The ninth goal of the season was the most worth seeing: Robert Lewandowski scores 1-0 for Bayern in Kiev
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FC Bayern defied nine failures and won the group early with a 2-1 win in the Champions League at Dynamo Kiev. Robert Lewandowski, who is now chasing two records from Cristiano Ronaldo, once again took the lead.
DAfter having already made it into the last sixteen of the Champions League, FC Bayern has now also made the group win early. The Munich team won 2: 1 (2: 0) at Dynamo Kiev and after the fifth match day with five wins they are unmatched in first place in Group E.
“That wasn’t our best performance, but overall we are extremely satisfied with this Champions League season so far. The second round was our first goal, ”said Manuel Neuer. The goalkeeper also commented on the tense personnel situation and the vaccination debate: “It was important that we only focused on the game today and left the trivialities aside. Of course, that’s not that easy. Everyone gave their all, at least in terms of commitment, and that was important. “
The fact that Munich had to do without Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Jamal Musiala and Mickael Cuisance, who remained in quarantine at home as unvaccinated contacts, was hardly reflected in the game of the German record champions. Overall, coach Julian Nagelsmann was missing nine professionals. Only 14 outfield players made the trip to Ukraine.
“The framework conditions are not ideal now. But I generally have a good feeling. I’m always a big fan of giving players a chance who otherwise get little playing time and are not so much in focus. As far as the offensive is concerned, we have to deal with the staff on the pitch, ”Nagelsmann said immediately before kick-off.
Clearance crew: In Kiev, the field of play had to be cleared of snow before the game
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His team ensured clear conditions early in snowy Kiev with temperatures around freezing point and was in the lead after just fifteen minutes. Robert Lewandowski scored with an overhead kick to make it 0: 1 (14th) and extended his lead in the list of goalscorers.
Lewandowski on the hunt for a record
The Pole has already scored nine goals and is only one goal away from his personal group stage record from 2019/2020. Two successes are still missing until the six-year-old record set by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Dream goal in Kiev: Robert Lewandowski scored 1-0 for Bayern at Dynamo
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The Portuguese, who also made it into the round of 16 with Manchester United in a parallel game at Villareal after a goal and a 2-0 away win, also threatens to lose another record to the Bayern striker. Lewandowski scored in Kiev across all seasons in the ninth premier league game in a row. CR7 had scored a goal in eleven consecutive games from June 2017 to April 2018.
The Ukrainians were happy to even score a goal. Denys Garmash succeeded in the 70th minute, the first of the current Champions League season. The fact that this was not synonymous with the second point had its cause in the closing stages of the first half.
The recovered Kingsley Coman, who was still missing in the surprising 1: 2 in Augsburg, scored in the 42nd minute of the game from a tight angle to 2-0 for Bayern and secured the victory, which was only in danger at the end. Bayern conceded at least one goal for the sixth time in a row. In view of the personnel situation, the Munich-based company is unlikely to be of any interest.
“An important win considering the circumstances. We took a good bite, but the goal we conceded was a bit annoying. We can do better than that. We have to become more stable, ”said Nagelsmann.
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