Bayern Munich Third Win In The UCL 2023-24: Defending Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich defeated Turkish side Galatasaray in a Group A fixture in the Champions League. The match, which ended 3-1, saw both teams being close for much of it before Bayern pulled through in the final quarter-hour.
Played in the RAMS Park in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 24, this fixture of Mtchday 3 of the 2023-24 Champions League was to decide the front-runner of Group A going into the halfway point of the league stage of the tournament.
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Staring their star English striker Harry Kane, the Munich-based club started with the scoring really quickly as right-wing forward Kingsley Coman sniped the ball into the bottom corner in the eighth minute.
The next few minutes saw both teams missing big chances before Munich’s Leroy Sane received a yellow card for kicking the ball away following an offside call. A few minutes passed before Mauro Icardi got very close to equalling the score for Galatasaray. At this point, Bayern’s star defensive midfielder Joshua Kimmich slides in with a rash tackle. The referee immediately points to the spot to signal for a penalty, which Icardi slides down the middle to make the score 1-1 in the 30th minute.
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A few minutes later, Icardi, who had been the biggest threat to the German side’s goal, was tackled again, this time outside the box. For this Bayern midfielder Konrad Laimer was booked. The first half ends when Icardi misses a good opportunity by shooting the ball just wide of the goal.
The second half starts with Bayern Munich making moves, and Galatasaray picking up a couple of yellow cards. As not much happened in the first 20 or so minutes of this half, we skip to the 73rd minute, where Harry Kane fires a rebound to the back of the net to make the score 2-1.
Not soon after, German wunderkind Jamal Musiala scores the third goal for Bayern Munich, effectively ending the match in the 79th minute. As per the Bayern Munich Third Win In The UCL 2023-24, The match ends after Galatasaray scores a goal which is later deemed offside, the fixture finishing 3-1.
With three wins out of three, Bayern Munich looks forward to a comfortable qualification to the round of 16. While the road to the knockouts gets a little tougher for Galatasaray. As the Turkish side is on four points in three matches, they are just a point ahead of Manchester United, who have recently found some form.
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