Bayern Munich vs Barcelona LIVE: Champions League result and final score as Lewandowski frustrated on return
Robert Lewandowski could have had a hat-trick on a different night as his old club as Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona in the Champions League
Robert Lewandowski’s return to Bayern Munich ended in frustration as the striker missed several opportunities in a 2-0 defeat for Barcelona in the Champions League.
Lewandowski could not have asked for better chances to fall in the first half of his return and should have opened the scoring with a volley from in front of the posts.
Raphinha also sent two shots wide as Barcelona continued to rack up the attempts on the Bayern goal, but after withstanding the pressure it was the hosts who took the lead through a Hernandez header from a Joshua Kimmich free-kick.
Sane then doubled Bayern’s lead moments later thanks to a sublime run and finish past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Pedri clipped the post for Barcelona but Xavi’s side could not find a goal as they tasted defeat for the first time since season.
Kick off: Sporting 0-0 Tottenham
Here we go then. Tottenham get the match underway and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg underhits a pass over to Ben Davies who manages to get there ahead of Pedro Goncalves and flick the ball over to Eric Dier.
He boots it up the pitch and Sporting recover possession.
Pre-match thoughts of Antonio Conte
Spurs boss Antonio Conte, spoke to BT Sport ahead of kick of to explain why he decided to stick with Richarlison in the starting line-up: “Richarlison played very well against Marseille and against Fulham. It was right to pick him in the starting 11. He deserved to start.
“It is always important to get a good result, especially in this competition. You don’t have many games to get points. For this reason, every game is important.
“To play against a Portuguese team is always difficult. The atmosphere in this stadium is not easy. There will be a lot of noise. We need to manage the situation well to get a good result.”
Sporting vs Tottenham
Spurs have won seven of their previous 12 fixtures against Portuguese opposition but they have only won two out of six games in Portugal with both of those wins coming against Braga.
Tottenham matchwinner Richarlison ‘deserved’ his big Champions League night, says Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte heaped praise on Tottenham Hotspur’s two-goal hero Richarlison for hitting the right notes on his Champions League debut in a 2-0 victory over Marseille.
The £60million summer signing broke the deadlock in the 76th minute when he headed home Ivan Perisic’s cross from the left to open his account for the club.
Richarlison grabbed his and Spurs’ second five minutes later with an even better headed effort and it earned the hosts all three points from their Group D opener, which had been difficult before Marseille were reduced to 10 men in the 47th minute after Chancel Mbemba was sent off.
Spurs matchwinner Richarlison ‘deserved’ his big Champions League night, says Conte
Spurs’ £60million forward opened his account for the club with a crucial brace against Marseille
Will Edwards hurt Tottenham?
Sporting forward, Marcus Edwards, is a former Tottenham academy gradute who moved abroad in 2019 before joining the Portuguese side at the start of the year.
Three goals in seven games for his new club in all competitions shows he has the capacity to hurt his former side tonight.
Dier on his time with Sporting
Tottenham defender, Eric Dier, has been reminiscing about his time as a youngster at Sporting Lisbon and explained some of the challenges he had to overcome.
“It was difficult at the beginning, I wasn’t able to speak the language, so that was difficult. When I was young, I needed to be pushed at times because I was uncomfortable.” Dier said, “So, that was good for me. I learned the language and became part of the furniture at this club, really, living here for so long, moving to the Academy and living there. Yes, it was difficult for me at times but, ultimately, extremely rewarding.
“I always say I owe a lot to Sporting, not just for the footballer I am today, but also the person as well. They played a huge part in my development as a person and that was something extremely important for every player coming through their Academy. I try to carry the values they taught me every day, along with my parents and my family.
“We’ve just come in via the walkway into the stadium. It’s a walk I’ve done quite a few times. It’s very nice to be back, special for me, we’ve just landed but I’m sure the match will be an emotional one for myself and my family, coming back so long after playing here.”
Son Heung-min vows to bounce back stronger from Tottenham goal drought
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is not concerned about his goalscoring drought at the start of the season.
The South Korean struck 12 goals in his final 14 games of last season to claim the Premier League Golden Boot alongside Mohamed Salah, but he has been unable to continue that form so far this season.
He has failed to find the back of the net in the opening seven games of the season and was again frustrated in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Marseille.
Son Heung-min vows to bounce back stronger from Tottenham goal drought
The Tottenham forward is yet to open his account for the new season
Last time out
Both teams are aiming to maintain winning starts in the Champions League after easing to matchday 1 victories over Eintracht Frankfurt and Marseille respectively.
Sporting reached the knockout stage of this competition for the first time in 13 years last season while Tottenham have qualified from their section in three of their previous five Champions League appearances.
A win here would be a big step towards continuing that impressive record for the north London side.
Dier returns to Lisbon
Eric Dier returns to Lisbon tonight which was his footballing home for the best part of 13 years.
Dier came through the Academy system to represent the first team at Sporting Club de Portugal, the Lions of Lisbon, and is expecting emotions to be running high when he steps out again at the place he used to call home; the Jose Alvalade Stadium.
“It’s the only club I know outside of Tottenham.” he said, “I was here from eight-years-old until I signed for Tottenham (aged 20 in 2014).
“It’s the place I grew up, I broke into the first team here and spent two years here before I moved to Tottenham. It’s the place I owe everything, really.”
Trincao on Tottenham
Sporting forward, Francisco Trincão, spoke about how his team have prepared to face the English club this evening.
"Tottenham are a very strong side and we are aware of that.” he said, “We know about their strengths and weaknesses. We know they will probably give us the ball, but we need to be prepared when we don’t have it."
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