Man Utd 2-0 Inter Milan (agg 2-0) 11 March 2009

Alex Ferguson emerged victorious in the showdown with his old rival Jose Mourinho as Manchester United survived a nervous night against Inter Milan to reach the last eight of the Champions League.

Nemanja Vidic powered in Ryan Giggs' corner to give United the lead in the tie after only four minutes, and Cristiano Ronaldo rose to head home Wayne Rooney's cross three minutes after the interval.

Ibrahimovic should have drawn Inter level after 28 minutes when he stole in unmarked on to the end of Maicon's free-kick, only to send a downward header against the bar with Edwin van der Sar beaten.

Stankovic's long-range shot was turned to safety by Van der Sar before United relieved the pressure to almost grab that crucial second goal eight minutes before the interval.

Rooney's instant pass sent John O'Shea clear in the area, but Julio Cesar raced off his line to make the block.

Inter ended an absorbing opening half in the ascendancy, with Stankovic adding to the catalogue of missed opportunities when he somehow steered Ibrahimovic's pass over the top from point-blank range.

Mario Balotelli's clever pass then released Ibrahimovic for a volley that beat Van der Sar but flew inches wide.

If he was upbeat about over-turning United again, it was a feeling that did not last for long as Ronaldo headed the second goal United craved after 48 minutes. Rooney's cross was an open invitation for Ronaldo and he rose to flick an emphatic finish past the helpless Cesar.

The burly Adriano replaced Stankovic in what amounted to a final throw of the dice from Mourinho, and he almost handed the Italian champions a lifeline when he stretched to turn Esteban Cambiasso's cross against the post.


Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes (Anderson 70), Giggs, Rooney (Park 84), Berbatov.
Subs Not Used: Foster, Evans, Fletcher, Gibson, Tevez.
Booked: Rooney.
Goals: Vidic 4, Ronaldo 49.
Inter Milan: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Cordoba, Samuel, Santon, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Vieira (Muntari 46), Stankovic (Adriano 58), Ibrahimovic, Balotelli (Figo 70).
Subs Not Used: Toldo, Maxwell, Cruz, Rivas.
Booked: Samuel, Muntari.
Att: 74,769
Ref: Wolfgang Stark (Germany).

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[khikho9]

thumbs up if GOAL sent u here

[IDante1Savage]

0:58 what a save by Van Der Sar. He was incredible for United.

[10ManchesterUnited]

Rooney&Ronaldo

[tokyopp]

a match between 2 defencive managers with the mentality of a team like levante

[zzzaaa0990]

In this game Ronaldo was pinching the bums of Inter's defenders throughout the game,he did it in the lead upto his goal though this video didn't show as it was care fully edited.Amen.

[MrDALT101]

good times uh??......



[TheSeffton]

@Nestocafe plz ome back ron plz

[interabie]

i remember watching this, was such a good game

[TheBdriano]

INTER was Great .. i hope IBRA & Mourinho play together again !!