Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala celebrates a purpose with Harry Kane through the UEFA Champions League match in opposition to Galatasary on October 24, 2023
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Harry Kane scored an important purpose to assist Bayern Munich earn its 16th straight win within the group stage of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Galatasaray.
Kane made little affect till late within the second half however he was there when wanted to attain the staff’s second purpose. The England captain first tried a flashy backheel off Jamal Musiala’s low cross however the ball hit defender Sacha Boey. It then bounced favorably for Kane to attain together with his second effort within the 73rd minute.
Quickly after, Musiala scored the third to take the sport out of Galatasaray’s attain.
Kingsley Coman had scored early for Bayern however the German staff was beneath stress from Galatasaray for a lot of the sport. The Turkish staff had extra pictures — 20 to 14— whereas Bayern was largely a menace on the counter till the objectives from Kane and Musiala turned the sport round.
Bayern leads Group A with an ideal 9 factors on the midway stage and hasn’t dropped a degree in group play since 2020. Bayern has gone 37 video games unbeaten since its loss within the group stage in 2017. Similar to the 2-1 win over Copenhagen in Bayern’s final Champions League sport, the German champions needed to dig deep for a win in an away sport the place they had been the favorites.
In entrance of a vocal dwelling floor in Turkey, Coman gave injury-depleted Bayern the lead within the eighth minute off a move from Leroy Sané, however Galatasaray had the higher of the primary half.
The Turkish champions twice went shut from pictures by Kerem Aktürkoglu, who had an acrobatic volley saved by Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich after which despatched the ball over the bar when Ulreich’s error gifted him an open purpose.
Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi was taking part in regardless of an ankle damage and acquired his staff again into the sport. Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich lunged in with a late problem on Icardi to present away a penalty which the Argentine transformed within the 30th.
Icardi may have scored once more shortly earlier than halftime when Kimmich gave the ball away on the sting of his personal penalty space, however the Argentine’s shot went huge of the submit. On the different finish, Sané was the principle menace on the counterattack however twice didn’t get a shot away from good positions.
Bayern took management of the sport within the ultimate half hour and step by step elevated the stress on Galatasaray’s protection earlier than Kane and Musiala’s objectives.
Manchester United beat Copenhagen 1-Zero within the later Group A match Tuesday for the English staff’s first factors of the group stage.