Chelsea will return to London empty-handed as Bayern Munich claimed all three points in the Champions League opener. A high stakes match is not without controversy, like the moment where Jonathan Tah brought down Joao Pedro in the build up to Chelsea’s goal. On minute 29, the towering German got booked for his challenge on the Brazilian, which Blues coach Enzo Maresca believed deserved a sending off.
“To kick another player, why is it not a red card? Do they need to see blood for a red card?” Maresca
fumed after the match (via Nizaar Kinsella of BBC Sport as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia). Maresca himself would get booked for heavily protesting the decision.
It all went against the visitors, with Trevoh Chalobah opening the scoring with an own goal and Cole Palmer’s late goal being disallowed for offside; the score would have been 3-2 at that time. Bayern will continue their exploits in the league against Hoffenheim, while Chelsea will do the same to a severely disjointed Manchester United.
Bayern Munich hosted Chelsea in one of the most intriguing matchups on the second round of Matchday 1 in the Champions League’s League Phase.
The Bavarians were able to tough out a rugged 3-1 victory in a match that was not all that pleasing to the eye. Harry Kane’s brace and an own goal from Chelsea paced Bayern Munich. While Chelsea did some good things (including a terrific first half counterattack for a goal), the Londoners did not have enough gas in the tank to keep up with the German powerhouse.
Let’s get into the details, this is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
- A look at the starting XI.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions.
- Some final thoughts and takeaways on the match.
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