Philipp Lahm: Bayern Munich captain delighted to top Champions League group
We did our bit, they did their bit and it is now a grand finale for us in the last game, and we are literally entering the play-off already.
Badstuber didn’t last the full 90 minutes either, though his departure was due to him being shown a straight red card. “I will take it with calm and get my pace back”.
The 2015 UEFA Champions League schedule is moving forward with some group stages matches today.
Thomas Muller became the youngest player to have played in 50 Champions League victories as Bayern Munich eased past Olympiakos on Tuesday. Beaten narrowly at Chelsea three weeks ago, Dynamo will be eliminated if they fail to win and Chelsea better their result. Dzyuba’s 74th-minute goal, scored with a simple finish after a lay-off from Hulk following a smart team move, preserved Zenit’s flawless record with a fifth win from five games. Adriano capped the demolition after converting from the rebound following Neymar’s missed penalty. The boss tells his team’s news site this week “My players are training like insane and they all deserve to play”.
Edin Dzeko got Roma’s goal just before the final whistle. “We can qualify for the next round as the top side in the group [if we win]”. Bayer Leverkusen’s chances of progress took a big dent as they were held by Bate Borisov.
INCIDENTS: Bundesliga game between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich.
Lewandowski doubled the home side’s lead, albeit in rather fortuitous circumstances.
With central defender Badstuber making his first start following his muscle injury in April, Bayern were never threatened from open play in the first half and kept pounding the Greek goal at will.
Andriy Yarmolenko got the vital goal 10 minutes before half time and Derlis Gonzalez made it two in the 64th minute.
Which Bayern Munich did when Kingsley Coman latched onto a headed ball following a floated cross from Philipp Lahm to extend Bayern’s lead to 4-0.
“We’re not going to lift our feet up, and you can see that right through our team”.
Olympiakos are second in the group on nine points and beat Arsenal 3-2 in London earlier in the group. One of the rarer scorers, Martinez’s goal was his first in over two years of football.
There were no such goal shortages in Wolfsburg, where the home side routed Werder Bremen 6-0 to consolidate third place.
But there is absolutely no suggestion that anything will be stage-managed in Germany, with Bayern expected to go all out to claim the three points.