FC Bayern München drew 0-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk three days after beating Hamburger SV 8-0. The Ukrainian Champions, who had to play the game in Lviv for safety reasons, are dreaming of causing a sensational upset in Munich next month. “We found it very difficult today but we have a second game, which we aim to win,” said Mario Götze to Sky after the match.
Early chance for Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger almost opened the scoring in the second minute but his acrobatic volley flashed wide. Shakhtar’s aggressive pressing disrupted Bayern throughout the game and the Bavarians found it difficult to create clear chances.
One of their best chances fell to Thomas Müller in the 10th minute. The striker was played in on goal and his shot looked destined to nestle in the back of the net, but was cleared off the line by Alexander Kucher at the last moment.
Boateng and Ribéry return
Jerome Boateng returned to the Bayern defence, having been sent off in the Bundesliga match against Schalke, which took place two weeks ago. Medhi Benatia missed the game due to a muscle problem. Robert Lewandowski was dropped to the bench; Franck Ribéry started his first competitive game of the year.
Xabi Alonso was an important player for the German side ahead of his red card. The Spaniard’s tough tackling helped prevent the highly motivated hosts from creating any chances. Shakhtar impressed throughout, despite not having played a competitive game for 69 days. Despite the numerical disadvantage, they pressed for a winner but found the Shakhtar defence a tough nut to crack.
FC Bayern München drew 0-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk three days after beating Hamburger SV 8-0. The Ukrainian Champions, who had to play the game in Lviv for safety reasons, are dreaming of causing a sensational upset in Munich next month. “We found it very difficult today but we have a second game, which we aim to win,” said Mario Götze to Sky after the match.
Early chance for Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger almost opened the scoring in the second minute but his acrobatic volley flashed wide. Shakhtar’s aggressive pressing disrupted Bayern throughout the game and the Bavarians found it difficult to create clear chances.
One of their best chances fell to Thomas Müller in the 10th minute. The striker was played in on goal and his shot looked destined to nestle in the back of the net, but was cleared off the line by Alexander Kucher at the last moment.
Boateng and Ribéry return
Jerome Boateng returned to the Bayern defence, having been sent off in the Bundesliga match against Schalke, which took place two weeks ago. Medhi Benatia missed the game due to a muscle problem. Robert Lewandowski was dropped to the bench; Franck Ribéry started his first competitive game of the year.
Xabi Alonso was an important player for the German side ahead of his red card. The Spaniard’s tough tackling helped prevent the highly motivated hosts from creating any chances. Shakhtar impressed throughout, despite not having played a competitive game for 69 days. Despite the numerical disadvantage, they pressed for a winner but found the Shakhtar defence a tough nut to crack.
