FC Bayern is about to secure a round of 16 ticket in the Champions League early on. The German record champions also maintained their pristine white slate in the third round. After the two 2-0 wins over Inter Milan and FC Barcelona, the Munich team, where Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller were missing due to positive corona tests, played cat and mouse with Viktoria Pilsen.
The bottom line was a 5:0 (3:0) success, which was also deserved at this level. Leroy Sane (7th, 51st), Serge Gnabry (13th), Sadio Mane (21st) and “Joker” Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (59th) entered the shooting list,
ÖFB team player Marcel Sabitzer came on from the 72nd minute and found three good opportunities. “We put in a strong performance, I saw a lot of joy in playing,” emphasized Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, whose team set a record in the “premier class” to spread the word. Bayern are now unbeaten in 31 group games, surpassing Real Madrid.
Not a pleasant evening for Grillitsch
Italian leaders SSC Napoli are also on cloud nine at the moment and are also still flawless in the Champions League. Yesterday, Luciano Spalletti’s team outclassed Ajax Amsterdam away 6-1 (3-1) after trailing 0-1 (9th). Giacomo Raspadori shone with two goals and one assist. Much to the chagrin of Florian Grillitsch, who came on when the score was 1:5 (80th). A thankless task.
Club Brugge’s impressive international journey has also been extended. Who would have thought that the Belgians would lead Group B with a maximum of nine points? After Leverkusen (1-0) and FC Porto (4-0), the blue-blacks also beat Atletico Madrid. The 2-0 was deserved, although the Spaniards missed a penalty through Antoine Griezmann (76th / crossbar).
Glasner’s team can live with zero
The fans in Frankfurt saw no goals, where Oliver Glasner’s team can live quite well with the 0-0 win against Tottenham. The Hessians, who had to do without the ailing world champion Mario Götze (ankle), are still in the promotion race with four points.
FC Barcelona, meanwhile, is under pressure after the second defeat in a row. The Catalans lost 0-1 (0-1) at Inter Milan. Turkey’s Hakan Calhanoglu scored the “golden goal” in added time in the first half.
Source: Nachrichten
