Champions League round-up: Bayern impress but Xavi’s Barca held by Benfica

Bayern Munich, missing half a dozen players to Covid-19 quarantine, edged past Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a game to spare.
Champions League round-up: Bayern impress but Xavi’s Barca held by Benfica

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scores in spectacular style in the win over Dinamo Kiev last night. Picture: Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images

Bayern Munich, missing half a dozen players to Covid-19 quarantine, edged past Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a game to spare.

Robert Lewandowski struck with a spectacular 14th-minute overhead kick to put the Bundesliga champions in front amid heavy snowfall in Kyiv. Kingsley Coman then doubled the lead three minutes from half-time.

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