Champions League: Bayern's first knockout round first leg in Liverpool

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The scene of the game: It was the 40th minute when Joshua Kimmich spiked the ball from his foot in his own penalty area, opponent Sadio Mané. Mané would otherwise have had a lot of free space, so Kimmich's action was particularly important, and he seemed to know that as well. The Bayern professional stretched out his chest, he tore his arms in the air, then he screamed. The rain dripped Kimmich in the face, and Mané shrank back.

The result: 0: 0, no goals - statistic friends could have guessed it. It was the third European Cup game in a row, in which the FC Bayern and Liverpool FC at Anfield separated goalless (here it goes to the message). The second leg will take place on 13th March.

Holiday without happy ending: Mats Hummels, Javi Martínez, James Rodríguez and Thiago each made their 50th Champions League match, and they played well. Hummels and Martínez won many duels, Thiago showed surprising passes, James particularly precise. It did not help, a gate did not fall. Later came with Franck Ribéry even a fifth anniversary in the game. For him, it was the 100th European Cup game for Bayern.

100 - Franck # Ribéry completes his 100th European Cup game for the @FCBayern. Hundreds club. #LFCFCB pic.twitter.com/ZiLSk8AM17

The first half: Was entertaining, entertaining, but above all: rousing. That was also due to the Bavarians, who played for half an hour as well as they had not seen for a long time. Serge Gnabry took the first chance when he dizzy Andrew Robertson and then played the ball to the center, where Joel Matip fired on keeper Alisson Becker (14 '). In the closing stages, Liverpool came in front of Manuel Neuer's goal more often than Mané missed the best chance 34 minutes into the game when he shot past a shot from the right-hand corner.

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Well pressed, Bayern: There had been much talk before the game about the aggressive pressing of Liverpool - and how to prevent it. Bayern coach Niko Kovac responded by also sending his offensive players into the press much earlier. When James put pressure on Liverpool's defensive side at the side of Robert Lewandowski and energized the midfield, it sometimes looked like a copy of the Liverpool press. And it was effective: Liverpool scored on goal only once.

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The second half: was not nearly as exciting as the first, but still exciting. Both teams did not press so very early, just the Bayern retreated deeply and defended concentrated. Liverpool did not miss the ball until well into the final stages, before Neuer was scored again and had to show all his skills when he scratched Mané's header from the goal box - saving the draw (86 ').

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Protests of the Bayern fans

"The greed knows no limits": Once the fans of Liverpool cheered but still, it was just not the appearance of the team of team manager Jürgen Klopp. An hour was played when parts of the Bayern fans unrolled a protest banner for the admission fees in modern football. A ticket for an away game of Bayern and the "Reds" cost 55 euros, was to read. And: "The greed knows no limits", ie: "Greed knows no bounds".

Liverpool FC - Bayern Munich 0: 0
Liverpool : Alisson - Alexander Arnold, Matip, Fabinho, Robertson - Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita (76th Milner) - Salah, Firmino (76th Origi), Mané
Munich : New - Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Alaba - Martínez, Thiago - Gnabry (90 + 1st Rafinha), James (88th Sanches), Coman (81st Ribéry) - Lewandowski.
Referee : Rocchi (Italy)
Yellow cards : Henderson / Kimmich
Spectators : 50,000 (sold out)