UEFA Champions League 2022/23: Leroy Sane stars as Bayern Munich beat Inter Milan 2-0

Bayern Munich continued its tradition of winning its opening Champions League game by beating Inter Milan 20 at San Siro and it would have been more comfortable had it not been for Nerazzurri goalkeeper Andreacute OnanaLeroy Saneacute fired Bayern ahead in the 25th minute and also had a part in the second goal which Inter defender Danilo DAmbrosio turned into his own net in the 66th It was the 19th straight time the German team has won its opening match in the competition and the 17th time it has done so without conceding a goalLeroy helped us score two goals the first on a great ball from Kimmich but that was difficult to control Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said On the second he showed how he can move things quickly he did really well We could have sealed the result earlier even but I am happyBarcelona beat Viktoria Plzen 51 in the other Group C match with Robert Lewandowski who left Bayern in the offseason netting a hat trick Bayern hosts Barcelona and its former star forward next TuesdayIm happy for Robert but of course Im not happy to meet him as an opponent Nagelsmann saidIt was further disappointment for Inter which has already lost two matches in Serie A including the derby against AC Milan over the weekendThe manner of the defeat will also sting as Bayern was dominant for much of the match and had 21 attempts on goal compared to just nine for InterWe were up against an extraordinary team one of the best in Europe Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said We should have done better as a team on the first goal then we improved and created a lot of chances but we made mistakes with the final ballAgainst teams like this you need to have the perfect match and we didnt have that but we were facing a team of really great qualityInzaghi had made several changes from the weekend notably dropping Samir Handanovic and handing a debut to Onana who had not played a competitive match since April at Ajax Star forward Romelu Lukaku was still injuredOnana was kept busy from the start as he had to make two saves from Joshua Kimmich within three minutes He also had to get down smartly to stop an effort from Thomas Muumlller while Kingsley Coman fired narrowly over the barAlso Read Jurgen Klopp next to be sacked Signs looking ominous for the RedsInter only had a couple of sights of goal in the first half with Lautaro Martiacutenez flashing a shot across the face of goal early on and a weak effort from DAmbrosio that was straight at Manuel NeuerOnana pulled off a great save to palm Muumlllers shot over the bar but could do little when Saneacute ran between two Inter defenders and onto a ball over the top from Kimmich rounded the goalkeeper and deposited into the empty netIt was another defensive lapse from Inter which has already conceded eight goals in five league matches this seasonBayern was in complete control and indeed had a triple chance to double its tally as first Onana parried an Alphonso Davies effort then DAmbrosio blocked Muumlllers followup shot and Marcel Sabitzer fired the rebound narrowly wide of the left postInter appeared to have a different approach after the break and created chances but DAmbrosio and Edin Diquesteko failed to make the most of early opportunitiesA comedy of errors almost gifted Bayern its second as Alessandro Bastoni attempted to head Kimmichs shot back to his goalkeeper but perhaps did so too powerfully as Onana had to backtrack rapidly to claw it out from under the crossbar and off the postMoments after risking it the Nerazzurri did score an own goal Coman and Saneacute combined beautifully on the edge of the area and the latters crossshot was turned into his own net by DAmbrosioThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever