Bayern Munich Held Goalless By Shakhtar

Bayern Munich’s attacking ambitions were curtailed by an organised Shakhtar Donetsk who held them to a goalless draw in their Champions league last-16 first leg on Tuesday with Xabi Alonso sent off for the Germans in the second half.
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Alonso, who was making his 100th Champions League appearance, was dismissed with 25 minutes remaining following a second booking from Spanish referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco.
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Bayern, who trounced Hamburg 8-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, were stifled by a Shakhtar side, playing their first competitive game in two months.
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Shakhtar’s solid rearguard display maintained their chances of reaching the Champions leaguequarterfinals for the second time while Guardiola’s Bayern will need to adopt a less cautious approach in the return leg in Munich on March 11.
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Bayern came into the clash full of confidence and were quickly on the front foot with Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller creating good chances.
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Robben out-muscled Shakhtar defender Vyacheslav Shevchuk in the penalty area and fedThomas Muller, whose shot rolled along the goalline, before being cleared to the relief of the home supporters.
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It was a scrappy game undermined by a number of niggly fouls with tempers flaring on several occasions.
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Mueller spurned a glorious chance after 30 minutes when he fired a volley over the bar after being superbly set up by Ribery.