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On the day of the second UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg matches, an even more intense battle took place - the highly unpredictable match between Lyon and Milan ended in a draw, while Milan's Inter recovered after conceding a goal early in the match and defeated the Villarreal team. In the match held in Milan, the Inter fans were shocked already in the 45th second of the match, when the first to reach the ball after a shot by Jose Mari was the Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan of Villarreal. However, Inter quickly equalized: Brazilian Adriano beat Villarreal goalkeeper Sebastien Viera, but the ball was cleared off the goal line by defender Javi Venta. Nevertheless, this did not prevent the visitors from conceding a powerful goal from the Brazilian - just five minutes later the Spanish defense failed to clear Dejan Stankovic's pass from the right and Adriano took advantage of the opponent's mistake to send the ball into the net. The victory for the Inter team was sealed by the goal of Nigerian Obafemi Martins, who appeared on the field in the second half after the substitution, after a pass from Dejan Stankovic in the 54th minute of the match. Shortly afterwards, Villarreal's leader Juan Roman Riquelme almost equalized with a penalty kick, but the Argentine national team goalkeeper hit the ball against the crossbar. Later, Adriano and O. Martins had opportunities to increase the home team's lead, but they failed to capitalize on them, so Inter's team awaits a tense second leg match in Spain next week. The match in Lyon unfolded in a completely different way, where spectators could watch two completely different halves of the game. From the beginning of the match until the half-time whistle, Milan's players dominated the field, and Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko had two great opportunities to score, but his attempts were brilliantly saved by French national team goalkeeper Gregory Coupet. The only threat to the Lyon goal came from Benoit Pedretti's penalty kicks, but this attack was successfully repelled by Milan goalkeeper Dida. The scene on the field completely changed in the second half - Lyon, who had not scored a goal in just two matches this season, pressed their opponents, leaving them only to defend and try to counterattack. However, Lyon lacked sharpness, and breaking through the opponent's defense proved difficult for them. Dida had the most work after attempts by Portuguese Tiago, but Lyon failed to beat the Brazilian national team goalkeeper - the match ended goalless. Wednesday's results 0 - 0 Milan 2 - 1 1` [0 - 1] Diego Forlan 7` [1 - 1] Adriano 54` [2 - 1] Obafemi Martins
