Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Barcelona

Vorsprung durch technik...und taktiken!
The Spanish champions were no match for their German counterparts in any part of the pitch today. Outplayed technically and tactically, their failure to deploy an out-and-out attacker saw them waste possession too often.
Bayern, on the contrary, defended and attacked as a team. In the first half in particular, Ale dB (today's Player of the Match) made a series of excellent saves, came off his line when needed, communicated well with his defence and distributed the ball accurately to an active midfield. Oliver played another controlled match in his anchor role and passed well to Jakob and Giovanni who made intelligent runs all day.
Jakob put his side up off a pass from Giovanni. Giovanni himself shot wide just after that, using his right foot when he needed to use his left. Ale dB made an early save from Francesco Gallo, Jakob turned a header just over the bar and then Ale dB came quikly off his line to deny Francesco T.
Francesco G then ran the whole pitch , beating three players, but Ale dB made another save at the end of it all. Francesco G followed up and nearly scored from an incredibly tight angle.
Then, just before half time, Giovani nabbed the second goal as Gregory and Darien got in each others' way.
There were lots more chances in the second half but the scoreline remained the same. Jakob played a lovely one-two with Giovanni but shot high; Oliver played Giovanni in but Darien saved; Francesco T shot one over and had another blocked by Ale dB; Darien saved two more, one from Giovanni the other from Jakob and then Caue spurned Barcelona's best chance of the half.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Ale dB 12, Gregory 4, Jakob 3, Jacopo 1, Giovanni 1