Suarez is shocked by 12 goals ... and Bayern send a strong warning to European clubs
Bayern Munich issued a strongly worded early warning to its rivals at the start of its defense of the Champions League title in football by a landslide victory over Atletico Madrid, Spain, 4-0 in the first round of the first group competitions.
The match was a severe shock to Uruguayan Luis Suarez, who received two consecutive defeats of 12 goals from Bayern, after losing eight with his former team Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the last version.
Suarez was a Yemeni with a thrilling victory over Bayern and revenge for the historic defeat of Barcelona, but the Bavarian machine proved its strength again, and with Atletico it suffered the biggest defeat for the team in years, especially as it was famous for being the most conservative European team on the level of defense.
And Bayern followed the Italian Atalanta, the surprise of last season, by winning the same result over its Danish host Midyland in Group D, which witnessed a precious victory for Liverpool, the English champion of the season before last, against its host Ajax Amsterdam 1 - zero, while Manchester City beat its guest Porto, Portugal. 3-1 in the third set.
Real Madrid and Inter Milan disappointed hopes when the first suffered a historic loss at home to Shakhtar Danetsk of Ukraine 2-3, and the second escaped the same fate by tying a tie in the last minute of his match and his German guest Borussia Mochengladbach 2-2 in the second group competitions.
Bayern Munich honored the guest at Atlético Madrid and taught him a lesson in the arts of the game when he beat him with a clean four, taking turns to score the French Kingsley Coman (28 and 72), Lyon Goritska (41) and Frenchman Corentin Tolisso (66).
It is the fifth successive victory for Bayern Munich in all competitions and the seventh since the start of the new season, which began with the European and local Super Cups and added them to the three-way league, domestic cup and Champions League.
It is the 20th time that Bayern Munich has scored four or more goals in a match under coach Hanzi Flick since taking office in November 2019, more than any other team in the five major leagues.
Liverpool returned with a precious victory from Amsterdam by defeating its host Ajax thanks to friendly fire, as the Argentine defender of the great Dutch club, Nicolas Tagliaviko, scored the only goal by mistake against his team (35).
Liverpool, the six-time defending champion, scored their first victory over three-time champion Ajax, in their third match only in the competition.
Manchester City scored a successful start by defeating its Portuguese guest Porto by three goals for Argentine Sergio Agüero (20 from a penalty kick), German Ilkay Gundogan (65) and Ferran Torres (73) against a goal by Colombian Luis Fernando Dias (14).
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