and good evening on what is a perfect night for football the flood lights
shining down on the players as we speak i'm derek ray i'm joined for commentary by
former arsenal full-back lee dixon and we've got so much to look forward to this is where it all
begins in europe's premier club competition the uefa champions league the group stage match day
one action it is bayern munich against patty cengerman it's very important that you're not
playing catch up in the group stages match day one comparative you get off to a good start
well it was an incredible achievement winning the champions league last season
and they'll be very very confident they can go deep in this competition
this time round they'll need to ride their look at times but they've got top players they really have
and the expectations of this club are huge gonna be tough but i'm pretty sure they're
confident enough to push it all the way good use of advantage by the referee in bayern's favor
and so they started 11 for bayern manuel neuer gets the nord in goal
david alaba plays alongside nicholas zulu at the back and leading the line today robert lewandowski
a real opening now and caught by the keeper
robert lewandowski is one of those natural finishers
and could be a big part of the story today lee we're gonna do well to beat
his previous hat-trick but the form he's in i wouldn't put it past him
and here is the initial eleven for paddy sagerman
kayla navas is the goalkeeper fresnel kim pende plays alongside marquinhos in central
defence idrisa gay plays alongside marco verratti in the engine room and on this
tactical set up they have just the one player in attack flag raised for offside
he might be able to carve something out
well that's what you're paying for defenders defend goalkeepers make saves like that
and played in by kenny the end product just wasn't there so a corner kick it'll be following the
deflection over it comes and that's gone out of play for what will be a goal kick
di maria neymar andresa gay
a bit sloppy in possession
lewandowski versus mueller mueller can he give them the lead able to get his body in the way
and the challenge crisp and clean
can they trouble the opposition this time he's in behind now peter out keepers ball
racing forward trying to catch them out
come on no chance for him to get him behind maybe
high degree of difficulty to hit it on the volley like that and it was close
well it's all about timing you've got to wait for the ball to come down and he's very very unlucky
well derek there's nothing between these two teams in terms of possession
can someone take control of this game take a few more risks
hopefully we'll see a goal soon now psg could get in behind the defense
but a crucial intervention inside the
box
have given us away
well the goalkeeper has earned his corn there a fabulous save
fired in by neymar and the danger still on
on and on he goes di maria in the center the keeper won't be complaining about that
cross poor quality a chance then for the respective managers to address the charges
it is half time here a man who's never far away from the headlines i'm referring of course to
robert lewandowski but has he offered it awfully well it's not been a great first
half of football as far as he's concerned he seemed a little bit sluggish to me derek
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
idrisa gay
now kurozawa
neymar
might take the lead well how about that for a piece of tackling to break things up
zany
promising looking attack
crossing doing the job defensively that
time
it's a substitution for bayern
now
now the delivery punching it clear
papa
psg doing well to win it back well showing excellent judgment to intercept
now that pass easy on the eye and neymar's motoring is it going to be
well here's the replay super fast counter attack football at its best and then just look at this
finish just entices the keeper in and it's a lovely dink to this evening fantastic goal
well he's got to be delighted with his players a big smile on his face
they've got the noses in front they're in the lead well done the opening goal of the game
might be able to produce from this position
could cross it in here so a corner cape let's see what bayern can do with the set piece
so the corner played into the box just unable to take advantage of that developing situation keen
and across the touch line so a throw in here
he's
could get in behind the defense
and they were possessing the ball well but now they've lost it
10 minutes left for play in this match
thomas they might not get too many more opportunities bayern have got to be positive
and the counter looks on here options available outrageously skillful
a good and fair challenge
in the second half trailing albeit by a small margin how should they be viewing
this task lee well because the game is so tight bayern will feel he's in here can't miss surely
i'll tell you what lee a key moment in the game that same right at the end as well
defending let's see if it helps the opposition
nicely saved time has not on the side
this corner could help the prospects as they look for an equalizer
and play them by kenny what's an important piece of defending
and that's it for tonight's full time and an encouraging start for them three points
from the initial fixture lee yeah really really strong start that's what you need but with five
games to go very important you stay in the now one game at a time derrick bit of a cliche
that's always an enjoyable experience watching neymar lee dixon you're verdict
on his performance well he's always a danger isn't he no more so when he
grabbed that goal he never disappoints me when i watch him he's just too good simple