Bayern vs Union Berlin 2023-24 German Bundesliga
74': Bayern battle past Union Berlin 1-0 to cut gap to top spot
Champions Bayern Munich eked out a 1-0 win over visitors Union Berlin in their postponed Bundesliga game on Wednesday to bounce back from last week's home loss to Werder Bremen and cut the gap to the top to four points.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Kevin Volland because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Dier replaces Dayot Upamecano because of an injury.
- 46': Goal! FC Bayern München 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Raphaël Guerreiro (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 48': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Robin Gosens.
- 64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Benedict Hollerbach.
- 74': Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 76': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Mathys Tel replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Alex Král.
- 78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Chris Bedia replaces Janik Haberer.
- 86': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Aleksandar Pavlovic replaces Konrad Laimer.
- 90'+5': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 75,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +61 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 76 | 2 |
| +31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 56 | 8 |
| -3 | SC Freiburg | 32 | 52 | 10 |
Statistics
 FCU |
MUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 5 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 27.7 | Possession | 72.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 214 | Accurate Passes | 684 |
| 283 | Passes | 747 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 34 | Clearances | 8 |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 22 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 27 | Konrad Laimer |
| 42 | Jamal Musiala |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Harry Kane  |
| 11 | Kingsley Coman |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
1. FC Union Berlin (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Ronnow (GK) |
| 2 | Kevin Vogt |
| 4 | Diogo Leite |
| 31 | Robin Knoche |
| 6 | Robin Gosens |
| 28 | Christopher Trimmel |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 19 | Janik Haberer |
| 33 | Alex Král |
| 10 | Kevin Volland |
| 16 | Benedict Hollerbach |
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