Bayern Munich had to struggle and had lost Joshua Kimmich's own goal against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League match. However, Bayern finally won 3-1 in a duel at the Allianz Arena Stadium, Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in the morning WIB.
Sporting was able to put up a tight fight and even forced Bayern to play goalless for the first 45 minutes. In the second half, the Portuguese League club also took the lead because of the ball about Kimmich which then turned a goal of suicide.
But Bayern managed to get up to catch up. Not only that, they then turned things around and beat Sporting and at the same time matched the points from Arsenal's leaders.
Both teams are on 15 points. However, Arsenal are ahead on goal difference and still have one game. Arsenal, who have a perfect record for always winning preliminary matches, has the chance to move away if they beat Club Brugge.
Meanwhile, Bayern's only defeat was actually experienced when they visited Arsenal's headquarters in the previous match. They lost 3-1 so they failed to make Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Sporting is ranked 13th or the playoffs zone after losing the second. Failure to add points keeps Sporting with 10 points.
In that match, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany again fielded the best squad after rotating the players against Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga competition.
Despite fielding a team with players who mostly sit on the bench or young people, Bayern successfully beat Stuttgart 5-0 who confirmed them at the top of the standings.
When playing matches in European competitions, Kompany again fielded goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. In addition, Harry Kane, Serge Gnabry, Jonathan Tah and Lennart Karl are again the first choices.
Appearing with the composition of the best players, Bayern immediately kicked off the Sporting defense. They showed dominance and created a number of opportunities during the first 30 minutes.
Even Karl had already broken into Rui Silva's goal when the game had only been running for five minutes. But the goal was disallowed because he was in an offside position.
Furthermore, the 17-year-old attacking midfielder still hit the post. Karl and Kane and Gnabry took turns putting pressure on the opponent's match which forced Rui Silva to work hard to secure the net.
Sporting wasn't really without a chance. Rui Borges' team almost broke into Neuer's goal when midfielder Geny Catamo fired a cross.
Defender Jonathan Tah, who wanted to cut the ball, made a mistake and almost made an own goal. Luckily, Neuer's reflex movement managed to save the net from conceding.
Entering the second half, Bayern increased the intensity of the attack. When engrossed in the pressure, Bayern instead conceded due to Kimmich's own goal in the 54th minute.
This started with the action of Joao Simoes who crossed into the goal. The ball then hit Kimmich and turned the direction so that Neuer was fooled.
Left behind 1-0 and having difficulty dealing with the opponent's defense did not make Bayern frustrated. They keep trying to consistently put pressure on them. As a result, the hosts didn't have to wait long to equalize the score. Not only that, Bayern only needed three minutes to score two goals that turned things around.
After their attack failed, Gnabry finally broke the deadlock in the 65th minute. He welcomed Michael Olise's corner to break into Sporting's goal.
The score changed 1-1 which made Bayern players more aggressive in pressing. Not long after, Bayern added goals and turned 2-1 ahead when Karl welcomed Konrad Laimer's assist. He fired from a tight angle to beat Rui Silva.
The goal made Sporting players lose power. On the other hand, Bayern remains consistently playing offensively.
Tah finally paid for an error that resulted in an error in the defense by solidifying the team's advantage in the 77th minute. Receiving a pass from Gnabry, he then converted it into a goal to put Bayern ahead 3-1.
The score lasted until the game was over. Kompany also showed satisfaction with the victory of his team. However, he admitted that the team was careless when they started the second half so they conceded.
"We played poorly for the first 10 minutes in the second half. However, we tried to remain calm. As a result, we finished our job well," said Kompany.
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