BAYERN MUNICH ENJOYS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL NIGHT AGAINST BARCELONA

Bayern Munich enjoyed another successful night against Barcelona, beating them 2-0 at the Allianz Arena. Barcelona was handed their first loss of the new season on Tuesday as old foes Bayern Munich defeated them 2-0 at the Allianz Arena in the UEFA Champions League. It was a tough night at the office for Ronald Araujo and Barcelona as the Blaugrana fell to Bayern Munich on Tuesday night

The Bundesliga side beat Barcelona 3-0 home and away in the Champions league group stage last season, while there was an 8-2 win in the not-too-distant past.

That record led to Xavi telling his side ahead of the trip to Munich that they were not going to a “house of horrors” and had reasons to be confident. Barcelona has been impressive from this season, while Bayern came in off the back of three straight Bundesliga draws.

After a strong first half, Xavi's men couldn't carry that into the restart. The Uruguayan struggled to keep the German giants at bay, showing he still has work to do when it comes to leading the Barcelona backline.

Bayern much improved after the break and they get the job done on home soil. Hernandez and Sane with the goals, which came in the space of four minutes.

According to Leon Goretzka, Bayern midfielder: "It was a cracking match and it was fun to be back on the pitch. We made things hard for ourselves in the first half and were lucky to not go behind

Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski struggled in what was his first match against Bayern since leaving them in the summer.

Barcelona has positives to take but they’ve fallen short again in Munich.

Xavi, Barcelona coach, talking to Movistar TV: "We made six or seven big goal chances but missed them and Bayern took their opportunity. We competed, we played very well, and had we scored it would have been a completely different match.

"But of course, if you fail to put chances away against a big rival like Bayern you'll end up paying said Barcelona midfielder Pedri.

Bayern midfielder, Jamal Musiala said, "It's a special match. Everyone wants to win, you could feel that even among the fans. Everyone was hungry. Every player dreams of games like this. The fans were amazing and the game was exciting throughout

Bayern has not failed to score in their last 38 home matches in the UEFA Champions League group stage. The last time was in 2009 vs Bordeaux.

Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern head coach: "In the first half, Barcelona had the better chances than us; our final ball wasn't quite there. It was much better in the second half, and our efficiency made the difference."

Bayern has won each of their last five UEFA Champions League matches against Barcelona and going a little further back, seven of their last eight meetings in the competition.