London: Arjen Robben scored on a powerful volley from a corner kick in the 74th minute on Wednesday night, and Bayern Munich advanced past Manchester United to the UEFA Champions League semifinals.
Despite a 3-2 loss in the match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Bayern Munich became the first German club to reach the semifinals since 2002.
The aggregate score in the home-and-away, total-goals series was tied, 4-4, and Bayern reached the final four because of a 2-1 advantage in away goals.
Bayern will play Lyon, which lost at Bordeaux, 1-0, in an all-French quarterfinal but advanced on aggregate, 3-2. Bayern hosts the first leg April 21, with the return match six days later.
In the other semifinal, Inter Milan hosts Barcelona on April 20 and plays in Spain eight days later. The final of the premier club competition in the world is May 22 in Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the home of Real Madrid.
England is without a team in the semifinals for the first time since 2003.
Manchester United, sparked by the quick return of Wayne Rooney from an ankle injury sustained in last week’s 2-1 first-leg loss in Munich, led by 2-0 after only seven minutes on goals by Darron Gibson and Nani.
Nani gave Manchester United a 3-0 lead - and a 4-2 aggregate advantage - when he scored in the 41st minute.
But two minutes later Bayern’s Ivica Olic, who scored the game-winner last week in Germany, took advantage of a misplay by Michael Carrick and slid a low shot past goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
United played a man short when defender Rafael da Silva was ejected five minutes into the second half for clutching and grabbing Franck Ribéry, and receiving a second yellow card.
Robben missed the first leg with a calf injury, but his comeback was overshadowed by that of Rooney, who had been expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks.
At Bordeaux, Marouane Chamakh scored in the final minute of the first half for the hosts.
