

The introduction of Leon Goretzka for the watery Marcel Sabitzer at half-time shifted the midfield battle decisively in Bayern’s favour. At the other end, Manuel Neuer kept them in the game through sheer presence. Their teenage playmaker Jamal Musiala was a terrifying delight: all quick feet and smart movement and killer instinct. But something about this competition and this opposition seems to bring out the mix in them. Once set clear by Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sané, they simply slipped into the comfortable old grooves: relentless passing football, players battling and covering for each other.īayern may not have quite fired up the Bundesliga so far this season, drawing three of their first six games. Bayern soaked up the pressure in the first half and took their chances in the second. The difference here was not talent or ambition, but maturity. Xavi had it right afterwards when he said his side needed to “learn to compete like Bayern do”.

Gavi and Pedri were two of the best players on the pitch.īut winning the argument is a poor substitute for winning football games. They moved the ball with flair and goal, enjoyed some excellent chances, at times looked like the Barcelona of old with the vague whiff of sophisticated arrogance. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Perhaps the best thing you could say about Barcelona here was that of all their recent humiliations against Bayern Munich, this was by far the least humiliating. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.

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