Bayern fight Turkish hell and end up huge

Bayern Munich have a foot and a half in the round of 16 of the Champions League after defeating a Galatasaray in Istanbul that put them in a lot of trouble in the first half (1-3) and kept their overall total of points (9) in the group TO.

Three wins in three days is now added to the team Thomas Tuchel, who knows how to suffer before finally overcoming a Galatasaray that, with 4 points, even beat Manchester United at Old Trafford (2-3) and threatened its leadership.

The first part was brutally intense. From the opening whistle, Galatasaray put Bayern in a lot of trouble with suffocating advanced pressure and constant chances.

Eat brand for the first time

Mauro Icardi and Kerem Aktürtoglu already had a pair as soon as the match started, but Bayern, on their first arrival, were devastating. Leroy Sané bypassed the line of pressure on the left, went straight and delivered the ball with just enough left Kingsley Coman to beat Fernando Muslera with a nasty cross kick (8′).

Galatasaray did not score a goal and remained determined not to deviate from the script created by Okan Buruk. Bayern were overwhelmed the climb to the right of Sacha Boey and Tetê and from their centers came others twice in Akturtoglu’s boots, as dangerous for his mobility as he was lost in his end.

Galatasaray insisted

So, in the 8th minute, the Turkish forward hit a fantastic volley on the turn that Ulreich deflected with a save and, in the 10th minute, he sent a high ball that the German goalkeeper left in his foot in a bad clearance.

Although Galatasaray He had 16 shots on goal in this first half, Bayern also create a lot of danger whenever they can attack quickly, exploiting the spaces left by a fully committed opponent.

Leroy Sané confirmed his great moment There is noticeable power and quality on the left, so the match is sometimes a good give and take.

Icardi tied for a penalty like Panenka

Lucas Torreira equalized with a placed shot that hit the top corner (23′) before Joshua Kimmich knocks down Icardi in the area and conceded a penalty that the Argentine converted Panenka-style, with great aplomb, to make it 1-1 (30′).

Galatasaray did not settle, they continued to play with brutal intensity and a one-on-one between Aktürtoglu and Ulreich and an Icardi shot near the post was their clearest chance before the intermission.

Galatasaray slowed down and looked like Kane

After the break, Galatasaray somewhat slowed down a pace that was impossible to maintain and Bayern were able to play with more comfort, collaborate and arrive more clearly. Leroy Sané, tireless, had two more chances, but Harry Kane immediately left his mark.

The Englishman finished off the ball from Jamal Musiala with his heel but was lucky that the rebound from Abdülkerim Bardakci fell to him again and he missed the second attempt (73′).

Musiala sentence

Kane barely showed up then and he almost needed six minutes to score his second Champions League goal and provide the assist for 1-3 in Musiala, who controlled his teammate’s back pass and finished with a placed shot (79′).

Bayern went from struggling in the first half to finishing moves thanks to that destructive instinct that comes out when the opponent is forgiving and not knocking them down.

GALATASARAY

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Bayern Munich

Galatasaray: Legguard; Boey, Davinson Sánchez, Bardakci, Karatas (Angeliño, 75′); Ayhan (Ndombélé, 80′), Lucas Torreira; Tetê (Mertens, 56′), Aktürkoglu (Baris Yilmaz, 75′), Zaha (Ziyech, 75′); icardi
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Bayern Munich: Ulreich; Mazraoui (Bouna Sarr, 78′), De Ligt, Kim, Davies; Laimer, Kimmich; Coman (Tel, 83′), Musiala, Leroy Sané; Kane (Choupo-Moting, 83′)
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​Goal: 0-1 Coman (8′), 1-1 Icardi (pen.) (30′), 1-2 Kane (73′), 1-3 Musiala (79′)

Referee: Davide Massa (Italy). Yellow cards for Leroy Sané (14′), Laimer (32′), Tetê (53′), Ayhan (62′), Davies (95′)

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