Olic goal hands Bayern advantage

Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic struck deep in stoppage time to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory over Manchester United in their Champions League quarter-final first leg last night.

Lyon took control of their all-French Champions League quarter-final with Bordeaux after securing a 3-1 win in an entertaining first leg.

The visitors turned in an improved second-half showing after going in 2-1 down at the break but a Lisandro Lopez penalty in the 77th minute gave Claude Puel's side a two-goal cushion ahead of the return leg on April 7.

In Munich, Olic scored from close range with virtually the last kick of the match to hand United their first away loss in the competition this season.

To make matters worse for the English champions, striker Wayne Rooney hobbled off at the end of the match with an ankle problem.

Rooney had got United off to a flying start, volleying them ahead in the second minute, but Franck Ribery's free-kick deflected off the wall in the 77th for the equaliser.

In front of a sold-out 66,000 crowd, Bayern were largely kept out of the box by a steely United defence in the first half.

They increased the pressure after the break and were rewarded with the late winner by Croatia international Olic which brought back memories of United's famous comeback victory over Bayern in the 1999 final.

Bayern, without injured Dutch winger Arjen Robben, showed attacking spirit after falling behind to Rooney after only 65 seconds but found themselves unable to threaten the visitors' goal.

Ribery managed to get a shot on target in the 21st minute but too often found himself surrounded by two or three United defenders.

Rooney was a constant threat, with his speed troubling defender Martin Demichelis, playing a full 90-minute game for the first time in more than three weeks after a facial injury, for which he wore a protective mask.

The England striker could have made it 2-0 just before the break when he combined beautifully with Darren Fletcher but his weak left-footed shot was no problem for keeper Hans-Joerg Butt.

Bayern came out fighting in the second half when Olic forced a good save from Van der Sar.

With United seemingly satisfied with their solitary goal, they fell further back as Bayern poured forward. Ribery gave the hosts hope when he fired a free-kick off the wall to level 13 minutes from time.

United defender Nemanja Vidic rattled the bar with a powerful header in the dying minutes.

But it was Bayern who had the final say deep in stoppage time when Olic picked up a loose ball to wrong-foot keeper Van der Sar with a clever left-foot strike.

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson accepted that the better side had prevailed.

"We didn't play well and we kept on giving the ball away," Ferguson said. "Bayern were better than us and we can't deny that either.

"They pressed us really hard and we cracked a bit. The last goal was a terrible one to give away.

"However, the game at Old Trafford will be a different one and we will be much better. No doubt about that. We have an away goal and that is an advantage."

In France, Lisandro had put Lyon ahead in the 10th minute but Bordeaux, who lost 3-1 to Marseille in the League Cup final on Saturday, levelled shortly afterwards via a trademark header from Marouane Chamakh.

Michel Bastos restored Lyon's lead and Lisandro's spotkick means Laurent Blanc's French champions must win by two clear goals at the Stade Chaban-Delmas next week if they are to turn the tie around.

"It's a good result obviously, but they have an away goal," warned Brazilian international Bastos.

"We have done what we had to do tonight, but we are only halfway there and we have to finish off our task next week."

Chamakh, who is a reported target for English Premier League side Arsenal, was left to reflect on a deeply disappointing four days.

"They were not the best two matches of our season, which has promised so much," he said.

"However, unlike the League Cup final, we have another chance to get back at Lyon and we have the away goal. An early goal next week and who knows?"

Quarter-finals

O. Lyon 3
Lopez 10, 77 pen
Bastos 32
Bordeaux 1
Chamakh 14
B. Munich 2
Ribery 77
Olic 90
Man. Utd 1
Rooney 2

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