Juventus against Bayern Munich

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2013/0410/mariomandzukiccelebvjuve20130410_275x155.jpg"><br>Mario Mandzukic celebrates after scoring for Bayern Munich at Juventus

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Mandzukic comes off after another fine evening, Claudio Pizarro replaces him.

The game is ragged now, no shape to Juve.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Ribery goes off with the job done, Gustavo comes on.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Marchisio goes off and Emanuele Giaccherini comes on.

Superb hit from Muller on the half volley but it fizzes two yards wide.

Bayern stringing passes around now. Juve broken.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2013/0410/mariomandzukicscoresvjuve20130410_275x155.jpg"><br>Mario Mandzukic fires Bayern Munich into the lead at Juventus

Clumsy now from Matri on Schweinsteiger. Juve's frustration boiling over.

Pogba has a pop but Neuer is right behind it.

Neuer chunters on after that last tackle - Vucinic really could have stuck one on the keeper if he'd wanted but thought better of it. The ref tells Neuer to button it.

A double dummy nearly pays off for Juve as Pogba and Matri leave it for Vucinic but he can't turn it home and gives Neuer a bit of a tap as he went through the ball.

Lahm caught as Vucinic slides in late on him. Neuer has a word, Vucinic takes exception. Bit of pushing and shoving.

Pedro levels for Barca in Spain! 1-1 on the night and 3-3 on aggregate. Now PSG must score.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Padoin departs and is replaced by Isla.

Bonucci cynically pulls down Mandzukic. That should have been another booking and a sending off.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Matri replaces Quagliarella.

A bad miss from Muller to add gloss to the scoreline, he fires over the bar from 14 yards after Schweini's lay off. Near silence in the stadium now.

Schweinsteiger's free kick is volleyed on goal by Martinez, Buffon saves but can only parry to Mandzukic who nods into the empty net. Job done, surely.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Mandzukic puts Bayern through!

Bayern free kick wide right.

The Chiellini/Mandzukic love in continues. The Juve man loses out this time.

Juve's front two haven't offered as much as they can. The supply hasn't been great in truth.

Robben falls over as Martinez passes to him. desperately tries to keep the ball in but can't.

Alaba goes down after a clearance, Vucinic catching him. Bayern free kick.

Chiellini goes down in the box at one end before Robben hits the post at the other! Mandzukic tees it up for him and his curler beats Buffon but cannons back off the upright.

Bayern keeping the ball well in this half. Trying to wear Juve down.

At what stage will Juve take the handbreak off I wonder?

Quagliarella turns and tests Neuer but the flag was up.

Alaba tries to recreate the glory he conjured in the first leg but this latest shot is high and wide.

Muller steals the ball off Bonucci but can't square it for a team-mate. Pirlo challenges him.

Goal in Spain - for PSG! Pastore on target and now Barca must score.

Quagliarella hits the post! He shoots from the edge of the box and though it beat Neuer, it clips the outside of the upright. I'd have backed the keeper to save it had it been on target.

Pirlo smashes on goal again and two ricochets turn it towards goal but not at any pace to trouble Neuer.

This referee is a joke. Bayern nick the ball from Vucinic, then he jumps into Dante and somehow wins a free kick. He wasn't even in possession. Awful decision.

We begin again...

<em>Mark Lomas' HT summary on Barca v PSG</em>: A compelling game so far, I hate rolling out the cliches but the next goal really is going to be HUGE. Wonder how long Barca will wait before unleashing Messi. Decent showing so far from PSG in terms of chance creation. Valdes doing well, just as he did last week.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2013/0410/mullerchiellinibattlejuvevbayern_275x155.jpg"><br> Muller and Chiellini battle for the ball

<b>HALF TIME</b> - Ribery squirms a shot into Buffon's arms as the half comes to a close. A good 45 minutes of football, Bayern exuding their class but still plenty of hope for Juve. They just need that first goal some point before the 70-minute mark in the second half. Or just leave it until injury time like Dortmund.

Chiellini sticks an arm into Mandzukic's neck and then waves at him to get up when the striker stays down. That is rich given that early booking he bought for Bayern's player. Poor form.

He must be so frustrating to play with.

A very even game but you feel Bayern have the capability to carve Juve open if they final pass right. Robben shoots again, misses again.

Pirlo's long range passing hasn't quite got going yet. His long punt for Marchisio is gathered by Neuer.

Half a chance for Juve as Alaba's clearing header only sends the ball into the air, Quagliarella wins the volley but Bonucci's flick takes it away from goal.

Martinez went down in the area as Juve break up Bayern's flow. He had a look at the referee but it was never likely.

Fine save from Buffon as Robben's corner breaks to Alaba, the man who beat him in the first leg. A powerful shot parried clear.

Excellent build up from Bayern until the final pass, Lahm to Robben to Muller but he tries to thread a difficult pass into Mandzukic, who was surrounded.

Boateng goes straight to centre back as Juve create a clear opening for Pogba to shoot but he takes too long and is closed down by a swarm of red shirts.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Van Buyten is coming off, not sure what's his issue. Jerome Boateng on in his wake.

Vital tackle from Pogba as Ribery looked to latch onto a Muller pass with numbers in support. That was very important.

Superb football from Bayern as Dante finds Mandzukic, he chests to Muller but his half-volley flies wide of the target.

Good run from Pogba but he can't bring the ball down over his shoulder inside the area.

Another soft free kick given against Ribery for holding off an opponent.

Greedy from Quagliarella, who shoots when he had two in support. He got the shot all wrong.

Padoin is down after a crunching 50/50 with Ribery. A good honest tackle.

Best Juve opening so far as Pogba gets into the channel and fires a ball across the six-yard box but no-one gambled on it. Had they done, the home side would be 1-0 up.

The last thing we need tonight is a whistle happy referee. Sadly, we've got one. He gives Robben a free kick that wasn't but then awards Juve one that was, as Dante dives in.

Juve roar back after that good Bayern spell. Heynckes not happy. Final ball lacking at both ends of the park.

Excellent opening for Pogba there but no composure shown from the youngster. He gives possession away.

Juve form their own wall in front of Bayern's wall and Pirlo shuns the curler for a fiercely hit drive and Neuer punches smartly over his own bar. Good effort, good save.

Marchisio is tripped by Lahm on the edge of the box. Surprised there is no card. Great opening for Juve.

The greedy side of Robben's game in evidence there as he cuts inside and unleashes a shot way over the bar. Poor.

Van Buyten goes down after a robust challenge from Pogba.

Pirlo hassled by Mandzukic but wins a free kick. Juve build.

Heynckes' game-plan was based on stout defence in the opening 20 minutes and he's about to negotiate that safely.

Bayern coming more into the game now, engaging their passing game neatly.

Robben wins a corner for Bayern on the left. Mandzukic and Bonucci jostle and get a talking to from the referee. He doesn't like that at all.

A peach of a delivery from Schweinsteiger but no red shirt can meet the ball to turn it home. Dante got the closest. Now Robben's shot deflects to Mandzukic who was a yard offside.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Bonucci is unlucky to be booked as his slip sees him bring down Muller. Too early with his cards this ref.

Vital tackle from Schweinsteiger as Vucinic shaped to turn and shoot in the box. Danger lurked.

Chiellini wins another fortunate free kick perhaps as Muller tried to shield the ball.

Martinez is the latest to hit the turf. He got a little nick in the face from Vucinic. Unintentional.

A very poor ball from Lahm down the right looking for Robben. Unlike him.

A chance for Mandzukic as Ribery and Robben combine, Bonucci challenges the striker brilliantly and prevents a certain goal.

Space for Marchisio in the centre of the park but his wayward shot provokes angry glances from Vucinic and Quagliarella.

Chiellini back on as soon as the card is produced. Typical. Gamesmanship at its worst.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Chiellini at his worst there - rolling around on the floor claiming a studs up challenge from Mandzukic, when if anything it was a foul on the striker. He will miss the first leg of the semi after being booked. That is ludicrous.

Juve snapping at Bayern's heels and showing more aggression than they did in the entire 90 minutes in Munich.

Lahm brings down Marchisio - he's on a card remember. Ribery gets a clatter now. Feisty opening exchanges.

Bayern right under the pump here as Chiellini gets on the edge of the box. Martinez does well to tidy up.

Fast start from Juve with Pogba pushing forward early on. Vucinic turns inside but can't get any power on his shot.

<b>KICK OFF</b>

It would be remiss me of not to mention that my <a href="http://espnfc.com/uk/en/gamecast/363609/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739" target="_blank">esteemed colleague Mark Lomas has the second leg of Barca v PSG right here</a>. Why not have us both on show?

Of course, Bayern won 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to wrap up their 23rd German title with six games of the season still to go. Emphatic is one word you could use to describe their Bundesliga campaign.

They might not have been at it in Germany but Juve's defeat in Munich ended their 18-match unbeaten run in UEFA competition. They also had gone 465 minutes without conceding at home until Pescara pulled a goal back in their match on Saturday.

The first leg turned on the introduction of Arjen Robben - he ripped Juve's right side to shreds for most of the first half and plenty of the second. I'm pretty sure Bayern will score tonight, so the question is, can Juve score four?

Jupp Heynckes, who will be replaced by Pep Guardiola in the summer, was the Real Madrid coach when they beat Juventus 1-0 in the 1998 Champions League final.

Juve haven't reached the final four since 2002/03, when they beat Barcelona in the quarter-finals after following a 1-1 home draw with a 2-1 away win.

Juventus have won all five UCL quarter-finals they've played against German opposition but they have their work cut out tonight. Bayern were dominant in the first leg and should have won by a bigger margin.

The last time Bayern visited Turin in the Champions League they won 4-1, even goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt scored. That was in the group stage in 2009. The teams drew 0-0 in Munich.

Juventus XI: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Padoin, Pogba, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah, Vucinic, Quagliarella.

Bayern XI to face Juve: Neuer, Lahm, van Buyten, Dante, Alaba, Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Müller, Ribéry, Mandzuki&#263;.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2013/0406/bayernmunichtitleceleb20130406_275x155.jpg"><br> Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayern take a 2-0 lead to Turin tonight in their Champions League quarter-final with Juventus.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Padoin departs and is replaced by Isla.

Bonucci cynically pulls down Mandzukic. That should have been another booking and a sending off.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Matri replaces Quagliarella.

A bad miss from Muller to add gloss to the scoreline, he fires over the bar from 14 yards after Schweini's lay off. Near silence in the stadium now.

Schweinsteiger's free kick is volleyed on goal by Martinez, Buffon saves but can only parry to Mandzukic who nods into the empty net. Job done, surely.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Mandzukic puts Bayern through!

Bayern free kick wide right.

The Chiellini/Mandzukic love in continues. The Juve man loses out this time.

Juve's front two haven't offered as much as they can. The supply hasn't been great in truth.

Robben falls over as Martinez passes to him. desperately tries to keep the ball in but can't.

Alaba goes down after a clearance, Vucinic catching him. Bayern free kick.

Chiellini goes down in the box at one end before Robben hits the post at the other! Mandzukic tees it up for him and his curler beats Buffon but cannons back off the upright.

Bayern keeping the ball well in this half. Trying to wear Juve down.

At what stage will Juve take the handbreak off I wonder?

Quagliarella turns and tests Neuer but the flag was up.

Alaba tries to recreate the glory he conjured in the first leg but this latest shot is high and wide.

Muller steals the ball off Bonucci but can't square it for a team-mate. Pirlo challenges him.

Goal in Spain - for PSG! Pastore on target and now Barca must score.

Quagliarella hits the post! He shoots from the edge of the box and though it beat Neuer, it clips the outside of the upright. I'd have backed the keeper to save it had it been on target.

Pirlo smashes on goal again and two ricochets turn it towards goal but not at any pace to trouble Neuer.

This referee is a joke. Bayern nick the ball from Vucinic, then he jumps into Dante and somehow wins a free kick. He wasn't even in possession. Awful decision.

We begin again...

<em>Mark Lomas' HT summary on Barca v PSG</em>: A compelling game so far, I hate rolling out the cliches but the next goal really is going to be HUGE. Wonder how long Barca will wait before unleashing Messi. Decent showing so far from PSG in terms of chance creation. Valdes doing well, just as he did last week.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2013/0410/mullerchiellinibattlejuvevbayern_275x155.jpg"><br> Muller and Chiellini battle for the ball

<b>HALF TIME</b> - Ribery squirms a shot into Buffon's arms as the half comes to a close. A good 45 minutes of football, Bayern exuding their class but still plenty of hope for Juve. They just need that first goal some point before the 70-minute mark in the second half. Or just leave it until injury time like Dortmund.

Chiellini sticks an arm into Mandzukic's neck and then waves at him to get up when the striker stays down. That is rich given that early booking he bought for Bayern's player. Poor form.

He must be so frustrating to play with.

A very even game but you feel Bayern have the capability to carve Juve open if they final pass right. Robben shoots again, misses again.

Pirlo's long range passing hasn't quite got going yet. His long punt for Marchisio is gathered by Neuer.

Half a chance for Juve as Alaba's clearing header only sends the ball into the air, Quagliarella wins the volley but Bonucci's flick takes it away from goal.

Martinez went down in the area as Juve break up Bayern's flow. He had a look at the referee but it was never likely.

Fine save from Buffon as Robben's corner breaks to Alaba, the man who beat him in the first leg. A powerful shot parried clear.

Excellent build up from Bayern until the final pass, Lahm to Robben to Muller but he tries to thread a difficult pass into Mandzukic, who was surrounded.

Boateng goes straight to centre back as Juve create a clear opening for Pogba to shoot but he takes too long and is closed down by a swarm of red shirts.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Van Buyten is coming off, not sure what's his issue. Jerome Boateng on in his wake.

Vital tackle from Pogba as Ribery looked to latch onto a Muller pass with numbers in support. That was very important.

Superb football from Bayern as Dante finds Mandzukic, he chests to Muller but his half-volley flies wide of the target.

Good run from Pogba but he can't bring the ball down over his shoulder inside the area.

Another soft free kick given against Ribery for holding off an opponent.

Greedy from Quagliarella, who shoots when he had two in support. He got the shot all wrong.

Padoin is down after a crunching 50/50 with Ribery. A good honest tackle.

Best Juve opening so far as Pogba gets into the channel and fires a ball across the six-yard box but no-one gambled on it. Had they done, the home side would be 1-0 up.

The last thing we need tonight is a whistle happy referee. Sadly, we've got one. He gives Robben a free kick that wasn't but then awards Juve one that was, as Dante dives in.

Juve roar back after that good Bayern spell. Heynckes not happy. Final ball lacking at both ends of the park.

Excellent opening for Pogba there but no composure shown from the youngster. He gives possession away.

Juve form their own wall in front of Bayern's wall and Pirlo shuns the curler for a fiercely hit drive and Neuer punches smartly over his own bar. Good effort, good save.

Marchisio is tripped by Lahm on the edge of the box. Surprised there is no card. Great opening for Juve.

The greedy side of Robben's game in evidence there as he cuts inside and unleashes a shot way over the bar. Poor.

Van Buyten goes down after a robust challenge from Pogba.

Pirlo hassled by Mandzukic but wins a free kick. Juve build.

Heynckes' game-plan was based on stout defence in the opening 20 minutes and he's about to negotiate that safely.

Bayern coming more into the game now, engaging their passing game neatly.

Robben wins a corner for Bayern on the left. Mandzukic and Bonucci jostle and get a talking to from the referee. He doesn't like that at all.

A peach of a delivery from Schweinsteiger but no red shirt can meet the ball to turn it home. Dante got the closest. Now Robben's shot deflects to Mandzukic who was a yard offside.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Bonucci is unlucky to be booked as his slip sees him bring down Muller. Too early with his cards this ref.

Vital tackle from Schweinsteiger as Vucinic shaped to turn and shoot in the box. Danger lurked.

Chiellini wins another fortunate free kick perhaps as Muller tried to shield the ball.

Martinez is the latest to hit the turf. He got a little nick in the face from Vucinic. Unintentional.

A very poor ball from Lahm down the right looking for Robben. Unlike him.

A chance for Mandzukic as Ribery and Robben combine, Bonucci challenges the striker brilliantly and prevents a certain goal.

Space for Marchisio in the centre of the park but his wayward shot provokes angry glances from Vucinic and Quagliarella.

Chiellini back on as soon as the card is produced. Typical. Gamesmanship at its worst.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Chiellini at his worst there - rolling around on the floor claiming a studs up challenge from Mandzukic, when if anything it was a foul on the striker. He will miss the first leg of the semi after being booked. That is ludicrous.

Juve snapping at Bayern's heels and showing more aggression than they did in the entire 90 minutes in Munich.

Lahm brings down Marchisio - he's on a card remember. Ribery gets a clatter now. Feisty opening exchanges.

Bayern right under the pump here as Chiellini gets on the edge of the box. Martinez does well to tidy up.

Fast start from Juve with Pogba pushing forward early on. Vucinic turns inside but can't get any power on his shot.

<b>KICK OFF</b>

It would be remiss me of not to mention that my <a href="http://espnfc.com/uk/en/gamecast/363609/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739" target="_blank">esteemed colleague Mark Lomas has the second leg of Barca v PSG right here</a>. Why not have us both on show?

Of course, Bayern won 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to wrap up their 23rd German title with six games of the season still to go. Emphatic is one word you could use to describe their Bundesliga campaign.

They might not have been at it in Germany but Juve's defeat in Munich ended their 18-match unbeaten run in UEFA competition. They also had gone 465 minutes without conceding at home until Pescara pulled a goal back in their match on Saturday.

The first leg turned on the introduction of Arjen Robben - he ripped Juve's right side to shreds for most of the first half and plenty of the second. I'm pretty sure Bayern will score tonight, so the question is, can Juve score four?

Jupp Heynckes, who will be replaced by Pep Guardiola in the summer, was the Real Madrid coach when they beat Juventus 1-0 in the 1998 Champions League final.

Juve haven't reached the final four since 2002/03, when they beat Barcelona in the quarter-finals after following a 1-1 home draw with a 2-1 away win.

Juventus have won all five UCL quarter-finals they've played against German opposition but they have their work cut out tonight. Bayern were dominant in the first leg and should have won by a bigger margin.

The last time Bayern visited Turin in the Champions League they won 4-1, even goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt scored. That was in the group stage in 2009. The teams drew 0-0 in Munich.

Juventus XI: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Padoin, Pogba, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah, Vucinic, Quagliarella.

Bayern XI to face Juve: Neuer, Lahm, van Buyten, Dante, Alaba, Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Müller, Ribéry, Mandzuki&#263;.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2013/0406/bayernmunichtitleceleb20130406_275x155.jpg"><br> Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayern take a 2-0 lead to Turin tonight in their Champions League quarter-final with Juventus.