Oporto, scored twice as two suns to leave the tie against Guimaraes very track. Some say it was chance, you have to keep making jokes at their expense. But perhaps influenced more you put in place (with freedom ahead of the midfield) and no end or side. The case is now located at Manzano and Caminero a curious juncture. With Falcao, an extra spare and he is chosen to go, although Salvio (closed Tuesday) and Miranda have done worse preseason. We'll see if reconsider.
Until the appearance of Elijah, Atletico was a good team with less powder than a squirt gun. With James and, above all, driving the ball Gabi criteria and coming non-stop side (Filipe and Silvio can be a bonanza for nodded majestic is Falcao), the ball looking for a boyfriend walked by the area of Nilson. But nothing, not a fleeting lover.
Apple finally tried the 4-3-3 and was promising. On offense, Reyes and Adrian bartered their positions while continuously Salvio was limited to depart. The midfield, although Mario Suarez is still gathering pace, gave a feeling unknown in the Manzanares from Antic times: packaging. And chances were coming. Especially pieces: Mario did not use the Afro forcefully in a header easily and Dominguez had more power than aim at two corners. The lighter was invented Salvio, with a diagonal cross and a left precious burst the crossbar.
However, the mess of the rest seemed off to Atletico in the second half. The Guimaraes, who was limited in order to defend themselves, stretched a little. He ended up paying. He went up in a corner which led to a more central and against, Joao Paulo, ended on the street curb by Adrian criminal and not civil.
Decisive stretch. Four minutes were key. In 64 ', red. In the 65 'came Elijah. In 66 ', with Atletico still confused by the change, Targino only by himself alone, given the post. And in the 68 ', Adrian, whose summer is the best part is maneuvered along the end line and laid a perfect cross to the far post. Elijah's header (chopped and gesture perfect) desmereció not.
Soon, Jamie got a great pass to Adrian, who has made the cut in the signature area, and Elijah took the Spaniard's left to convict. The Calderón sprinted from disbelief to madness. I can only imagine what would have happened if in extremis Nilson does not prevent the Brazilian's hat-trick in the final stretch, I did not care. A disinherited had rescued Atleti.

Supercopa Vuelta. Barcelona - Real Madrid

2011-08-19T02:17:00.000-07:00

The expected return leg of the Supercopa between Barcelonaand Real Madrid, who won the Catalans a 3-2 team, gave theaudience a record of the season with 8,067,000 million viewers.The party had no rival in the night, and the rest of theircompetitors did not reach a million.

Even the thousands of pilgrims who visit Spain at this time to welcome the Pope at the World Youth Day is not lost last nightaround the Super Cup, which had all sorts of emotions. In addition to football, the usual tension and rivalry between both teams was uncovered during the night, and had their brawl with the final fireworks arises from the entry of Marcellus, with the resulting clash between benches. Quite a show, negative,outside of football. Messi's third goal put the score in favor of Barcelona, who celebrated over and over again, his new victory.

Messi, el mejor de todos los tiempos

2011-08-19T01:51:00.000-07:00

Although I am sure many colleagues have been able to hallucinate so close to the mischief of Leo Messi on the ball, no doorman who regret having been a contemporary of the Argentinian star. Within three days, Iker Casillas has conceded three more goals from the boots of the '10 'Barca, thus further raising their own in classic filmmaker.
You are 13 targets in 15 official matches played against Real Madrid. In the history of the greatest duels in Spanish football rivalry occupies the sixth place ranking filmmakers to just five goals leader Alfredo di Stefano. In the club, only Caesar Rodriguez surpasses while 'Wigs' scored his 14 points in 26 games. At 24, just a matter of time Messi reach the 'Saeta Rubia', who has never spared no praise for his compatriot despite Barca dressing.
Increasingly there are less qualified for the best Barça player of all time. It was incorporated into preseason workouts until ten days ago but did not need that was one hundred percent to annihilate once masal Real Madrid in the first leg, switch to Villa in the great goal of the tie and a bit minutes, in return; two more goals and an assist for Iniesta sensational define big.
Messi arrived at the Super Cup with five goals in the tournament behind Raul (7), Stoichkov (6) and Begiristain (6) and conocho, Yaese the top scorer of the historic competition. On Sunday and also erected in the history of football that Barca have scored in more finals (7) tables with Hristo undoing. Who thought his record 53 goals for Barcelona in a season was second to none, maybe not bet against Leo under its crushing boot of course.
With 183 goals in 271 games with the first team, 99 of them in the Nou Camp, is only 11, Ladislao Kubala (194). To catch Cesar (235), 52 more missing. Sabella thanks to Leo's new coach Argentine Alejandro Sabella, was pleased because "we should be grateful and enjoy that the shirt was argentinaynoeligió the Spanish." He also recalled that "we should leave him alone because the selection is not the Barcelona"

2011-08-18T10:39:00.000-07:00

Benfica Lisbon defeated Turkey 2-0 to Trabzonspor in the Estadio da Luz in the first leg of the third preliminary round of the Champions League in Europe.

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For his part, Dinamo Zagreb won 2-1 to HJK Helsinki, while Rosenborg lost 1-0 to host the Czech Plzen.

On Tuesday, lost 2-0 Dynamo Kiev as well as the host against Rubin Kazan Russia, while the Belgian Genk won 2-1 at Partizan Belgrade and local levels.

The surprise was the Malmoe Sweden, who won 1-0 in their visit to Glasgow Rangers in Scotland.

The second legs are played on 2 and 3 August.

Results Round 3 Round:

Tuesday:

Zestafoni (GEO) - Sturm Graz (AUT) 1 - 1

Ekranas (LTU) - BATE Borisov (BLR) 0 - 0

Apoel Nicosia (CYP) - Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 0 - 0

Litex Lovech (BUL) - Wisla Krakow (POL) 1 - 2

Dynamo Kiev (UKR) - Rubin Kazan (RUS) 0-2

Glasgow Rangers (SCO) - Malmoe (SWE) 0-1

Genk (BEL) - Partizan Belgrade (SRB) 2 - 1

Twente (NED) - Vaslui (ROM) 2-0

Wednesday:

HJK Helsinki (FIN) - Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 1 - 2

FC Copenhagen (DEN) - Shamrock Rovers (EIR) 1-0

0B Odense (DEN) - Panathinaikos FC (GRE) 1 - 1

Maccabi Haifa (ISR) - Maribor (SLO) 2 - 1

Standard (BEL) - FC Zurich (SUI) 1 - 1

Rosenborg (NOR) - Plzen (CZE) 0-1

Benfica (POR) - Trabzonspor (TUR) 2-0

Copenhague pasa ronda hacia la 'Champions', Panathinaikos eliminado

2011-08-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

The FC Copenhagen, who played the octavos of the last Champions League final of European football, it clasificó repescas of access groups for the tournament, after the 2-0 win in the field of irlandés Shamrock Rovers, while the Panathinaikos I am eliminated.

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The Greeks were lost 4-3 at home by the Odense Danish and may not be in the elite of the main competition.

In the other match of the preliminary round advance to the third round of Tuesday, the AN Borisov bielorruso Ekranas lituano eliminó al.

The repechajes, last stage of the tournament before the phase of the groups, will take place with harmless duel goes round the days of 16-17 August, and then the 23 and 24 of the same month.

The draw will take place on Friday, and from him as the series heads of major equipment, such as the German and Bayern Munich, Arsenal in the English, the French Lyon, Villarreal in the Spanish and the Italian Udinese.

3era results. Preliminary round

Tuesday: Ida Vuelta

(+) A Borisov (BLR) - Ekranas (LTU) 0-0 3-1

Shamrock Rovers (EIR) - (+) FC Copenhagen (DEN) 0-1 0-2

Panathinaikos FC (GRE) - (+) OB Odense (DEN) 1-1 3-4

Wednesday (in hours GMT):

(16h00) Rubin Kazan (RUS) - Dinamo Kiev (UKR) 2-0

(17h00), Malmö (SWE) - Glasgow Rangers (SCO) 1-0

(17h45), Vaslui (ROM) - Twente (NED) 0-2

(18h15) Slovak Bratislava (CIS) - Apoel Nicosia (CYP) 0-0

(18h15), Plzen (CZE) - Rosenborg (NOR) 1-0

(18h15) FC Zurich (Sui) - Standard (BEL) 1-1

(18.30) Wisla Krakow (POL) - Litex Lovech (prox), 2-1

(18.30) Sturm Graz (AUT) - Zestafoni (GEO) 1-1

(18h45), Maribor (SLO) - Maccabi Haifa (ISR) 1-2

(18h45) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) - HJK Helsinki (FIN) 2-1

(18h45) Partizan Belgrade (SRB) - Genki (BEL) 1-2

(18h45) Trabzonspor (TUR) - Benfica (POR) 0-2

Barcelona vs Manchester United | Final Champions League 2011

2011-08-18T10:19:00.000-07:00

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Bayern de Múnich gana y Villarreal pierde en la eliminatoria para la Champions

2011-08-18T10:04:00.000-07:00

MADRID - Villarreal complicated qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League after losing 1-0 in their visit to the Danish Odense modest field, forcing the Spanish team coach Juan Carlos Garrido to trace in a week in El Madrigal. Check out latest soccer news en español a comeback that, by contrast, need not and Bayern Munich, which entrains the tie with FC Zurich (2-0) with goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Dutchman Arjen Robben, Dynamo Zagreb and that put one foot in the group stages after thrashing Sweden 4-1 at Malmo. Group stage which also hoped to be the Polish Wisla Krakow after winning 1-0 at APOEL Nicosia Cyprus and Belgian Genk, who will try to enforce in the back field goal scored Maccabi Haifa of Israel, whom you may be insufficient to victory (2-1) achieved with their fans. Villarreal lost for lack of success Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar of which crashed again and again with the keeper Stefan Wessels German Odense, which ended in despair attackers "yellow." Danes wasted no error Cristian Zapata of Colombia to sign the 84 minutes 1-0 final, the work of Andreasen, condemning the Castellón an agonizing leg. that

Bayern Munich won easily by two claws of Schweinsteiger, who advanced on the scoreboard as the Bavarians in the eighth minute header to a center of Robben, who was in charge of closing the score (2-0) with excellent top with the left leg. A beautiful both who had nothing to envy the goal scored by the Montenegrin Fatos Beciraj, who closed with a powerful right the win (4-1) Dynamo Zagreb at the Malmoe Sweden, who was virtually no option to return to competition, the Champions League, which was proclaimed the distant runner-up in 1979.Genk won thanks to both the Israeli striker Elyaniv Barda, who broke down the dreams of his exequipo, Maccabi Haifa, with a goal. Wisla Krakow Polish attempt to enforce the minimum income with which to travel to the Cypriot capital, after winning a solitary goal (1-0) Patryk Malecki front of the seventy-one minutes. Results Wisla Krakow (POL) 1 - APOEL Nicosia (CYP) 0 Maccabi Haifa (ISR) 2 - Genk (BEL) 0 Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 4 - Malmo (SWE) 1Odense (DIN) 1 - Villarreal (ESP) 0 Bayern Munich (GER) 2 - Zurich (SUI) 0

Arsenal and Lyon won troubles took greater advantage in the pre-final Champions League

2011-08-18T09:45:00.000-07:00

MADRID - The Arsenal has not taken a single day in showing how much they miss the Spanish international Cesc Fabregas, without which, the English could only be imposed for Udinese 1-0 to Italy, leaving the air classification Londoners for the group stage of the Champions League.

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A round that will likely French club Lyon, who won 3-1 at Rubin Kazan Russia, and the modest Viktoria Pilsen Czech Republic, who defeated 1-3 to Copenhagen nothing reminded the team that last year became one of the great revelations of the highest tournament.

Group stage at which Benfica can dream, which brought excellent results in the Netherlands after drawing 2-2 with FC Twente, with goals from Paraguayan Oscar Cardozo and the Spanish Manuel Aguado "Nolito" which seems determined to become the new fan favorite "beefy".

Tie at home (1-1) who also signed the Austrian Sturm Graz in the field visit of the Belarusian BATE Borisov, it seems difficult to return you to slip through the largest in Europe as it has done one time or another in recent seasons .

Large continent including Arsenal want to continue to appear, although this will need to greatly improve the gray image offered today at the Emirates Stadium, where only an early goal from Theo Walcott avoided a fight for the manager Arsene Wenger, that party party seems to lose credibility with the fans, "Gunners."

Everything Nolito Unlike the Spanish, who have sufficed just a handful of games since his arrival from Barcelona B to win the hearts of fans of Benfica, who see the Andalusian account by the official matches goals with the people of Lisbon.

Effectively enabling the Lyon overcome both the initial Rubin Kazan, which missed the Paraguayan Nelson Haedo Valdez, with goals from Bafétimbi Gomis, Salomon Kverkveli own goal and Jimmy Briand, leaving the Frenchman set (3 - 1) with one foot in the group stage.

Round in which could appear for the first time ever the modest Viktoria Pilsen, leaving the tie on track before the Copenhagen Danish Ottesen goals from own goal, and striker Vaclav Pilar Martin Fillo, who signed the final 1-3 for the Czechs.

Who does know what it is to play in the finest continental club competitions Sturm Graz is Austria, which will have the opportunity to confirm his return to the Champions League in a week at home, after a draw (1-1) in Minsk with a goal from Manuel Weber.

Results

Copenhagen (DIN) 1 - Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 3

BATE Borisov (BLR) 1 - Sturm Graz (AUT) 1

Twente (NED) 2 - Benfica (POR) 2

Arsenal (ENG) 1 - Udinese (ITA) 0

O. Lyon (FRA) 3 - Rubin Kazan (RUS) 1

Schweinsteiger: Bayern not past Zürich yet

2011-08-18T06:42:00.000-07:00

After scoring the opener in FC Bayern München's 2-0 UEFA Champions League play-off first-leg victory against FC Zürich, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger warned that they can expect no easy ride when the teams reconvene at the Stadion Letzigrund next Tuesday.

Though a fine second-half strike from the returning Arjen Robben ensured Bayern are firmly on course for the group stage, a combination of bad luck, misses chances and good goalkeeping from Zürich's Johnny Leoni prevented the home side from further increasing their advantage. UEFA.com rounds up the reaction.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bayern midfielder
We still Need to Survive in Zurich. We know what can happen If We go over there and the Crowd gets behind One On our Back, We Need to BE so careful and make sure we 're FULLY focused. Tonight I think We got a Good result, but it's Not Going to BE We can not afford to Easy and Relax in Zurich .We played well for the first 20 minutes tonight, but it was only in the second half that our opponents began to tire and we began to create chances. We could have had two or three in the second half, but I'm an optimist and Bayern belong in the Champions League.

Philipp Lahm, Bayern Defender
We were very inventive in attack and Created a lot of chances, which was after Important We struggled in our last Couple of games. You can only be as good as your opponents allow you to be, but I think we put in a really good performance tonight.We're still developing and we have to qualify next week, but this was a good result.

Manuel Neuer, Bayern goalkeeper
We 're Going to have to put in Another Good Performance, but I think we' re On our Way. I think it's going to be a different game in Zurich. They'll want to put us under more pressure and force us into defensive errors. We're not through yet.

Johnny Leoni, Zürich goalkeeper
I think it was a Good result for us. If you had Bayern Consider the amount of chances, 2-0 is the MINIMUM They should have Come Away with . I think we still have a small chance in the second leg, but it's going to be very difficult. We certainly didn't perform at our best today and even though Bayern could have done a lot better, they still won 2-0.

Mathieu Beda, Zürich Defender
There's always a Chance. We're playing at home in front of our own fans. If we approach the game with confidence, then we can still achieve something with the quality we have. In the first half Bayern didn't really create that many chances.Unfortunately we conceded an early goal and in the second half we didn't play as well. We're at our best when we get forward quickly and combine, but unfortunately we were unable to show that today. We'll have to improve in the second leg.