Champions League - Group A
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Bayern Munich 4-0 Atletico Madrid: Champions League holders off to excellent start

Kingsley Coman
Bayern have now won 31 of their 33 matches in all competitions in 2020

Champions League holders Bayern Munich extended their record run to 12 straight wins in the competition as they thumped Atletico Madrid.

Just 59 days after lifting the 2020 title in Lisbon, Hansi Flick's side were in ominous form again as they made light work of Diego Simeone's usually watertight side.

Winger Kingsley Coman, matchwinner against Paris St-Germain in Lisbon at the end of August, scored in either half of a superb all-round display.

Midfielders Leon Goretzka and Corentin Tolisso also found the back of the net in a near-faultless performance from the German giants.

Only Real Madrid and AC Milan have retained the European Cup since Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest managed the feat in 1980, but few would back against a Bayern repeat this time around.

Bayern were already favourites with the bookmakers before this warning sign, which saw the holders rain in 16 efforts on goal.

Coman opened the scoring when he deftly collected a Joshua Kimmich pass to fire across goal and the France winger then found Goretzka who doubled the lead with an angled drive.

Atleti had an early response in the second half ruled out for offside and Tolisso wrapped up victory with a fantastic swerving shot from 25 yards.

Bayern scored a club record 43 goals in last year's campaign and made it four for this run when Coman ran on to Thomas Muller's clever pass to sprint clear from the halfway line and find the far corner.

Line-ups

Bayern Munich

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Neuer
  • 5PavardSubstituted forSarrat 73'minutes
  • 4Süle
  • 27AlabaBooked at 5mins
  • 21Hernández
  • 6Kimmich
  • 18GoretzkaSubstituted forMartínez Aguinagaat 83'minutes
  • 25MüllerBooked at 21minsSubstituted forDaviesat 83'minutes
  • 24Tolisso
  • 29ComanSubstituted forDouglas Costaat 73'minutes
  • 9LewandowskiSubstituted forChoupo-Motingat 83'minutes

Substitutes

  • 8Martínez Aguinaga
  • 11Douglas Costa
  • 13Choupo-Moting
  • 14Zirkzee
  • 17Boateng
  • 19Davies
  • 20Sarr
  • 22Roca
  • 35Nübel
  • 42Musiala

Atl Madrid

Formation 4-4-2

  • 13Oblak
  • 23Trippier
  • 15Savic
  • 18Felipe
  • 12LodiBooked at 42mins
  • 14LlorenteSubstituted forLemarat 79'minutes
  • 16HerreraBooked at 45mins
  • 6KokeBooked at 44minsSubstituted forTorreiraat 79'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 21CarrascoSubstituted forMachín Pérezat 76'minutes
  • 7João Félix
  • 9SuárezSubstituted forCorreaat 75'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Grbic
  • 5Torreira
  • 10Correa
  • 11Lemar
  • 17Saponjic
  • 20Machín Pérez
  • 22Hermoso
  • 31San Román
  • 35Sanabria
Referee:
Michael Oliver

Match Stats

Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamAtl Madrid
Possession
Home59%
Away41%
Shots
Home16
Away6
Shots on Target
Home5
Away1
Corners
Home6
Away7
Fouls
Home8
Away13

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, FC Bayern München 4, Atlético de Madrid 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 4, Atlético de Madrid 0.

  3. Booking

    Lucas Torreira (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  4. Post update

    Corentin Tolisso (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Lucas Torreira (Atlético de Madrid).

  6. Post update

    Foul by Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern München).

  7. Post update

    Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  8. Post update

    Attempt missed. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.

  9. Post update

    Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Post update

    Foul by Felipe (Atlético de Madrid).

  11. Post update

    Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by David Alaba.

  12. Post update

    Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. Post update

    Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid).

  14. Post update

    Attempt missed. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

  15. Post update

    Foul by David Alaba (FC Bayern München).

  16. Post update

    Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  17. Post update

    Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).

  19. Substitution

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Alphonso Davies replaces Thomas Müller.

  20. Substitution

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Robert Lewandowski.

As It Stood

A

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Bayern Munich11004043
2Lokomotiv Moscow10102201
3RB Salzburg10102201
4Atl Madrid100104-40

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Shakhtar Donetsk11003213
2B Mgladbach10102201
3Inter Milan10102201
4Real Madrid100123-10

C

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Man City11003123
2Olympiakos11001013
3Marseille100101-10
4FC Porto100113-20

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Atalanta11004043
2Liverpool11001013
3Ajax100101-10
4FC Midtjylland100104-40

E

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1FK Krasnodar10101101
2Rennes10101101
3Sevilla10100001
4Chelsea10100001

F

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Lazio11003123
2Club Bruges11002113
3Zenit St Petersburg100112-10
4B Dortmund100113-20

G

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Barcelona11005143
2Juventus11002023
3Dynamo Kyiv100102-20
4Ferencvárosi TC100115-40

H

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1RB Leipzig11002023
2Man Utd11002113
3PSG100112-10
4Istanbul Basaksehir100102-20
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