But he whiffs on his shot, barely touching the ball, and rolls harmlessly across the goal.Harmlessly, that is, until Lopes realizes it might just sneak inside the left post and he dives to push it out for a corner.A big mistake by Bayern — shades of Barcelona — as a ball from deep in midfield splits the center backs and springs Memphis Depay straight down the middle, sprinting out of the center circle. The highlight of the group stage was the 7-2 trouncing of Tottenham in London in a game that was dominated by a man who was deemed unworthy by Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal as Serge Gnabry scored four, with Lewandowski at the double.In what eventually turned into a drawn-out Round of 16 encounter due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bayern Munich thrashed Chelsea over two legs to exert even more dominance over London. He trots off and is replaced by Philippe Coutinho. In the semi-final, despite starting on the back foot, Bayern Munich showed great mettle as they scored three goals against Lyon to set up the new money vs old money PSG vs Bayern Munich Champions League final.While the PSG vs Bayern Munich Champions League final will surely be a closely fought encounter, Bayern Munich’s form throughout the tournament means that their fans will be confident heading into the final. On Wednesday, Lyon can join its great rival, though there is the rather intimidating bulwark of Bayern Munich — fresh off an 8-2 victory against Barcelona — standing in the way. Bayern Munich must kick off the new Bundesliga season behind closed doors because of a rising coronavirus infection rate in the Bavarian capital, city officials said on Thursday.The decision puts an end to the European champions’ plans to allow 7,500 fans into the Allianz Arena to watch Friday’s opening game at home to Schalke.“It would be the wrong signal to let spectators into sports stadiums against the background of the current figures,” said Munich mayor Dieter Reiter.Germany’s politicians have given Bundesliga clubs the green light to allow the partial return of fans into stadiums, providing the rate of infection in each region remains below 35 per 100,000 inhabitants.However, the figure for Munich was revised to 47.6 per 100,000 on Thursday.While the defending champions must kick-off without fans, set numbers of spectators are expected to attend other Bundesliga matches on the opening weekend of the league season.Reiter said he could understand the frustration of the club and Bayern’s fans, but “for me, this high number means that we at least have to think about much more drastic restrictions in public life.“I can’t let thousands of fans into the stadiums at the same time.”.Bayern head coach Hansi Flick accepted the news as they start their quest to win their ninth Bundesliga title in a row.“I’ve always said I’m in favor of keeping an eye on things,” Flick told reporters on Thursday.“We have to protect ourselves and make the best of the situation.“You have to take the numbers into account. Flawless, with not so much as a point dropped, in 19 consecutive games. Another late score pushed that total to 11.Robert Lewandowski’s late goal sealed Bayern’s win.Karl Toko Ekambi had a handful of good looks against Manuel Neuer but couldn’t find a way around him.Miguel A. Lopes/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.This is what it looks like when the shot is so good you have no chance.Gnabry’s second drew the game’s loudest cheer, from his teammate Thomas Müller.Serge Gnabry’s goal gave Bayern the lead.Lyon’s Anthony Lopes had to dive to stop a slow-rolling shot.Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich are chasing the club’s sixth European title.Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes inadvertently re-enacting Bayern’s 8-2 demolition of Barcelona in the quarterfinals.Paris St.-Germain methodically dismantled RB Leipzig on Tuesday.That’s it: Bayern will play P.S.G. "It's tough to explain. Unbeaten since early December. The German champions will play Paris St.-Germain for the title on Sunday.Bayern Munich’s numbers, Lyon Manager Rudi Garcia had said, were so intimidating that they were best ignored. became the first French team to reach a Champions League final since Monaco in 2004. He joined Lyon as an 11-year-old amateur in 2009, and over the years has developed into one of the club’s top talents since making his debut as an 18-year-old in 2017.He wears the No. A couple of touches give him an opening, and just as the ball rolls across the top of the penalty area he rips a left-footed shot — from in between FIVE defenders — that screams past Lopes into the top left corner. Di María won the tournament in 2014 with Real Madrid, and Neymar lifted the trophy a year later with Barcelona. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, and is the most successful club in German football history, having won a record 30 national titles, including eight consecutively since 2013, and 20 national cups, al… Wonderful play. 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".Kimmich celebrates after scoring his team's fifth goal against Barcelona.With the way Bayern finished the Bundesliga season following its restart -- winning 18 successive games on its way to another title -- and how it easily dispatched Chelsea in the previous round, the Bavarians are understandably many people's favorites to win the tournament.But facing Lionel Messi and company on neutral ground, it wasn't clear cut which of the two European behemoths would advance to the final four.It was the Catalan side that had the game's first chance as Sergi Roberto's cross-pitch pass almost fell to Suarez only for goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to get in the way.And it was from that save that Bayern broke for the opening goal. Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry helped clinched a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge, with the return leg in August ending in a 4-1 drubbing in favour of Bayern. Never a man to let facts get in the way of his opinion, Aulas suggested, after P.S.G. “In August, we are going to meet teams in these competitions who have been able to prepare better than us,” he had said in the spring.On Tuesday night, P.S.G. Though the pugnacious Aulas is not what you might call universally beloved in France, he has turned his club into something of a model for others to follow. Champions League: Bayern Munich 3, Lyon 0.Serge Gnabry scored two goals and Robert Lewandowski added another as Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 victory. It was very special. Then, drawing the ball onto his left foot, his ripped shot beats Neuer but bangs off the post and caroms right back at him.

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