By Anna Italia
Covering the UEFA Champions League from an Italian Perspective


                 45% Ball Possession Fiorentina and 55% Ball Possession Bayern Munich
          Fiorentina 1 - 1 Bayern Munich 
                                   10' Adrian Mutu                   78' Tim Borowski


Substitutes: 62' Mario Santana out, Sergio Almiron in        79' B. Schweinsteiger out, T. Kroos in
                     80' Z. Kuzmanovic out, P. Osvaldo in              89' Lukas Podolski out, Andreas Ottl in


An uphill battle for Fiorentina after their defeat in the first leg BAYERN MUNICH 3 - 0 FIORENTINA, and the chance to win today at the Artemio Franchi in front of their fans. 

UEFA Champions League Group Stage F as of November 5, 2008	Played	Points
Lyon	4	8
Bayern Munich	4	8
Fiorentina	4	3
Steaua Bucharest	4	1

Here is the starting eleven formation for Fiorentina by Coach Cesare Prandelli:

Sebastien Frey, Alessandro Gamberini, Dario Dainelli, Felipe Melo, Massimo Gobbi, Luciano Zauri, Mario Santana, Riccardo Montolivo, Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Adrian Mutu, and Alberto Gilardino.

Here is the starting eleven formation for Bayern Munich by Coach Jurgen Klinsman:

Michael Rensing, Martin Demichelis, Ferreira Lucio, Ze Roberto, Massimo Oddo, Tim Borowski, Mark Van Bommel, Franck Ribery, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, and Miroslav Klose.

A familiar face in Bayern is former AC Milan defender Massimo Oddo. Former Fiorentina forward Luca Toni did not make it to this match for injury.
 
Incredible, just in the 10th minute, and the party explodes at the Artemio!   Forward Alberto Gilardino provides a headed pass to Adrian Mutu shooting from the center of the box directly to the top right corner blasting Beyern Munich goalkeeper Rensing.
Fiorentina 1 - 0 Bayern Munich

Just unbelievable, but something is not clicking with Fiorentina.   In the 78th minute, Bayern Munich Tim Borowski equalizes the score with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner blasting Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey and all Fiorentina fans!
Fiorentina 1 - 1 Bayern Munich

Even if this match ends with a draw, it has the meaning of a defeat because Fiorentina seems not finding stability. Plus, making matters worse, Lyon beat Steaua Bucharest leaving Fiorentina in the third position with only 3 points.  The two top teams  of Group F are Lyon and Bayern Munich with 8 points each.

Fiorentina ends the match with 45% ball possession while Bayern Munich had 55% ball possession.


UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE F MATCHDAY 4
Fiorentina 1 - 1 Bayern Munich
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
11:45 a.m. USA Pacific Time

Referee; Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)
Assistant Referees: Fermin Martinez Ibanez (ESP)

Ramon Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official:  Carlos Clos Gomez (ESP)

UEFA Delegate:  Mark Blackbourne (ENG)

UEFA Referee observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR )

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