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Barcelona struggled to win 3 points, Bayern Munich `destroyed` Benfica
(Dan Tri) – In the third match of Group E Champions League last night, Barcelona won 1-0 against Dyynamo Kiev thanks to Pique’s goal.
After two consecutive defeats with a score of 0-3 at the hands of Bayern Munich and Benfica, Barcelona is at risk of being eliminated.
Pique’s joy…
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… after scoring the only goal in the 36th minute.
Two minutes after the match started, Barcelona caused the opponent’s defense to stagger with Sergino Dest’s header going wide of the goal.
The away team’s goalkeeper Bushchan played quite well and if he had not excellently blocked Luuk de Jong’s goal (20′) or Dest’s kick from a tight angle in the penalty area (35′), Dynamo Kiev would have broken soon.
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Barcelona created many opportunities but failed to finish
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Aguero had his first official match for Barca in the Champions League.
In the 36th minute, starting from Alba’s well-intentioned cross, midfielder Pique cleverly broke the offside trap before running onto the ball and hitting the roof of the away team’s net.
In the second half, coach Koeman decided to refresh Barcelona’s attack by sending striker Fati and midfielder Coutinho onto the field to replace Mingueza and Luuk de Jong, who played quite aggressively but were ineffective in the field.
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Coutinho played quite aggressively when he was put on the field.
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Luuk De Jong had a disappointing match.
The appearance of these two attacking stars helps Barca’s attacks become faster and more variable.
In the remaining minutes, although Barca controlled the ball a lot, they did not create many significant opportunities.
Barcelona has the first 3 points in this year’s Champions League.
Pique and his teammates are confident before playing Real Madrid in the Super Classic this weekend.
Although Dynamo Kiev was behind, they did not push their team forward and had almost no chance in the second half.
Squad
FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen;
Goal: Pique 36′
Dynamo Kiev (4-2-3-1): Georgiy Bushchan;
After two wins against Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev, Bayern Munich is confident in their trip to Benfica’s Da Luz Stadium.
Sane opened the score for Bayern Munich in the 70th minute.
The former Man City player’s goal helped the `Gray Tigers` relieve pressure.
Bayern Munich is the team that proactively attacked from the first minute.
It wasn’t until the 43rd minute that Lewandowski put the ball into Benfica’s net.
Sane completed a double in this match.
Lewandowski left his mark with a goal against Benfica.
Entering the beginning of the second half, Bayern had another goal disallowed by VAR technology.
The difficult situation was only relieved for Bayern in the 70th minute, after Leroy Sane scored the opening goal of the match.
Everton was disappointed with their own goal at the end of the match.
Bayern Munich leads Group E of the Champions League after 3 wins.
Bayern Munich scored 3 goals in a row in the 80th, 82nd and 84th minutes thanks to Lewandowski, Sane and an own goal from Everton midfielder Benfica.
Bayern Munich won the final 4-0 on the opponent’s field in Lisbon.
Squad
Benfica (3-4-3): Vlachodimos;
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer;
Goals: Sane 70, 84, Everton Soares own goal 80, Lewandowski 82
UEFA Champions League Group E rankings after three matches.