ISTANBUL, Turkey — Harry Kane scored a vital objective to assist Bayern Munich earn its sixteenth straight win within the group stage of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Galatasaray on Tuesday.
Kane made little affect till late within the second half however he was there when wanted to attain the group’s second objective. 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.
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 beneath stress from Galatasaray for a lot of the sport. The Turkish group had extra pictures – 20 to 14- whereas Bayern was largely a menace on the counter till the objectives 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. Just just like 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 dwelling 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.
PHOTOS: Harry Kane scores to steer Bayern Munich over Galatasaray 3-1 within the Champions League
The Turkish champions twice went shut from pictures by Kerem Aktürkoğlu, 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 objective.
Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi was enjoying regardless of an ankle harm and acquired his group again into the sport. Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich lunged in with a late problem on Icardi to offer 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. At the opposite 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 closing half hour and steadily elevated the stress on Galatasaray’s protection earlier than Kane and Musiala‘s objectives.
Manchester United was to host Copenhagen later Tuesday within the different Group A match.
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