Miroslav Klose struck for Bayern Munich as the German record champion lifted their first silverware of the season as they won the League Cup with a 1-0 win over Schalke 04 on Saturday. This was the sixth time Bayern have lifted the trophy since it was created in 1997 and Klose's early goal was enough to give the 20-times German champions victory.
It now means Bayern have already beaten all three teams -
including VfB Stuttgart and Werder Bremen - who finished above them
in last year's final standings of the Bundesliga. Klose, the top-scorer at last year's World Cup, saved the cup final at Leipzig's sold-out Zentralstadion when he scored his first competitive goal for his new club.
Bayern were too strong despite missing new signing
French midfielder Franck Ribery, who scored three goals in the
quarter and semi-final wins, but succumbed to a knee injury he
picked up in Wedesday's 2-0 win over VfB Stuttgart.
German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was also out with a
knee strain, while Mark Van Bommel was suspended
after the midfielder was found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct against
Stuttgart. Bayern took the lead after Klose, who missed Wednesday's 2-0
semi-final win at Stuttgart with a leg injury, poached a first half
lead. Klose managed to pick up a loose ball in the penalty area after
29 minutes and lifted it over Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer into
the empty net.
Schalke's Serbian defender Mladen Krstajic and Bayern's
Brazilian defender Lucio both picked up yellow cards in the dying
stages of the first-half as Bayern took their advantage into the
break. Schalke striker Halil Altintop let his frustrations get the
better of him when he fouled Klose early in the second-half, with
his twin brother Hamit in the Bayern team. The best chance to equalise fell to Schalke's German international Kevin Kuranyi, in the 58th minute, who unleashed a superb shot which needed a diving save from Munich goalkeeper
Oliver Kahn.
More information on the German League Cup can be found here.
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Miroslav Klose struck for Bayern Munich as the German record champion lifted their first silverware of the season as they won the League Cup with a 1-0 win over Schalke 04 on Saturday. This was the sixth time Bayern have lifted the trophy since it was created in 1997 and Klose's early goal was enough to give the 20-times German champions victory.
It now means Bayern have already beaten all three teams -
including VfB Stuttgart and Werder Bremen - who finished above them
in last year's final standings of the Bundesliga. Klose, the top-scorer at last year's World Cup, saved the cup final at Leipzig's sold-out Zentralstadion when he scored his first competitive goal for his new club.
Bayern were too strong despite missing new signing
French midfielder Franck Ribery, who scored three goals in the
quarter and semi-final wins, but succumbed to a knee injury he
picked up in Wedesday's 2-0 win over VfB Stuttgart.
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German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was also out with a
knee strain, while Mark Van Bommel was suspended
after the midfielder was found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct against
Stuttgart. Bayern took the lead after Klose, who missed Wednesday's 2-0
semi-final win at Stuttgart with a leg injury, poached a first half
lead. Klose managed to pick up a loose ball in the penalty area after
29 minutes and lifted it over Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer into
the empty net.
Schalke's Serbian defender Mladen Krstajic and Bayern's
Brazilian defender Lucio both picked up yellow cards in the dying
stages of the first-half as Bayern took their advantage into the
break. Schalke striker Halil Altintop let his frustrations get the
better of him when he fouled Klose early in the second-half, with
his twin brother Hamit in the Bayern team. The best chance to equalise fell to Schalke's German international Kevin Kuranyi, in the 58th minute, who unleashed a superb shot which needed a diving save from Munich goalkeeper
Oliver Kahn.
More information on the German League Cup can be found here.
