Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala celebrates a aim with Harry Kane in the course of the UEFA Champions League match towards Galatasary on October 24, 2023
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Harry Kane scored a vital aim to assist Bayern Munich earn its sixteenth straight win within the group stage of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Galatasaray.
Kane made little affect till late within the second half however he was there when wanted to attain the staff’s second aim. The England captain first tried a flashy backheel off Jamal Musiala’s low cross however the ball hit defender Sacha Boey. It then bounced favorably for Kane to attain along with his second effort within the 73rd minute.
Quickly after, Musiala scored the third to take the sport out of Galatasaray’s attain.
Kingsley Coman had scored early for Bayern however the German staff was below strain from Galatasaray for a lot of the sport. The Turkish staff had extra photographs — 20 to 14— whereas Bayern was principally a menace on the counter till the targets from Kane and Musiala turned the sport round.
Bayern leads Group A with an ideal 9 factors on the midway stage and hasn’t dropped a degree in group play since 2020. Bayern has gone 37 video games unbeaten since its loss within the group stage in 2017. Identical to the 2-1 win over Copenhagen in Bayern’s final Champions League recreation, the German champions needed to dig deep for a win in an away recreation the place they have been the favorites.
In entrance of a vocal residence floor in Turkey, Coman gave injury-depleted Bayern the lead within the eighth minute off a go from Leroy Sané, however Galatasaray had the higher of the primary half.
The Turkish champions twice went shut from photographs by Kerem Aktürkoglu, who had an acrobatic volley saved by Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich after which despatched the ball over the bar when Ulreich’s error gifted him an open aim.
Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi was taking part in regardless of an ankle harm and obtained his staff again into the sport. Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich lunged in with a late problem on Icardi to provide away a penalty which the Argentine transformed within the thirtieth.
Icardi may have scored once more shortly earlier than halftime when Kimmich gave the ball away on the sting of his personal penalty space, however the Argentine’s shot went large of the submit. On the different finish, Sané was the primary menace on the counterattack however twice didn’t get a shot away from good positions.
Bayern took management of the sport within the last half hour and progressively elevated the strain on Galatasaray’s protection earlier than Kane and Musiala’s targets.
Manchester United beat Copenhagen 1-0 within the later Group A match Tuesday for the English staff’s first factors of the group stage.
