In their opening match of the group stage on Wednesday, Bayern Munich defeated Inter Milan 2-0 thanks to an outstanding effort from Leroy Sane.
Sane opened the scoring in the first half, then Danilo D’Ambrosio of Inter turned the German’s attempted pass into his own goal in the second half.
After last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Union Berlin, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann criticized his team’s intensity but stated they “showed their desire” to compete.
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According to Nagelsmann, “the energy was good and the desire of everyone was extremely good.”
“We didn’t score enough goals, but we were deserving winners. Although we shown good sportsmanship, the game may have been settled sooner.
“We didn’t score enough goals, but we were deserving winners. Although we shown good sportsmanship, the game may have been settled sooner.
Thomas Mueller, the lone survivor from Inter’s 2-0 victory over Bayern in the 2010 Champions League final in Madrid, forced home goalkeeper Andre Onana to make a fingertip save as Bayern came out firing.
In the 25th minute, Sane scored the game’s first goal by controlling a long pass from Joshua Kimmich, rounding Onana, and putting the ball in the back of the net.
“I noticed the area and realized they were tall and had gaps. Sane remarked, “Jo (Kimmich) saw me quite well; that was a great ball from him.
In the end, all I wanted was to have a good game, feel good, and walk off the field content.
“We conceded from a long ball — that’s exactly what we talked about before (the game),” said Inter’s German wingback Robin Gosens in response to Sane’s strike.
The second half was began by Inter more effectively than the other team, and D’Ambrosio came close to tying the score, but the Italian effort raced over Manuel Neuer’s crossbar.
As the second half went on, Bayern started to exert more pressure, and Sane and French forward Kingsley Coman combined in the penalty area.
Sadio Mane was intended to receive a pass from Sane, but D’Ambrosio interfered and bundled the ball over the goal line.
Joaquin Correa of Inter came within inches of scoring late on when he capitalized on Lucas Hernandez of Bayern Munich’s botched backpass, but his effort was barely wide.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi told Sky Sport Italia, “We were up against a really intense, extraordinary side, one of the finest in Europe right now.”
We had chances to come back into the game, but doing so would have required a flawless effort against a team of this caliber.
Matthijs de Ligt, a defender for Bayern Munich who relocated from Serie A club Juventus in the summer, claimed that training is more rigorous in Germany.