Man Utd lost 3-4 to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Goals:
Bayern Munich: Sane (28′), Gnabry (32′), Kane (53′), Tel (90+2′)
Man Utd: Holund (48′), Casemiro (88′, 90+4′)
Man Utd is a guest at Bayern Munich’s field in a difficult situation in terms of strength, form and spirit. The English team did not play badly and created an attractive score chase at the end of the match, but still had to admit defeat.
The Red Devils surprised everyone by creating an exciting match. They did not hesitate to push their squad high and put pressure on the opponent’s defense in the first minutes of the match. This way of kicking brings remarkable results.
In the first half of the first half, Bayern Munich did not have any notable attacking opportunities. The home team continuously failed passes and showed confusion. Man Utd almost opened the scoring when Christian Eriksen scored from close range but was excellently saved by the home goalkeeper.
While many Man Utd fans were optimistic, the away team’s defense made mistakes. In the 28th minute, after Harry Kane’s touch, Leroy Sane shot with light force from outside the penalty area. Goalkeeper Andre Onana made a poor save, helping Bayern Munich open the scoring.
Just 4 minutes later, it was Diogo Dalot’s turn to play poorly. Jamaal Musiala easily eliminated this defender and then sent a pass for Serge Gnabry to finish from close range to double the gap. The 2-goal difference made Man Utd unable to play football like the previous minutes.
Entering the second half, Man Utd began to regain their spirit. From Marcus Rashford’s pass, Rasmus Holund shot the ball dangerously to shorten the score to 1-2. However, the 2-goal gap was restored not long after. From the situation where the ball touched Eriksen’s hand in the penalty area, Harry Kane easily increased the score to 3-1 with a penalty kick.
Man Utd tried to attack but didn’t make any difference. Rashford and Bruno Fernandes had a bad day.
However, the English team also created exciting final minutes when Casemiro scored a goal that sparked hope for Man Utd. During extra time, each team scores one more goal. Mathys Tel increased the score to 4-2 for Bayern Munich before Casemiro scored another goal to end the match.
Line up:
Bayern Munich: Ulreich, Laimer, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min Jae, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Leroy Sane, Musiala, Gnabry, Harry Kane.
Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez, Reguilon, Casemiro, Eriksen, Pellestri, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund.