Bayern Munich clashed heads with Inter Milan at the San Siro earlier tonight as they focused on collecting maximum points on their travels in the UEFA Champions League. The Bavarian giants made a dominant start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 25th minute courtesy of Leroy Sane’s goal. Bayern sat on their lead well and went into the half-time interval 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Danilo D’Ambrosio scored an unfortunate own goal in the 66th minute which gave the German outfit a two-goal cushion. The contest ended with the Bundesliga giants earning an impressive 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Bayern Munich player performed during the clash against Inter.
GK: Manuel Neuer – 7/10
The German keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back and secured a well-deserved clean sheet.
RB: Benjamin Pavard – 7/10
The French talent did his fair share of defending but offered little going forward.
CB: Matthijs de Ligt – 7/10
De Ligt made a few important defensive contributions during the game and was accurate with his passing as well.
CB: Lucas Hernandez – 7.5/10
He earned the ball back a handful of times for his side and cleared the danger when needed.
LB: Alphonse Davies – 7.5/10
Davies was solid when defending inside his half and made two good runs down the left flank.
CM: Joshua Kimmich – 8.5/10
He secured the ball back a few times and was always willing to have a shot at goal. Kimmich has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Marcel Sabitzer – 7/10
Sabitzer got stuck in with some solid tackles but could only last 60 minutes.
RW: Kingsley Coman – 7.5/10
He created a lot of decent chances for his teammates but didn’t do enough to score tonight.
CAM: Thomas Muller – 7.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to take any of his chances.
LW: Leroy Sane – 8/10
The German international caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and opened the goal-scoring with a good run and finish.
ST: Sadio Mane – 6.5/10
Mane had a few bright moments in the game but struggled to register a goal tonight.
Substitutes:
CM: Leon Goretzka – 7/10
He added more energy to Julian Nagelsmann’s midfield.
RW: Serge Gnabry – 6/10
Gnabry injected more pace into Bayern’s attack.
CB: Dayot Upamecano – 6/10
He kept things solid at the back.
LW: Jamal Musiala – N/A
Musiala didn’t get enough time to influence the game.
RB: Josip Stanišić – N/A
He came on for the final few minutes of the contest.