Bayern imposes its law and comes back against Lazio

He Bayern Munich has won by a clear 3-0 against the Laziowith two goals from Harry Kane and another from Thomas Müller, and qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, imposing its offensive punch to overcome the 1-0 loss it had in the first leg in Rome.

Looking ahead to the return, the Allianz Arena was decked out and saw its push rewarded with the first efforts of the match. A finish of Jamal Musiala In the 8th minute inside the area, well covered by the Lazio defense, it was the first warning. A little later Leroy Sané tried his luck from distance, but another attentive defender blocked his shot. Musiala tried again after a quarter of an hour, this time with a powerful shot from the edge of the area that forced goalkeeper Ivan Provedel to save the ball. Bayern’s young ’42’ channeled almost all the attacks, and in one of them Raphael Guerreiro came close to scoring with a low left foot shot on a loose ball in the rival area.

Although the feeling of local danger was palpable, Lazio scared the Munich stadium in the 37th minute. Mattia Zaccagni crossed into the area on foot changed from the left wing, Matthijs de Ligt combed the ball and, free of marking behind him, Ciro Immobile He headed next to the right post while goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made the statue. Paradoxically, that served as a prelude to 1-0. Looking out from the balcony of the area, Musiala crossed long and Müller gave the ball back with a header; Guerreiro finished in a semi-fault and then appeared Kanebeing the great goal hunter that he is, to get ahead of the visiting centre-back Adam Marusic and push the ball into the net with a header.

Maurizio Sarri’s men suffered the blow, did not disturb Neuer’s goal before the break and also conceded the 2-0 lead from a corner during extra time. Guerreiro took a shot to the far post, De Ligt impaled with his right foot and Müller He deflected that shot with his head, while the Italian defenders called for an offside that never existed.

A team without gunpowder

The tie seemed doomed, even though the Roman team was just one goal away from forcing extra time. But nothing was going well for him in attack and, to make matters worse, his defense showed so much passivity that in the 66th minute it was 3-0. Sané tamed the ball, advanced to the right corner of the area, looked towards the opposite side and hit a strong left foot shot. Provedel repelled that ball, which had poison in it, but Kane He once again showed off his skills for placing at short distances. The English striker adjusted her body and marked the rebound into an empty goal with his left foot. With their homework done, since the substitutions had had no effect on their opponent, Bayern enjoyed peace of mind.

Nevertheless, Thomas Tuchel’s men were able to extend their advantage in a couple of shots on the counterattack, but Müller missed the clearest one with his right hand. The most dangerous opportunity for the Italian team was in the boots of Luis Albertowho before being replaced in the 80th minute put Neuer in trouble with a shot from the edge of the area.

Beyond that, the duel calmed down and Tuchel even rested the key men in his squad. Once this round of 16 match in the Champions League has been resolved, and waiting to meet their next rival, Bayern will focus on attempting the feat of overcome the 10 points that separate them in the Bundesliga from the leader Bayer Leverkusen.

2024-03-05 22:06:10
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