Logo FC Bayern München

Patience pays off against stubborn Roma

Logo Telekom

Patience pays off against stubborn Roma

Bayern initially struggled to make headway against an obdurate Roma side in their opening Champions League Group E fixture on Wednesday night, but Munich stuck gamely to the task and were rewarded for their patience and persistence with two goals in the last ten minutes and a fully merited win.

The 69,000 capacity crowd at the Allianz Arena saw very little goalmouth action in the first period, with last year’s finalists just a shade short of inspiration against the disciplined and deep-lying visitors.

Munich upped the tempo after the interval and the chances began to come, but Roma keeper Julio Sergio made some important saves and FCB left a host of chances unconverted. It fell to Thomas Müller to end the frustration with a delightful strike ten minutes from time, sub Miroslav Klose adding a poacher’s second just four minutes later to seal a deserved opening day win.

With CFR Cluj beating FC Basel 2-1 in the parallel fixture, the result means the Bavarians go straight to the top of the Group E standings on goal difference from the Romanian champions. Bayern’s next group fixture is away to the Swiss double winners, with Roma hosting the East Europeans.

Topics of this article

Share this article

Related news