Wednesday, October 24, 2007
October 24, 200720:45 (UTC+1) | |||
Werder Bremen | 2–1 | Lazio | Weserstadion, BremenAttendance: 36,587Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
Sonogo 28′ (2)Pasanen 30’Pasanen 46’Toši? 46’Almeida 54′ (2)Sanogo 64’Rosenberg 64’Borowski 73’Andreasen 73′ | Match Report | 21′ Pandev 51′ Meghni 51′ Del Nero 51′ Mutarelli 55′ Zauri 69′ Pandev 69′ Makinwa 82′ Rocchi 82′ Tare 82′ (1) Manfredini 90’+1′ Mudingayi |
Werder Bremen beat Lazio at home to claim their 1st 3 points of this season’s UEFA Champions League. The win allows Werder Bremen to move ahead of Lazio in the standings with Werder Bremen now 3rd. The win also brings them 1 point behind Olympiacos.
Werder Bremen, who held the majority of the possession throughout the game, broke through in the 28th minute through Sonago. Almeida gave the Germans a two-goal cushion nine minutes into the second half. Clemens Fritz sent a long low cross to the Hugo Almeida, who then doubled the lead. Lazio managed to pull 1 back before the final whistle.
The 2 clubs match up again in 13 days from now with both teams needing to pick up points to have a shot for 2nd place in Group C.