Klose closes it out

Bayern Munich 2 Fiorentina 1: SUBSTITUTE Miroslav Klose headed an 89th-minute goal to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Fiorentina…

Bayern Munich 2 Fiorentina 1:SUBSTITUTE Miroslav Klose headed an 89th-minute goal to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie at the Allianz Arena last night.

Bayern, who had won their last 12 games in a row in all competitions, went ahead with an Arjen Robben penalty in first-half stoppage time after a foul on Franck Ribery.

Per Kroldrup levelled for the Italian side five minutes after the restart, turning the ball in from close range after a corner.

Fiorentina had Massimo Gobbi sent off by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo for an apparent elbow in Robben’s face in the 73rd minute of the tie.

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