FC Bayern won their final game of the Champions League campaign 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven. In an intense match, Jamal Musiala gave the Dutch side the lead before Ismael Saibari equalised, with Harry Kane’s late strike providing the final touch.
After the first Bundesliga defeat of the season against Augsburg, coach Vincent Kompany made a number of changes, with Harry Kane, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Michael Olise among those initially on the bench. In Eindhoven, a much-changed Munich side played a tight game for long stretches and came out on top in the end. The record champions advance to the round of 16 as group runners-up and secure home advantage in the second leg up to and including a possible semi-final.
PSV boldly took command in the early stages, with Ivan Perišić, Guus Til and Ismael Saibari repeatedly posing a threat, but Jonas Urbig was in brilliant form in the Bayern goal. The 22-year-old made several strong saves to prevent an early deficit. The visitors only got into the game better after around the half-hour mark. A Tom Bischof free-kick hit the crossbar and shortly afterwards Jamal Musiala narrowly missed a cross from Lennart Karl.
Musiala and Karl with a dream combination – Kane also scores a dream goal
Bischof won the ball, Karl passed it on and, after a one-two with Musiala, the FCB combined through the PSV defence. Musiala scored from an acute angle to take the lead – his first goal after a long injury.
The record champions then stepped up the pressure, but missed chances to make it 2-0, and Eindhoven came back: After a misplaced pass from Kane, Saibari moved at pace towards the penalty area, played a one-two with Til and shot the ball into the top left-hand corner for an unstoppable equalizer in the 78th minute.
But Bayern hit back: just a few minutes after the equalizer, Jonas Urbig played a precise long ball to Luis Díaz, who found Kane in the center, who converted from 13 metres out to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute. Mauro Junior was sent off with a yellow card in stoppage time.
Bayern second in group – PSV miss out on play-offs
With seven wins and just one defeat, FC Bayern end the league phase in second place with 21 points. Arsenal remain out of reach as group winners, but the all-important home tie in the second legs of the knockout rounds is secured.
PSV Eindhoven slipped to 29th place as a result of the defeat and missed out on the play-offs by one point. Despite some hope and a decent performance, Peter Bosz’s team’s Champions League season ended in disappointment.
PSV will host second-placed Feyenoord in the Eredivisie top match on Sunday, while FC Bayern face HSV on Saturday evening.