The match of the day was played in Munich, Bayern hosted Barcelona, which obviously had Robert Lewandowski, who broke a number of records with the Bavarians, but left in the summer. The Polish center could have scored three goals in the first quarter of an hour, the German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer put him in position in the penalty area. Before the game they joked a lot about the old reflexes not working and the Germans got over it. This step was not intentional, but Bayern fans may be happy that Lewandowski was clumsy in this situation. In the other two situations he didn’t show the merciless face he was used to at this stage. First he shot from the center, from ten meters, then a header from four meters, but Neuer made a brilliant save. The goalkeeper was also okay when he shot Pedri, then he saved with his foot.
Sabitzer missed the biggest chance in Munich, his attempt went wide. In the 39th minute, Mané and Thomas Müller interfere with each other, so the shot hit after a good shot. Bayern played uncertainly and difficult on the opponent’s goal, so even if their attack was successful, they could not have created a meaningful situation.
The second half opens with a bomb from Rafinha, to which the substitute Goretzka responds in the 51st minute, and Ter Stegen has to launch to save. This was the home team’s first corner, Kimmich curled the ball brilliantly, Lucas Hernandez scored the goal from four meters away.
From there the picture of the match changed completely, Bayern dominated the game, gained confidence and when three minutes later, after ball possession, Sané changed pace in midfield and easily broke through the defenders, the second goal was reached. . With a subtle touch, he put the ball past the dislocated goalkeeper in the lower right corner. At 63 ‘, after forcing Pedri, he spun Neuer from seven meters, but the goal post helped the goalkeeper out. Sané was replaced by his coach, who took notice indignantly and went to the locker room instead of sitting on the bench.
In the other match of the group, Inter managed to win at the home of the Czech champion Plzeň. Džeko and Dumfries scored the two goals. The Germans also came out victorious in the other German-Spanish duel, Leverkusen also overtook Atlético Madrid in the second half. Bruges lead this group with up to six points after eliminating Porto away.
Liverpool started last week with a bad defeat, Napoli beat the finalists of the previous edition 4-1. The English took the lead in the first half against Ajax in the 17th minute with a goal from Szalah after a quick attack. They reached the opponent’s penalty area with three touches from their own goal and the Egyptian striker shot from 13 meters in the lower left corner. The Dutch equalized from the only effective attack: Kudus’ bomb bounces off the crossbar above and behind the goal line.
The Pool had the upper hand in the first half, but neither Salah nor Jota managed to score the second goal. After the round, they pushed Ajax completely into the goal, but there was also danger in the Dutch counterattacks, Blind’s header was missing by a few centimeters. We had to wait for the winning goal until the 89th minute, when Matip headed from six meters to a corner, and the Ajax defenders only managed to clear the ball from inside the goal line. The referee immediately indicated that the ball was inside.
- The group: Liverpool – Ajax 2-1, Rangers – Napoli will be played on Wednesday
- Group B: Porto 0-4 Bruges, Leverkusen 2-0 Atlético
- Group C: Bayern Munich 2-0 Barcelona, Plzen 0-2 Inter
- Group D: Sporting 2-0 Tottenham, Marseille 0-1 Frankfurt
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