Viktoria Plzen vs Bayern 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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2 - 4
2 - 4
Bayern Munich reach Champions League knockouts with win over Plzen
Bayern Munich cruised past Viktoria Plzen 4-2 on Wednesday, putting them through to the knockout round of the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, FC Bayern München 1. Sadio Mané (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
- 14': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, FC Bayern München 2. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 25': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, FC Bayern München 3. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 25': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Erik Jirka replaces Jan Kopic.
- 28': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Mathys Tel replaces Thomas Müller because of an injury.
- 35': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 0, FC Bayern München 4. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Viktoria Plzen 0, FC Bayern München 4.
- 45': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Ludek Pernica replaces Václav Jemelka.
- 45': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Libor Holík replaces Milan Havel.
- 45': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Jan Kliment replaces Tomás Chory.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 56': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 62': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 1, FC Bayern München 4. Adam Vlkanova (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jhon Mosquera with a headed pass.
- 64': Noussair Mazraoui (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Paul Wanner replaces Dayot Upamecano.
- 70': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Leroy Sané.
- 75': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 2, FC Bayern München 4. Jan Kliment (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Libor Holík with a cross.
- 78': Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Václav Pilar replaces Adam Vlkanova.
- 90': Marcel Sabitzer (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Doosan Arena
Location: Plzen, Czechia
Attendance: 11,326
Venue: Doosan Arena
Location: Plzen, Czechia
Attendance: 11,326
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9 | Real Madrid | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| +1 | Napoli | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| -6 | Braga | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| -4 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Statistics
 MUN |
PLZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 68.3 | Possession | 31.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 604 | Accurate Passes | 225 |
| 682 | Passes | 298 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 18 | Clearances | 13 |
Viktoria Plzen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Jindrich Stanek (GK) |
| 3 | Mohamed Tijani |
| 2 | Lukás Hejda |
| 21 | Vaclav Jemelka |
| 24 | Milan Havel |
| 88 | Adam Vlkanova |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 23 | Lukas Kalvach |
| 15 | Tomas Chory |
| 18 | Jhon Mosquera |
| 10 | Jan Kopic |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Sven Ulreich (GK) |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 5 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 44 | Josip Stanisic |
| 40 | Noussair Mazraoui  |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 17 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Kingsley Coman |
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