Musiala gets Bayern's UCL campaign back on track
A second-half goal from Jamal Musiala gave Bayern Munich a much-needed Champions League victory over Benfica.
Jamal Musiala scored a header in the second half to give Bayern Munich a crucial 1-0 home victory over Benfica in the Champions League.
Germany international Musiala scored with a bullet header from close range in the 67th minute with Bayern dominating and missing several chances before eventually breaking the deadlock.
Musiala’s chance was set up when Harry Kane headed Leroy Sane’s cross back across the face of goal.
The result was much needed to get Bayern’s campaign back on track, with the win seeing it bounce back from suffering two consecutive defeats in the competition – against Aston Villa and Barcelona – for the first time since 2017.
A win lifted the Germans to six points from four matches and into 17th place with Benfica, which was toothless in attack, also on six points in 19th place.
Europe's top club competition has switched from a group stage to a league phase this season, where 36 teams play eight matches each. The top eight in the table progress directly to the next round, while the next 16 teams enter a two-legged playoff.
Bayern has a crunch clash against Paris Saint-Germain next in the competition on 26 November.
