Benfica suffered a heavy defeat (5: 2) from Bayern Munich in another dimension.
On Tuesday at the Allianz Arena with 50,000 fans in the stands, 2,000 of whom were Portuguese, the Reds staged a possible show against a powerful team that would have made the eagles’ play even more painful if it had not been for the guard display. -Vlachimos network. If in Lisbon Benfica discussed the game for another 70 minutes, in Munich the strategy collapsed much earlier.
Jorge Jesus delivered an astonishing eleven, albeit somewhat in line with yesterday’s speech, relieving the pressure and qualifying against Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev. Otamendi, Weigl and Rafa – at the limit of the risk of failing the duel with the Catalans – Diogo Gonçalves and Darwin remained on the bench. In addition to the external context, the coach’s decision could have been influenced by Braga’s reception over the weekend: Benfica began to put pressure on Bayern’s quality of play.
However, this daring strategy was a gradual loss of effectiveness against Bayern, based on the Coman heck, which was a real horror for Grimaldo. And also match the versatility of the attacking game, always with five elements in the throwing area. Lewandowski and Gnabry gave the Germans a comfortable lead in a few minutes, and the eagle almost heard the click of the panic button, which seemed to be about to lose contact with the game. Vlachodimos, with a couple of good saves, and Morato, who scored the goal, instilled confidence in the team, which reached the break with a score of 2-1.
Despite the context, Bayern’s superiority was so clear that it seemed like it would all be a matter of time. The restart showed another rule and a straight forward move in favor of Sane’s conclusion. Lewandowski hit Benfica again and, half an hour before the game, Jorge Jesus called some holders while Bayern were also depressed. Darwin even smoothed the difference, but the Pole again recorded the final result (5: 2) and finished the game with a hat-trick.
