Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala celebrates a aim with Harry Kane through the UEFA Champions League match in opposition to 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 rating the group’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 rating together with his second effort within the 73rd minute.
Soon after, Musiala scored the third to take the sport out of Galatasaray’s attain.
Kingsley Coman had scored early for Bayern however the German group was below stress from Galatasaray for a lot of the sport. The Turkish group had extra photographs — 20 to 14— whereas Bayern was largely 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 some extent in group play since 2020. Bayern has gone 37 video games unbeaten since its loss within the group stage in 2017. Just just like the 2-1 win over Copenhagen in Bayern’s final Champions League sport, the German champions had to dig deep for a win in an away sport 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 cross 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 enjoying regardless of an ankle harm and bought his group again into the sport. Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich lunged in with a late problem on Icardi to give 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 extensive of the put up. At the opposite finish, Sané was the primary menace on the counterattack however twice failed to get a shot away from good positions.
Bayern took management of the sport within the last half hour and progressively elevated the stress 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 group’s first factors of the group stage.
