Leroy Sané shone with a double pack, Jubilar Manuel paved with gloss parades the way to the late victory: FC Bayern has also raised the gate for the second round of the Champions League, without his diseased coach Julian Nagelsmann. The Munich won on the site of her second triumph in the premier class with 4: 0 (0: 0) for a long time extremely dangerous Benfica Lisbon, they are close to the move to the K.O.-Round.

We made a very, very good game, said the outstanding Sané. 423 days after the magical night in the Estadio da Luz, he led the victory with his hits (70./85) in a long time exciting beating exchange, after previously hit by Robert Lewandowski (Hand) and Thomas Müller (offside) after video proof was.

Benficas Everton also steered a flank of the substitute Serge Gnabry into his own goal (80.), also the second goal of Lewandowski (82.) counted.

It was a great evening for us. The second half was outstanding, said Captain s new, who was guarantor to success. The goalkeeper parished in front of the first goal of Sané in his 100th game in the Champions League with the best chances of the hosts. These were two important situations, he said. Sané and Gnabry did not hurry without any reason after the final whistle immediately to the convincing event.

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The Bayern (9 points) are now clear in the group E before Benfica (4), FC Barcelona (3) and Dynamo Kiev (1). With a further victory in the second leg on 2 November against the Portuguese record champion, the intermediate goal of the year would already be achieved. The Munich also remain serial stands: For now 20 away and 25 group matches in the Champions League, they are undefeated.

Toppmöller represents Nagelsmann at FC Bayern

Nagelsmann fell out because of a flu infectist, representing assistant Dino Toppmöller. From the beginning there was the strong Kingsley Coman, who had beheaded the Bavarians on August 23 2020 at the same place to the Champions League Triumph against Paris St. Germain (1: 0). Gnabry first sat on the bench. Marcel Sabitzer came for the diseased Leon Goretzka to his starting leg debut for Bayern.

Chef Assistant Toppmöller was a bit tense before the game, but revealed Dazn that Nagelsmann had already given the most important instructions in the day before.

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And the rails did not have been bad: Already after ten minutes the Munich could lead to highest hosts, Sané (5.) and Lewandowski (9th) had best opportunities in a wild initial phase. Further good opportunities followed.

Sanés dream goal as a can opener

Benfica, however, was equivalent, especially the three strikers required the highest attention of the Munich. The strong Uruguayer Darwin Nunez, with which Niklas Slee had such his problems, had the lead for the hosts on the foot, new prevented them with a gloss parade (33.). Even with the shot of Diogo Goncalves (55th), the Munich captain ruled outstanding.

The former Stuttgart goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos was new on the other side for a long time in nothing. Even when he had to grab behind for the first time, this was initially without consequences: Shortly before the break (42.) Lewandowski had pressed the ball with the left upper arm in the goal, Müller stood in his Abstaubertor (52nd).

At the free kick of the strong Sané, however, there was no doubt more: untouchable for the Wacker Vlachodimos he hunted the ball into the net. Then Benfica formally fell apart.