Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 Bayern Munich Player Ratings: Bayern book a ticket to the quarter-finals with a comfortable win

Bayern Munich secured a place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a comfy 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies. It is a dominating display from the Bavarians as this result has put them 5-0 on aggregate over the two legs. They will play in the quarter-finals against Italian giants Inter Milan, who knocked out Feyenoord.

Leverkusen made four changes to their starting eleven, with their talisman Florian Wirtz getting injured in the Bundesliga and Nordi Mukiele getting sent off. Bayern made only one change, with youngster Jonas Urbig making it into the starting side over Manuel Neuer.

The game was off to an electric start, with both sides playing with an attacking intent, creating chances. Things got physical too, with the referee dishing out two yellow cards within ten minutes from kickoff itself. Bayern Munich looked more threatening, with their frontline combining well but failing to score on occasions, whereas Leverkusen looked like they were lacking a focal point in attack despite starting with striker Patrick Schick.

Leverkusen struggled when they played with a man down for some time, as Hermoso was getting treatment on the sidelines. While Hermoso tried to continue, he struggled to continue and left the pitch immediately. The half ended goal-less with Bayern Munich looking more comfortable than the hosts.

Bayern Munich continued to attack the defense and were rewarded with an opener as Kimmich clipped a free-kick over the top of the Leverkusen defence, who were too lazy to mark Harry Kane who brought it under control before tapping into an empty net. Leverkusen’s attacking intent improved after this goal, as they got their first shot on target, but it was Bayern who got the second goal of the night after Gnabry kept the ball alive which reached Kane eventually, who unselfishly set up Davies as he fired it into the bottom corner.

Bayern could have added their third of the match but Jamal Musiala was unfortunate with his shots as he hit the woodwork twice. Leverkusen at this point were looking for some consolation goals as the tie was done and dusted, but were denied that satisfaction after a fantastic defensive display from the visitor’s defense.

Here are the Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Player Ratings.

Bayer Leverkusen Player Ratings

GK- Lukas Hradecky – 6/10

He made some good saves but they were not anything spectacular. He was let down by his defence for the opening goal.

LB- Piero Hincapie -6.5 /10

He was tasked to deal with Olise on the right, who troubled him on occasion. He made some forward runs where he could have ended up with an assist once.

CB- Mario Hermoso – NA

A poor challenge from Kane got him into the books of the referee in the first half and also an injury to himself, because of which he had to leave the pitch.

CB- Jonathan Tah – 5.5/10

He made a grave mistake in the first half where he gave away possession cheaply but he corrected his mistake instantly with a great tackle.

RB- Arthur – 5.5/10

His defensive game looked solid, locking down Kingsley Coman with ease but struggled going forward.

LM- Alejandro Grimaldo – 6/10

He was unable to influence the game with his creativity and his ability in set-piece situations.

CM- Exequiel Palacios – 6/10

While his defensive game looked solid, he was unable to create chances with his ability on the ball tonight.

CM- Granit Xhaka – 5.5/10

He was lucky to not concede a goal early in the first half with his wayward pass. But he made some excellent passes on occasions, creating chances for his side.

CM- Aleix Garcia – 5.5/10

He took some set-piece duties for the night, from which he was not as effective as expected.

RM- Jeremie Frimpong – 6/10

While he looked threatening with his fiery pace in some instances, his crossing was not on point tonight.

ST- Patrick Schick – 4.5/10

While he got on to the receiving end of some excellent passes, he struggled to finish them off and got out-muscled by the opposition defenders too. His error was also the reason for conceding the opening goal.

SUB- Robert Andrich – 5.5/10

He slotted in as a center-back tonight replacing Hermoso, playing out of position and struggling to contain Harry Kane.

SUB- Amine Adli – 5/10

He failed to influence the game in any sort, as he struggled to get any shots or create any chances.

SUB- Victor Boniface – 6/10

He gave an attacking edge that the team was lacking but his finishing looked off.

SUB- Emi Buendia – NA

The attacking midfielder was put in to chase after a consolation goal but he failed to do so.

Manager- Xabi Alonso – 5/10

His side failed to trouble the opposition, getting very few shots in the match because they needed four goals to win the tie. The errors made by his defenders cost him the tie overall and the loss of Florian Wirtz affected their team a lot.

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Bayern Munich Player Ratings

GK- Jonas Urbig – 7/10

The young, inexperienced goalkeeper did not look out of place as he looked calm and composed throughout the match, making excellent saves.

LB- Alphonso Davies – 7.5/10

He was dynamic going forward, making excellent runs on occasions which got him a goal and took up his defensive responsibilities well too.

CB- Min Jae Kim – 7/10

His passing looked excellent tonight and his defensive awareness was spot on too, clearing out dangers in necessary situations.

CB- Dayot Upamecano – 6.5/10

The French center-back continued his string of good performances with a towering presence at the back, sweeping out dangers and intercepting key passes.

RB- Konrad Laimer – 6/10

He had to take one for the team with a yellow card, early in the game to stop Frimpong to prevent a counter-attack and got subbed off after the end of the first half as a precaution.

CM- Joshua Kimmich – 7.5/10

His excellent pass to pick Harry Kane out from a set-piece routine showcased what he is about. It was a proper captain’s performance from him tonight.

CM- Leon Goretzka – 6.5/10

A solid outing from him, winning possession whenever needed but his participation in the attack was muted.

CAM- Jamal Musiala – 7/10

The German wonderkid displayed his elegance once again with a silky movement across the opposition players in possession. He almost got his name on the scoresheet but he hit the woodwork twice.

LW- Kingsley Coman – 5.5/10

While there were some occasions where he could have scored, his overall performance tonight was disappointing as he did not look threatening.

ST- Harry Kane – 8.5/10

The striker did a good job dropping deep to collect the ball to spray it around, win fouls in dangerous positions and did a fantastic job to score the opening goal of the night and assist the second one.

RW- Michael Olise – 7/10

He displayed some moments of excellence on the right flank, dribbling past players and putting in dangerous crosses but ended up without any goal contributions.

SUB- Josip Stanisic – 6/10

The versatile defender entered the pitch during the start of the second half to defend the right side of the pitch.

SUB- Serge Gnabry – 5.5/10

He came onto the pitch to offer a new dimension in attack. He played a good role in the second goal of the match.

SUB- Hiroki Ito – 6/10

He was subbed in to shore things up, and secure the tie and the clean sheet.

SUB- Thomas Muller – NA

He was put in as a replacement for Harry Kane, who was on a booking already.

SUB- Joao Palhinha – NA

He was subbed in to tighten up the defense, add more energy to the midfield and seal the clean sheet.

Manager- Vincent Kompany – 8/10

He set his team up quite well to secure the tie, as they looked comfortable on defense but the attacking routines were not as impressive. He managed the team well, containing the opposition attackers and creating chances.

The Sportsdunia Player of the Match goes to Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane.

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