and good evening to you from the past here in the french capital paris
the venue for tonight's action i'm derek ray ready to bring you commentary and joining me
is the former arsenal defender lee dixon and this is where it all starts in the
uefa champions league the group stage and match day one my goodness so much to look forward to
it's patty sagerman up against bayern munich well the first group stage of the champions league
is always exciting three points is vital for both teams to get off to a good start
or a draw may be a good result as well we're about to find out what happens
introducing the panty sasha man starters kayla navas begins in goal marquinhos plays alongside
presnel kim pembe at the back idrisa gay plays alongside marco verratti in the engine room
and the focal point in attack today is cristiano ronaldo well it was an incredible
campaign wasn't it it's hard enough to win the champions league but to go on
and repeat that success is really really difficult but they are a massive club
big expectations top players they need a bit of luck along the way they certainly had
some of that last season but you expect them to go deep into this competition
can they go all the way though well here is the bayern side manuel neuer stands between the posts
nicholas zulu starts with dalio uka mekano in central defence kingsley command starts with leroy
zane in the wide positions and getting the vote of confidence in attack today robert lewandowski
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
maria
is with lorenzo vernassie well not quite what he wanted to do with the pass
pass this time for neymar neymar and space to cross it
and at the far post is di maria well offside here such a pity for them chance was on
a fine reading of the situation no not the best challenge and
the goalkeeper covered a lot of ground to push that away from danger clears it away
oh what a wonderful diving save by manuel neuer
well that's the kind of save any keeper would be proud of
and firing it into the area and clearing us away tremendous block
kimmy
yozu akimi oh nice ball
plenty of forward momentum here but can they produce bsg doing well to win it back
what's he going to do here
gorezka has it now sunny jimmy really effective shielding under pressure
how can he take them on and beat them
base
from cristiano ronaldo that will be such a boost for them
well here it is again it's all about the pace in transition it was so quick to get out from the
back and then the 2v1 both of them teasing the goalkeeper that really is a lovely works goal
i'll buy and restart the game a wake-up call for them perhaps
come on
on the ball with alfonso davies that was a move of great promise they could easily have been in
psg possession stats are pretty bad but on the opportunity it is
oh that was a terrific stop in a one versus one situation
well high fives all round for the goalkeeper absolutely fantastic
he's tripping in the corner and he's clear as lines
breaking at face well they profit from this situation well players back in position now
how about the cross
cole man now will the cross work out for them aware of the threat solving the problem
neymar
now kurozawa
just as well from the defensive point of view that he was able to make that interception
now bayern with acres of space out wide
crossing opportunity
well it looks so promising but a girl kicked the outcome and so the halftime whistle has
gone here at the party pass in paris well a more than satisfactory performance from
ronaldo in the first half league well derek he certainly was a good 45 minutes from the light
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
would have been a foul but instead advantage buyer
yo kimmy oh he's given the ball away
that's a splendid ball from ronaldo
happy to take on the shots keeper had work to do what a corner kick it is let's see
if they can put this to good use as they try to add to the advantage over it comes
tomorrow
leon goretzka
lula and will it be the leveler and a goal here for bayern beyond the goalkeeper bayern on terms
well here's a replay and the passing move is almost unstoppable
the movement is key for me and then the brute forcing
gail in equal amount sets up the chance to score and he doesn't disappoint does he
so a level contest
and ronaldo tries his
kozawa they couldn't maintain possession
nicholas zulu not to be advised giving the ball away there and putting his body on the line
and had a play for a parry sasha ma throwing
lorenzi nadassi ready to pounce
but he dealt with that ball played in rather well and the parisians have lost possession
now with zulu avar with it intense pressure he's protecting it well
read it magnificently and intercepted
it should be vital interception the danger was very real only five minutes left for play and
tension galore with the teams locked together how can they nudge in front later on here
and struggling to get the shot off kimik
and bayern the recipients of the free kick here it's a substitution for bayern
oh a vital interception making sure nothing untoward happened this looks promising
sunny
kimmy and options in the center
there we have it the 90 minutes are over and nothing to choose between the sides