UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich defeats Barcelona 2-0

Bayern Munich made it two wins from two in this seasons UEFA Champions League after goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane edging a wasteful Barcelona 20 in Group C on Tuesday Barcelona started powerfully on the road and created the first opportunity as Pedri tested Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with a low shot from eight metres in the ninth minuteFormer Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski then had a great chance to break the deadlock but the unmarked Pole pulled over the target with 18 minutes gone Lewandowski remained in the thick of things and kept Neuer busy as the Bayern keeper had to save a dangerous header on target three minutes laterThe visitors were the more energetic team as Raphinha unleashed a promising longrange effort at the halfhour mark Cinhua reports Bayern needed some time to gain a foothold into the clash with the next chance not coming until the 31st minute when Marcel Sabitzer lacked accuracy in front of the goalBarcelona came out with all guns blazing after the restart and should have opened the scoring but Raphinhas hammer went just wideHowever the opener was scored at the other end and against the run of the pay as Joshua Kimmichs long ball found Hernandez who headed home to mark the opener in the 50th minuteBayerns goal shocked the visitors and the home side made it 20 four minutes later after Sane benefitted from Jamal Musialas good buildup work and throughball to beat Barcelona custodian MarcAndre ter StegenThe Blaugrana sparked into life again at the hour mark when Lewandowski rattled the woodwork from six metres It remained Barcelonas last opportunity as Bayern stood firm to secure all three points on home soilThe result doesnt tell the full story Our firsthalf performance merited much more than a goalless draw at halftime We had opportunities to take the lead said Barcelona midfielder PedriMeanwhile Bayer Leverkusen left it late after scoring twice against Atletico Madrid to collect their first UEFA Champions League points in Group D following a 20 home victory on TuesdayThe Werkself started brightly on home soil and came close with only seven minutes played when Robert Andrich pulled narrowly wide from nine meters It remained the only significant opportunity for the remainder of the first half as Atletico sat deep and kept all their men behind the ball After the restart Leverkusen could have taken the lead but Patrik Schick and Adam Hlozek rattled the woodwork in quick successionMadrid showed vital signs and pushed forward by forcing Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky into action as Rodrigo de Paul unleashed a dangerous shot to the far post at the hour markAlso ReadHe has an incredible sense of goal Pep GuardiolaLeverkusen responded with another promising chance at the other end of the pitch as Schick got his first effort deflected before his followup shot got blocked in the last nick of time in the penalty areaThe hosts were eventually rewarded and broke down the stubborn visitors in the closing stages as Andrich latched onto Jeremie Frimpongs square pass to drill the ball into the topleft cornerAtletico went all in and threw every man up front but the visitors were punished immediately as Moussa Diaby finished off a textbook counterattack to put the victory beyond doubt three minutes laterI felt like we had more or less control because not a lot was happening but they scored twice with two counterattacks We knew that they have fast players and that is how they hurt us They deserve the victory tonight said Atletico captain KokeWe want to keep the momentum and pull the right conclusions for the upcoming games We showed one of our strong points with the counterattacks but there is still a lot of work ahead of us Consistency is one of the things we need to improve said Bayer Leverkusens head coach Gerardo SeoaneThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever