September 17, 2024, 5:57 PM
September 17, 2024, 5:57 PM
Bayern Munich got off to a thunderous start in the revamped Champions League, crushing Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 this Tuesday at the Alliaz Arena.
In Vincent Kompany’s European debut on the Bayern bench, the Bavarians gave an offensive festival with a poker of Harry Kane (19, 57, 73 and 78), a double from Frenchman Michael Olise (38, 61) and goals from Raphaël Guerreiro (33), Leroy Sané (85) and Leon Goretzka (90+2).
After a season without titles for the first time since 2011, Bayern have regained their hunger at the start of the seasonThey are top of the Bundesliga with three wins in three games and are at the top of the revamped Champions League, a single group with 36 teams that began on Tuesday.
However, the semi-finalist of the last edition suffered at the start of the second half, when Dinamo Zagreb scored two goals in two minutes (Petkovic and Ogiwara, 48 and 50) to go 3-2 up.
But the players led by Kompany They quickly resumed their scoring machine.
Kane scored three of his four goals from the penalty spot, But Guerreiro’s volley goal, after a ball tamed with the chest by Jamal Musiala, Sané’s curling shot and Goretzka’s diving header will remain for the spectacle.
The bill could have been tougher for the Croatian team, with the referee disallowing two Bavarian goals for offside.
The shadow of the night for Bayern came with the substitution at half-time of their goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer, hurt after a hard fall early in the match after a run out into midfield. He was replaced by Scen Ulreich, who conceded both goals.
