UEFA Champions League

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Bayern Munich WWWWL 3
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Anderlecht WLLDW 0
  • Robert Lewandowski 12' P
  • Thiago Alcantara 65'
  • Joshua Kimmich 90'
Allianz Arena · 70,000 att.

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Bayern Munich tested by 10-man Anderlecht in UCL-opening win

Five-time champion Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a flattering 3-0 win over 10-man Anderlecht on Tuesday.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/7/26 @ Mainz W 2-1 German Bundesliga
11/3/26 @ Atlético Madrid W 2-0 UEFA Champions League
10/31/26 vs Borussia Dortmund D 2-2 German Bundesliga
10/28/26 vs 1. FC Magdeburg W 6-1 German Cup
10/25/26 @ SC Freiburg W 3-1 German Bundesliga
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Team Stats

AND MUN
5
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
13
8
Saves
1
24.3
Possession
75.7
6
SHOTS
29
1
ON GOAL
11
20
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0
Pass Completion %
0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0
Long Balls %
0
1
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0
Tackle %
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

MUN leads series 2-1-1

MUN Last 5 matchups AND
  1. 1 2003/04 UEFA Champions League FT 2003-09-30 @ AND 1
  2. 1 2003/04 UEFA Champions League FT 2003-12-10 @ MUN 0
  3. 5 2007/08 UEFA Cup FT 2008-03-06 @ AND 0
  4. 1 2007/08 UEFA Cup FT 2008-03-12 @ MUN 2

Lineups

Confirmed

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. Manuel NeuerG11
  2. Niklas SüleCD-L412
  3. Javi MartínezCD-R811
  4. RafinhaLB131
  5. Joshua KimmichRB321111
  6. James RodríguezAM1124
  7. Thiago AlcantaraLM6112
  8. Corentin TolissoRM2414
  9. Robert LewandowskiF9317
  10. Franck RibéryAM-L7
  11. Arjen RobbenAM-R1016

Substitutes

  1. Sven UlreichSUB26
  2. Sebastian RudySUB19
  3. Marco FriedlSUB34
  4. Mats HummelsSUB5
  5. Jérôme BoatengSUB171
  6. Thomas MüllerSUB251
  7. Kingsley ComanSUB29

AND · 5-4-1

  1. Matz SelsG18
  2. Sven KumsCD20
  3. Olivier DeschachtCD-L3
  4. Uros SpajicCD-R5
  5. Andy NájarLB7
  6. Alexandru ChipciuRB111
  7. Adrien TrebelCM-L2511
  8. Leander DendonckerCM-R321
  9. Sofiane HanniLM94
  10. Nicolae StanciuRM102
  11. Lukasz TeodorczykF911

Substitutes

  1. Hamdi HarbaouiSUB99
  2. Emmanuel Sowah AdjeiSUB41
  3. Dennis AppiahSUB12
  4. Pieter GerkensSUB8
  5. Frank BoeckxSUB23
  6. Ivan ObradovicSUB37
  7. Henry OnyekuruSUB9

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