Friday, November 28, 2008

Wolfsburg, the Uefa Cup group phase almost over

In the hectic final stage lost even chess player Felix Magath overview. "I am delighted that we have success with this group stood on stage," said the analyst otherwise so precise in the erroneous assumption that the 3:2 (1:1) of the VfL Wolfsburg at Sporting Braga have his team already en route to the Co-round of the Uefa Cup paved. Lower Saxony that despite the maximum yield of six points from two games is still a counter to the advancement missing, was coach of VfL simply overlooked.

Magath took so that, for Wolfsburg in the two remaining group games against Portsmouth FC on Thursday and two weeks later when AC Milan (December 17) "only for the best placement go. But purely mathematical would be two defeats also a departure nor possible. The strong performance of the Bundesliga at the Portuguese citizens were pessimistic about such considerations certainly no reason. "We have a great starting position. Now we have it in the hands," said Marcel Schäfer.

His team-mate Christian Gentner rejoiced especially on the first Wolfsburg away win this season: "This momentum, we should now go and Dortmund on Sunday in another place after victory." Despite the start of fighting spirit, however, saw it not long after a victory of VfL from. Twice were the guests of the rock stadium in Braga behind: First, by a curious own goal by Ricardo Costa (5) and after balancing the Bosnian Edin Dzeko (24) again at the beginning of the second half by Albert Meyong (49.). Only the late hits from Zvjezdan Misimovic, a foul penalty (83.) and turned in the fourth minute of injury time took the victory made perfect.

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