Atlético v Bayern
Play By Play
Bayern run out comfortable 2-0 winners in Madrid with a dominant display in the Spanish capital. The crucial moments came in the second half, firstly through Karl, who stole possession from under the nose of a hesitant Le Normand before chipping it over the oncoming Oblak in the 54th minute. Bayern continued to dominate from there and eventually doubled their lead 20 minutes later when Kane lofted a superb ball into Laimer, who rounded the move off with a clinical finish from inside the penalty area. Atletico put up a spirited performance in the first half to keep the visitors at bay, but didn't have the quality in the final third to land blows of their own, particularly after Bayern went ahead at the start of the second half. This can be seen in the xG column, where Atletico put up just 0.83 compared to Bayern's 1.77. The hosts now look to a tasty home meeting with Barcelona on Saturday, while Bayern travel to Mainz on the same day. That's all for this one, thanks for joining us!
FULL-TIME: ATLETICO MADRID 0-2 BAYERN MUNICH
Atletico go close to a consolation again as Lookman finds Hancko in the Bayern box. The Atletico defender's follow-up effort is tame, though, and Neuer saves comfortably.
Bayern defender Stanisic is shown a yellow card for shoving Simeone to the ground. It's probably not a surprise to find out the Uruguayan made the most of the incident.
There will be three minutes of stoppage time, though the result of this game was probably set in stone when Laimer doubled Bayern's lead in the 74th minute.
Bayern make another substitution, with Laimer going off for Boey.
HANCKO SHOULD PULL ONE BACK FOR ATLETICO!! The hosts get forward for the first time in a while as Llorente tees a wonderful ball up for Hancko at the back post. The latter can't direct his left-footed volley on target, though, and the chance goes begging. A goal there would've made things interesting...
Kane's frustrations continue in front of his goal as he works an angle on the edge of the box before shooting with his right. The Bayern forward puts far too much behind the shot, though, which sails over the crossbar.
BROWN ALMOST BAGS A THIRD FOR BAYERN!! The visitors continue to threaten in the final third as Kim bursts down the right before finding Brown in the box. The latter then tries to slide the ball past Oblak, but the Atletico goalkeeper holds firm, and makes a decent save to prevent his side from conceding another. Bayern aren't settling for two here...
Remarkably, Atletico have had 50.4% of possession in the second half after recording just 32.9% in the first. And yet it's in this half that Bayern have completely pulled away from them through goals by Karl and Laimer. The visitors have had just too much quality in attack since the break.
Atletico were unbeaten in all three of their home meetings with Bayern before tonight, conceding just one goal during that time. They've now conceded two tonight alone and look set to suffer their first home defeat to the German champions.
BAYERN SCORE AGAIN...BUT IT'S RULED OUT!! Kimmich delivers a brilliant corner, which bounces off the head of Pubill and into his own net. The referee quickly chalks the goal off for an alleged foul on the Atletico defender by Upamecano, though, and it won't stand. That's an incredibly harsh decision - Bayern should be 3-0 up.
Atletico's Simeone is shown a yellow card for a firm challenge on Kane, which sends the Bayern forward tumbling to the ground.
Bayern make another change, with Kim coming on to replace Davies.
VAR agrees with the on-field decision, and they're probably right to do so. Stanisic makes brief contact with the Atletico man's midriff, but there isn't enough to send Simeone sprawling to the ground.
ATLETICO THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE A PENALTY!! Simeone does brilliantly to burst down the right and beyond Stanisic in the box, before the Bayern defender appears to pull the Uruguayan to the ground. It'll be interesting to see what VAR makes of that...
Those changes probably tell you that Diego Simeone knows this one is done now. It looks as though the Atletico manager is saving his players for a huge clash with Barcelona at the weekend.
Atletico's Alvarez is also replaced by David.
Atletico respond with two more changes, as Barrios goes off for Rodrigo Mendoza.
Kane might not have had his shooting boots on tonight, but he still has an impact as the Bayern forward fizzes a lovely ball into Laimer, who then finishes well with his right from inside the penalty area.
LAIMER!!! BAYERN HAVE A SECOND!! Laimer has been superb tonight and rounds off his performance with a clinical finish to double his side's lead. The Austrian was initially found by an exquisite pass from Kane, who picked Laimer out at the back post, before the latter fired a thunderous right-footed effort beyond Oblak at the near post. Atletico are surely dead and buried now! 2-0 to the visitors!
INCREDIBLE SAVE FROM OBLAK!! The Atletico goalkeeper keeps his side in it as he tips Upamecano's deflected effort onto the crossbar. It was an incredible run from the Bayern defender, who drove from the halfway line before letting fly with his right, but Oblak just about prevents him from doubling Bayern's lead.
Bayern have resumed control of this game again. They're the only side who look likely to score at the moment.
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH KANE?! The Bayern forward squanders another chance after being played through by Olise. Kane then rounds Oblak before somehow firing a left-footed effort over the bar. The offside flag eventually goes up to save Kane's blushes, but he'd still expect to be scoring those...
Kimmich's deliveries into the box haven't quite been his usual quality tonight as his free-kick is punched clear by Oblak. Kane then lets fly with a curling right-footed effort a few yards outside the Atletico box, but the accuracy isn't there again for the Englishman, who watches the ball sail into the crowd.
