Hargreaves: Our plan worked
24/04/2008 07:32, Report by James Tuck
Owen Hargreaves declared United’s goalless draw with Barcelona in the
first leg of their Champions League semi-final was a job well done.
The makeshift right-back revealed that containing Barca's potent attack
was always the main priority at the Nou Camp and believes the Reds now have
the upper hand going into Tuesday's second leg.
He told MUTV: “I think we’d have taken a 0-0 before the game. Defensively
I thought we were strong and didn’t allow Barcelona any clear chances.
They had a lot of possession and kept the ball well, but they didn’t really
penetrate us and that was the strategy going into the game.”
Hargreaves refused to blame Cristiano Ronaldo for missing an early penalty
which could have changed the nature of the tie entirely.
“You’re not going to score them all,” he said. “He’s scored more than
he’s missed and I think maybe he changed his mind at the last moment. It
probably would have changed the flow of the game had we scored, but it’s
fine.”
Ronaldo had another strong penalty appeal waved away by referee Massimo
Busacca later in the first half when Barca defender Rafael Marquez appeared
to obstruct the winger as he bore down on goal.
Hargreaves added: “It looked like a penalty but after the referee had given
one penalty, it would have been brave for him to give another and a red card.”
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H4的OS : 昨天應該去搶罰一個禁區外的freekick XD
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