Champions League: Sabitzer starts, Bayern clearly win

Midfielder Sabitzer replaced Leon Goretzka, who had a cold. The 27-year-old was on the field up to the 86th minute in his starting eleven, with Corentin Tolisso coming on. Coach Julian Nagelsmann was unable to stand on the sidelines due to a flu-like infection. The 34-year-old was represented by his co-trainers, especially Dino Toppmöller and Xaver Zembrod.

“The second half was outstanding. It was a great evening for us, ”said the German national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer at DAZN. Leroy Sane was also happy after the game: “We played a very, very good game. I am very satisfied with the performance today. “

Benfica defended skillfully and gave Robert Lewandowski and Co. little room to develop. After half an hour, Darwin Nunez even found a good chance to lead the Portuguese who continued to play without Valentino Lazaro (muscle injury), Neuer parried. His counterpart Odisseas Vlachodimos was allowed to distinguish himself more often. So the Greek in the goal of Benfica at the beginning of the second half a grandiose finish by Benjamin Pavard on the pole.

Bayern were also stripped of goals from Lewandowski (handball) and Thomas Müller (offside) after studying VAR. Leroy Sane ended the gate suspension. The offensive man hit with a free kick (70th) and opened all locks. Everton with an own goal (80th), Lewandowski (82nd) ​​and again Sane (85th) ensured a clear success for the Germans.

Juve with third success, Barca with liberation

Manchester United made a comeback to the liking of the last long-suffering fans. The “Red Devils” were 2-0 down against Atalanta Bergamo at the break, but won 3-2 in the end. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the gold goal in the 81st minute for the leaders of Group F. Like Bayern with nine points, Juventus Turin, who only scored 1-0 (0-0) at Zenit St. Petersburg in the 86th minute . Defending champion Chelsea took second place behind the Italians after a 4-0 (2-0) win against Malmö.

Barcelona scores for the first time in the third group game. The Catalans couldn’t really convince against Kiev. Gerard Pique scored the decisive goal in the 36th minute after a corner kick, Barcelona’s first in the group. Rapid loan Yusuf Demir was again on the bench at Barca. Sergino Dest ran in on the far right in a three-way attack. After changing sides, the team of Ronald Koeman with Ansu Fati and later Sergio Aguero missed one or the other chance, but invested little before the upcoming “Clasico” against Real. Kiev was hardly available offensively.

Manchester United gelingt Comeback

The evening seemed to be bitter for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The numbered Norwegian head coach at Manchester United saw his team counteract the next setback against Bergamo. Mario Pasalic (15th) and Mireh Demiral (29th), who moved up from a corner, scored for the Lombards. Marcus Rashford, who returned after an injury break, missed a good chance shortly before the break whistle. Cristiano Ronaldo tried hard, but without any punch.

United came out of the locker room transformed. Rashford (53.) rewarded that with the connection goal, Scott McTominay hit the bar, Ronaldo failed to Bergamo’s keeper Musso. Harry Maguire (75th), who moved up after a corner kick, finally equalized before Ronaldo could deliver his goal show. The 36-year-old screwed himself up in the air and scored with his head to his 137th goal in the Champions League. Bergamo are now tied with Villarreal (4-1 in Bern against Young Boys) second in the group.

Chelsea without problems – top stars injured

Chelsea had no problems at Stamford Bridge against Malmö, but complained about injuries to top strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner. The Belgian limped off the pitch with an injured foot after a penalty foul, and the German followed shortly afterwards.

Andreas Christensen (9th) and Jorginho (21st / penalty) scored before the break for the Londoners, Kai Havertz (48th) and again Jorginho from the penalty point (57th) afterwards. Juventus only delivered a poor performance in St. Petersburg, but were allowed to take all three points after a goal by Dejan Kulusevski (86th).