Sane helps Bayern ease to comfortable win at Inter Milan

In their opening match of the group stage on Wednesday, Bayern Munich defeated Inter Milan 2-0 thanks to an outstanding effort from Leroy Sane.

Sane opened the scoring in the first half, then Danilo D’Ambrosio of Inter turned the German’s attempted pass into his own goal in the second half.

After last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Union Berlin, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann criticized his team’s intensity but stated they “showed their desire” to compete.

“The energy was good and the desire of everyone was very good,” Nagelsmann told DAZN.

“We scored too few goals, but we deserved to win. We played quite maturely, but (the game) could have been decided earlier.”

Bayern started furiously, with Thomas Mueller — the only survivor from Inter’s 2-0 win over Bayern in the 2010 Champions League final in Madrid — forcing a fingertip save from home goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Sane broke the deadlock in the 25th minute when he controlled a long pass from Joshua Kimmich, before rounding Onana and rolling the ball into the net.

“I saw the space and knew they were high and had gaps. Jo (Kimmich) saw me super well, that was a super ball from him,” Sane said.

“Ultimately, I just wanted to play a good game, have a good feeling and leave the field happy.”

Inter’s German wing-back Robin Gosens lamented Sane’s goal, saying: “We conceded from a long ball — that’s exactly what we talked about before (the game).”

Inter started the second half the better of the two teams and almost equalised through D’Ambrosio, but the Italian blazed a rushed shot over Manuel Neuer’s crossbar.

Bayern began to turn the screw as the second half continued, with Sane and French forward Kingsley Coman combining in the penalty area.
Sane tried to square a pass to Sadio Mane, but D’Ambrosio intervened, bundling the ball over the line.

Inter went close late on when Argentinian forward Joaquin Correa seized on an errant back-pass by Bayern centre-back Lucas Hernandez, but slid his shot just wide.

“We were up against a very intense, extraordinary side, one of the best in Europe right now,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi told Sky Sport Italia.

“(We) had opportunities to get back into it, but you need a perfect performance against a side on this level and we didn’t do that.”

Bayern defender Matthijs de Ligt, who moved from Serie A side Juventus to Munich in the summer, said training is more intense in Germany.

“Both training regimes are hard, but in Italy it’s more about tactics and systems, less intensity and above all less sprinting.”

Mridha Shihab Mahmud is a writer, content editor and photojournalist. He works as a staff reporter at News Hour. He is also involved in humanitarian works through a trust called Safety Assistance For Emergencies (SAFE). Mridha also works as film director. His passion is photography. He is the chief respondent person in Mymensingh Film & Photography Society. Besides professional attachment, he loves graphics designing, painting, digital art and social networking.
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