Bayern Munich is the only team in the Champions League with full points along with Real Madrid and Manchester City
Kane scored two goals in five minutes and Bakambu closed the gap in added time
Bayern defeated Galatasaray 2-1 this Wednesday with a double from Harry Kane which leaves the Bavarians not only in the round of 16 of the Champions League but also with first place in the group assured with two days left.
He First half ended goalless but had great intensity with several good chances for Bayern and two excellent chances for Galatasaray shortly before the break. He Galatasaray pressed high and forced Bayern to come out with quick combinations or with long balls which tended to turn the match into a back and forth match.
In it minute 5 came Bayern’s first chance with a shot by Harry Kane from the edge of the area that goalkeeper Fernando Muslera deflected into a corner kick. In the other area, Mauro Icardi had finished off two minutes earlier from close range to Manuel Neuer’s body, although it was offside.
Muslera was once again the protagonist in the 14th minute when he took the ball from Leroy Sané’s feet when he was trying to dribble it and in the 30th minute he saved again from a shot by Sané himself.
Bayern had the advantage in terms of arrivals but Galatasaray constantly bothered them and towards the end of the first half they had their two best offensive actions, both around the 43rd minute. First, in a counterattack, Icardi reached the shot from a good position but found Neuer and shortly after, Dayot Upamecano avoided Zaha’s shot at the last moment.
In the second half there were fewer chances – the best being a shot off Kane’s post in the 53rd minute – but The goal came in the 80th minute, Kane scored with a header from a free kick taken by Joshua Kimmich. The goal was first disallowed for alleged offside but was later validated by the VAR.
Galatasaray had had a good phase and Torreira had even scored a goal in the 62nd minute that was disallowed due to millimeter offside by Icardi. But after the first goal, Bayern pressed and scored the second.scored again by Kane with a shot from close range after a pass from Mathys Tel.
In injury time Cedrik Bakambu – with a shot inside the area from a long pass from Sergio Olivera – scored for Galatasaray when the game seemed over, so the last three minutes of stoppage time had some tension.