Lazio v Bayern Munich LIVE: Champions League result as Immobile wins it for hosts after Upamecano red card
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich: Ciro Immobile penalty sees Italian upset Bayern as Dayot Upamecano sent off
Ciro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to earn hosts Lazio a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash.
Immobile converted his spot-kick after Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano’s clumsy challenge on Gustav Isaksen for which the France international was sent off with a straight red card.
Disciplined Lazio stifled the German side’s attacks and Bayern were toothless throughout, failing to get a single effort on target in the match.
Bayern, who were desperate to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat by Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, have now lost their last two matches, piling more pressure on coach Thomas Tuchel. The return leg in Munich is on March 5.
Relive all the action from the last-16 clash below:
Bayern Munich woe continues as Lazio pull off Champions League shock
Ciro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to earn hosts Lazio a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich and further pile the pressure on the German side in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash.
Immobile converted his spot-kick after Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano’s clumsy challenge on Gustav Isaksen for which the France international was sent off with a straight red card.
Disciplined Lazio stifled the German side’s attacks and Bayern were toothless throughout, failing to get a single effort on target in the match.
The Bavarians, favourites going into the game, were desperate to bounce back from Saturday’s 3-0 Bundesliga loss to leaders Bayer Leverkusen which left them five points off the top.
They will return to Munich with more pressure piling on coach Thomas Tuchel and his team after their second straight defeat. They have failed score in their last two games.
Bayern Munich woe continues as Lazio pull off Champions League shock
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich: Ciro Immobile’s second-half penalty saw the Italians upset Harry Kane and co as Dayot Upamecano was sent off
FULL-TIME! Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
And that’s it! A bit of a shock result as Bayern’s woes continue with defeat in this Champions League last-16 first leg.
Lazio take a lead to Munich for the second leg as Ciro Immobile delivered from the penalty spot after Dayot Upamecano was sent off.
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
90+4 mins: Kimmich with a free-kick forward to Kim and De Ligt but it flicks off a Bayern head and out for a goal-kick. Into the final minute of injury-time.
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
90+3 mins: Lazzari comes down the right for Lazio, the ball is bouncing about in the box. Kamada slips in Pedro but the shot deflects and is claimed by Neuer. That was half a chance.
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
90+1 mins: Five minutes of injury-time in Rome.
CHANCE! Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
89 mins: Almost 2-0! Castellanos strides forward and slips the ball into Anderson on the right of the area. He takes a touch and shoots goalwards but it’s a brilliant block by Kim coming across to save Bayern. Should Anderson have taken that first time?
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
88 mins: Tel skips past a challenge down the right and it’s a decent cross but cleared behind for a corner. Provedel comes off his line to claim the cross though.
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
85 mins: Kane strikes the free-kick but the wall does its job and deflects the ball out for a corner
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
84 mins: Lazio looking calm here and they’ll fancy taking a one-goal lead to Munich for the second leg.
Kane flicks the ball away from Romagnoli on the attack and draws the foul. Clever play by the forward. It’s a free-kick about 25 yards out and pretty central, just to the right of the ‘D’
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich
80 mins: Matthijs de Ligt came on for Goretzka in the aftermath of the red card and now Eric Choupo-Moting and Mathys Tel enter the fray for Muller and Sane.
Lazio make their final two subs as Patric comes on for Gila in defence and Daichi Kamada replaces Luis Alberto in midfield.
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