Harry Kane’s 2 goals at the end of the second half helped Bayern Munich defeat Galatasaray 2-1 in round 4 of Group A of the Champions League and soon win the right to continue.
Harry Kane flourished, Bayern Munich benefited
In the Champions League group stage over the past 6 years, Bayern Munich has been an unstoppable force. The Gray Tigers maintain such a destructive form that they create extremely impressive records. Up to the rematch with Galatasaray this morning (November 9), Bayern Munich had gone 37 consecutive matches unbeaten, of which they had absolutely won the last 16 matches.
With a higher level and home field advantage, Bayern Munich soon took the initiative and created a completely dominant position against Galatasaray. During the entire match, Bayern Munich controlled the ball 61% of the time, completed 517/586 passes (88% accuracy), and launched 17 shots.
Kane scored twice to bring much success to Bayern Munich. Photo: UEFA
However, because the Galatasaray defense played quite resiliently, it was not until the last minutes of the second half that Bayern Munich was able to concretize their superiority into a goal. Harry Kane once again became Bayern Munich’s hero with a double goal in the 80th and 86th minutes. In the 3rd minute of ιnjury time, Bakambu scored an honorable goal for Galatasaray.
Winning the final 2-1, Bayern Munich had 12 absolute points after 4 matches and soon had a ticket to attend the knock-out round. Even Bayern Munich is certain to have the top spot in the table regardless of the results of the remaining 2 matches.
The win over Galatasaray also helped Bayern Munich extend their unbeaten record in the Champions League group stage to 38. In particular, the most recent 17 consecutive wins are also an unprecedented record in the history of this tournament. . For Harry Kane personally, it was no surprise that he was voted the Best Player of the match.
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