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MUNICH, Sept 20 (Reuters) –
Bayern Munich struck twice in 4 minutes within the first half to set them on their strategy to a 4-3 victory over an embattled Manchester United on Wednesday and make a successful begin in Champions League Group A.
Bayern, unbeaten of their final 28 Champions League group stage house matches, seemed in management regardless of some sloppy defending at occasions, and got here out on high in a seven-goal bonanza with three of them coming within the remaining couple of minutes.
Targets from Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry within the twenty eighth and thirty second minutes put the hosts within the driving seat with injury-hit United, who’ve now misplaced their final three matches, scoring within the forty ninth via Rasmus Hojlund’s deflected effort.
A Harry Kane penalty, awarded for a handball by Christian Eriksen, restored Bayern’s two-goal cushion 4 minutes later earlier than the sport ended with a flurry of late targets with United’s Casemiro scoring both aspect of a Mathys Tel stoppage time effort.
Bayern additionally hit the woodwork via Sane and Thomas Mueller.
“Tonight’s end result was massive for our confidence and improvement, however there are nonetheless issues to work on,” mentioned Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, who was not on the touchline as he sat out a suspension from final season.
“We’re posing a menace in each recreation, creating possibilities in each recreation, however we have been very reserved within the opening exchanges and fortunate to not fall behind. We’re not 100% pleased up to now, however the reactions to adversity tonight have been superb.”
United, who misplaced 3-1 to each Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal of their earlier two video games, have conceded three targets or extra in three consecutive matches for the primary time since December 1978.
STRONG START
But it had began nicely for them with Eriksen’s fourth minute shot parried by Bayern’s Sven Ulreich.
It was a howler by United’s Andre Onana that put the hosts in entrance, with the keeper letting Sane’s tame shot slip previous him and into the web.
With assistant coach Zsolt Loew on the bench, Bayern scored once more with Jamal Musiala organising Gnabry after a high-quality solo run.
Hojlund’s shot 4 minutes after the restart gave them some hope however Bayern shortly extinguished it within the 53rd with Kane’s penalty.
In a frantic finale Casemiro first hooked the ball in from shut vary after stumbling to the ground after which headed their third aim in stoppage time, seconds after Bayern substitute Tel had powered the ball into the roof of the web.
“Upset as a result of we must always keep within the recreation,” mentioned United coach Erik ten Hag. “When you rating three targets at Bayern Munich you need to take some extent.
“We’re in a interval, lots goes towards us. We’ve got to make our personal luck. We have performed nice groups within the final three video games.”
Within the different Group A recreation Galatasaray battled again with two targets within the remaining 4 minutes to grab a 2-2 draw at house towards 10-man Copenhagen.
Diogo Goncalves and Mohamed Elyounoussi put the Danes 2-0 up earlier than a dramatic end noticed Sacha Boey minimize the deficit within the 86th and substitute Tete’s 88th-minute volley earn some extent.
Copenhagen’s Elias Jelert was despatched off within the 73rd for a second reserving.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann Enhancing by Toby Davis)
