00:00Arsene Wenger says this is the most difficult game in the competition, the second leg of the semi-final, the match in which you have everything to lose.
00:15Fabregas invited to shoot, it came off Fittich and off Ferdinand and a cheap corner for Arsenal.
00:21Well I think Fabregas would be the first to admit that it wasn't his best connection.
00:25Insisting the match statistics were more even, here's Ronaldo getting in behind Toure, linking up with Rooney.
00:34Saneu leaning over Rooney but finding only Anderson, Ronaldo is on the move here, Giroud matching him stride for stride.
00:41Gives slips, it's Jisung Park, away goal for Manchester United.
00:47A goal that could be worth twice its weight in gold.
00:52A sad and unfortunate slip by Kieran Gibbs allows Jisung Park to steer Manchester United into a two goal lead and Arsenal must now score three times on the night to overhaul that aggregate advantage.
01:08You know it is a slip by Gibbs who impressed everybody last week at Old Trafford and it's a shame for him.
01:14But look at the pace of Ronaldo able to get in behind, that's a couple of times he's done that, the slip makes it easier.
01:21It's an easily cleared by Evra, Ronaldo will have to take them on, on his own.
01:25The challenge he will shirk though.
01:28Fletcher has run it from Fabregas and Ronaldo has run a free kick from Van Persie.
01:34Kieran Gibbs will need some help now.
01:37He was...
01:43It's 35 yards and more.
01:45Too far for Ronaldo to think about it.
01:47Oh!
01:49Absolutely sensational!
01:53He went through Almudia, beaten for pace.
01:57And Manchester United have scored twice in a little more than ten minutes here.
02:02And Cristiano Ronaldo has matched the scorcher he scored in Porto.
02:10To leave Arsenal all but beaten already.
02:15Well listen I think the goalkeeper's caught.
02:17Almudia we all know is terrific as well in the first leg.
02:19He kept his team in it, I think he gets caught here.
02:22I mean it's a fantastic strike.
02:24But I think he should be dealing with that.
02:26I think he should be working his feet better, getting across and timing that around the post.
02:31But already that appears set to change.
02:35Evra.
02:37And Ronaldo is onside again.
02:39But once his control let him down he is enjoying himself.
02:42Patience from Darren Fletcher.
02:44Wayne Rooney.
02:46He did a really good save by Almudia.
02:48That was on target.
02:50And that was the Almudia we saw at Old Trafford last week.
02:53Well it was clever of him to stay out of it.
02:55Now he can get involved.
02:57He was offside when the initial ball was played through.
03:00Good communication.
03:02Anderson with the corner.
03:04Ronaldo.
03:05Well the only man marking him is Nemanja Vidic.
03:09Two of them rose unopposed.
03:11Fabregas now at the ball.
03:17Tackled by Ferdinand.
03:19Fabregas takes.
03:21And so does Van der Sar.
03:24Manuel Almudia after 11.
03:27Here's Ronaldo again.
03:30Scored in the last 16.
03:32Against Inter.
03:33He's good.
03:34Vidic.
03:35And O'Shea forward.
03:36It's Rooney who's jumping at the far post.
03:37And Rooney who's pushing.
03:39At the far post.
03:40He knows what he's dealing with.
03:42That's Ronaldo onto the carry.
03:44Ronaldo.
03:45Manchester United still hungry for more.
03:49Goals.
03:51Nasri though.
03:53Easy for Van der Sar.
03:54Yeah he's hung that up.
03:55But Nasri is probably.
03:57Rooney's offside here.
03:59And trying to continue to go forward.
04:01Very sarcastic cheer for the decision.
04:04You know and there probably are one or two still kind of trying and trying to G the rest.
04:08But I think there are one or two heads going as well.
04:13Cristiano Ronaldo.
04:16Ronaldo is offside here.
04:19Yeah it might have been a little over hit that one.
04:22From Fletcher.
04:24Current Sunday League.
04:25Centre forwards.
04:26Many ex-centre forwards.
04:27Nodding knowingly in their living room.
04:29At the Berbatov about him.
04:32Van Persie's cross.
04:33Now here's Adebayor.
04:34Van Persie has spilt it.
04:39There's a free kick being given against Adebayor.
04:42He does get too much protection.
04:45Ronaldo.
04:46Need protection from him.
04:47El Mounir got it.
04:50Dinked in towards Fabregas.
04:55Ronaldo.
04:56Oh that's a sliding challenge from Sadio right under the referee's nose.
05:07His last free kick had the wow factor.
05:12It's Ronaldo.
05:14That one did seem to move.
05:17El Mounir watched it carefully.
05:19Arsenal foothold.
05:20Get them on the ball.
05:21Get them past it again.
05:23And get them.
05:24Senna.
05:26Adebayor waits.
05:28Didn't quite time it.
05:29Got up between Ferdinand and O'Shea.
05:32Testing out Edwin van der Sar so far Arsenal.
05:36On the foul on Ronaldo.
05:39Song shakes his head.
05:41Yeah the referee could not have been better placed.
05:44Fletcher is very displeased about this.
05:49Ronaldo takes.
05:50Evra.
05:52And here's Ronaldo.
05:56In his words of wisdom it would count for anything.
05:59A half that went Manchester United's way.
06:02Almost from the outset.
06:03Slip by Kieran Gibbs.
06:06A mistake by Manuel El Mounir.
06:09I would say goals were handed.
06:12FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
06:14They lost dramatic draining occasions all but...
06:19Here's Cristiano Ronaldo.
06:25It's the corner in which the Manchester United travelling support is gathered.
06:30Rooney takes.
06:32Made away by Sane.
06:35Here goes Ronaldo.
06:36Stretching Giroud.
06:38He has support.
06:40Ronaldo will go it alone and that's a very smart shot.
06:44Safe by El Mounir.
06:45Very quickly down to his left.
06:48Ronaldo equally as dangerous on either side it seems.
06:51But look at this striking from Ronaldo.
06:55Anderson.
06:57El Mounir had to deal with that.
06:58It's a corner.
07:03Well I don't think this was kind of the Brazilian touch.
07:07In which to make an assault on the summit.
07:12And Percy takes.
07:15I think Van der Sar realised early that there was always a little too much pace.
07:22Ronaldo.
07:26Roche.
07:28Ronaldo is offside here.
07:34Made away by Vidic.
07:37Ronaldo can break.
07:39Decent part. Rooney's got some space to his left.
07:42Here is Wayne Rooney.
07:45Ronaldo is getting up with him.
07:46Rooney has found Ronaldo.
07:48How about that?
07:49How about that?
07:52One end of the field to the other.
07:54In the blink of an eye.
07:56Cristiano Ronaldo scores for the second time on the night.
08:00And Manchester United can pat their backs for Rome.
08:07What a break.
08:08Devastating.
08:09Absolutely devastating for Manchester United.
08:11But we knew they could do that.
08:14And it all started with a Vidic header as well you know.
08:18I mean himself and Ferdinand weren't in the thick of it as Arsenal.
08:20Just trying to build a bit of momentum.
08:22He wins the header.
08:23Now the break is on.
08:24They know that.
08:25Little flick from Ronaldo.
08:26Parks away.
08:27Knows he's got the support in Rooney.
08:29Rooney could have gone himself.
08:31He really could.
08:32It would have been more difficult.
08:33But he's found a delightful pass to Ronaldo.
08:35And that's clinical from him.
08:37Not putting trust in Rooney's temperament.
08:44And Arsenal get Van Persie.
08:49Did well to work shooting space.
08:51Brought his fellow countrymen into a good save.
08:53Bettner though.
08:54Van Persie is there.
08:55So too is Ferdinand.
08:56Clive and Raphael to his usual position.
09:04For this game.
09:07But any doubts about his participation in Rome for suspension are now cleared.
09:12There's Dimitar Buk.
09:17Ronaldo.
09:20Raphael.
09:25Bettner.
09:26Through the legs of Vaushei.
09:27That's side netting.
09:29Yeah, it's probably a little ambitious.
09:31I mean, he's done well to get himself in that position behind John O'Shea.
09:34Paul Sculls' kick.
09:38Here's Park.
09:41Good stop by Almunia.
09:42He got his angles right.
09:44On his near post.
09:45Arsenal just needed a little more bite.
09:47Here's Fabregas trying to provide some on the night.
09:49It's a wonderful recovery by Fletcher.
09:51A penalty's been given.
09:52Oh, he looked to play the ball.
09:53Oh, it's a red card.
09:55And Darren Fletcher, in that moment,
09:58sees his personal dream of playing in a Champions League final taken from him.
10:06Still can score here.
10:09Robin van Persie against Edwin van der Sar.
10:15Rather ironic.
10:16Scheer greets the penalty.
10:18That is of relatively little consequence
10:22because Arsenal still need four more goals.
10:25But what is of great consequence
10:27is that Darren Fletcher...
10:30Here comes van der Sar.
10:31It's a bit tricky.
10:33Here comes van der Sar.
10:34It's a bit straight.
10:35But Bermatov's control helped.
10:43Well struck.
10:44Wall did its job.
10:45And again from Fabregas.
10:46Wide.
10:47He's stretching in the end.
10:49Couldn't really get the control on it.
10:50Any hint of simulation, he just ignored it.
10:53This fella seems to have gone for everything.
10:58From Benford again.
10:59In the hope.
11:00Coutinho.
11:01And Fabregas just helped it straight into the hands
11:05of Edwin's leading scorer in last season's competition.
11:09It's Ronaldo.
11:11It wasn't bad, was it?
11:15Well, he might have been just positioned.
11:18Ronaldo caught in the chest.
11:22Toure penalised.
11:24And another Ronaldo free kick on the way.
11:26That's not as good.
11:28And a Bajoran slipped it through here.
11:32Might get another opportunity.
11:35Just couldn't quite force the issue.
11:38...Squad Manchester United.
11:41Ronaldo.
11:42Here's Giggs.
11:44He just couldn't quite gather it in his stride.
11:47Manchester United will defend the European Cup in Rome.
11:51Sir Alec Ferguson just doesn't want to let go of it.
11:54Someone will have to tear it out of his hands.
12:00Questions for Arsene Wenger to answer.
12:02When does potential become prizes?
12:05Another season without a trophy for Arsene Wenger.
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