Bayern Munich much stronger than Villarreal - UCL news
The latest round of UEFA Champions League revealed that the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are much stronger than La Liga outfit, Villarreal. Both teams clashed on Wednesday, September 23, at El Madrigal for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League
fixture.
Bayern emerged as 2-0 winners on the night courtesy goals from midfielder Toni Kroos and defender Rafinha.
The home side were never allowed to settle down under immense pressure exerted by the Bavarians. Juan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giuseppe-Rossi-c15027 space to move in to.
Die Roten were not thwarted by the thousands of fans cheering for the home side and kept on piling up the pressure.
Villarreal were forced to sit on the back foot courtesy an early strike from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 back for the return fixture. The manager also reserved
praise for Franck Ribery and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374, who played an influential role in the middle, allowing Mario Gomez and Kroos to play freely upfront.
Heynckes reckons that the Bavarians could have scored more goals but is pleased to win away from home. The manager confirmed about injury to defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Van-Buyten-c10095, who has been ruled out of action for up to two weeks. The Belgian was forced off the
field in the 14th minute after pulling a hamstring. He was replaced by Rafinha, who secured the win with a goal in the 76th minute.
Heynckes concluded his remarks by saying, "We can all rejoice after this match. We could of course have wrapped this up earlier. But the Champions League is not the Bundesliga, it is a lot tougher. We have a great bunch of players who can be very proud of
themselves."
The Group A leaders will host Villarreal for the second leg on Tuesday, November 22, at Allianz Arena which is also the venue for the final of the competition.
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