Juara Bertahan Bayern Munchen Patahkan Rekor Ketiga di 2013
Holders Bayern Break Third Record of the Year
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Moskow (B2B) - Bayern Munchen menggulung CSKA Moskva 3-1 di Kimkhi Arena, Moskow, Rusia, Kamis dinihari, melengkapi rekor belum terkalahkan di Grup D Liga Champions dan memimpin klasemen dengan poin sempurna 15.
Bertandang ke Rusia, salah satu klub terbaik Jerman asuhan Josep Guardiola itu tidak butuh waktu lama untuk menaklukkan kiper tuan rumah Igor Akinfeev saat Robben mencetak gol pada menit 17, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
Thomas Muller yang mendapatkan bola di kiri pertahanan Moskow, memberikan umpan rendah kepada Robben dan diselesaikan degan baik untuk membuka keunggulan.
Moskva yang kalah dalam penguasaan bola mendapatkan peluang pada menit 28, namun tendangan Ahmed Musa masih melambung di atas mistar gawang Munchen.
Sesaat kemudian, Guardiola terpaksa menarik keluar sang kapten Lahm karena menderita cedera dan memasukkan Thiago Alcantara.
Munchen kembali mendapatkan peluang bagus di akhir babak pertama, tetapi Muller gagal mengkonversi umpan Rafinha itu menjadi gol.
Pada babak kedua Munchen tetap konsisten mendominasi dan bermain taktis, terbukti pada menit 56 Gotze melalui aksi individunya melewati pemain belakang Moskva dan mencetak gol untuk menambah keunggulan Munchen menjadi 2-0.
Akan tetapi enam menit kemudian, Dante membuat kesalahan, tangannya menyentuh bola di kotak penalti yang berbuah tendangan penalti untuk Moskva.
Pemain Jepang Keisuke Honda dengan kaki kirinya melesakkan bola masuk ke pojok kanan bawah gawang Munchen tanpa kesalahan. Kedudukan berubah menjadi 2-1.
Meski harapan untuk menyamakan kedudukan sudah dekat, pada menit 65 harapan itu seolah lenyap ketika Schennikov melanggar Robben di kotak penalti.
Muller yang menjadi eksekutor dengan tenang menyarangkan bola ke gawang Moskva yang tidak bisa dijangkau kiper Igor Akinfeev. Munchen kian memimpin dengan skor 3-1.
Tuan rumah Moskva mendapatkan kesempatan bagus pada menit 78 saat Thiago Alcantara melanggar Milanov, tapi tendangan bebas Tosic dari luar kotak penalti masih mampu diblok Javi Martinez dan bola berguling tipis di luar gawang.
Semenit kemudian, kerja sama brilian Keisuke Honda dan Georgi Milanov menciptakan umpan apik untuk Tosic. Namun Moskva tidak beruntung, tendangan pemain Serbia menit 79 itu hanya membentur mistar gawang.
Pada akhir laga, sejumlah upaya Moskva melalui Kirchhoff dan Elm tidak juga mampu memperkecil jarak selisih gol. Tendangan Elm pada injury time bisa dihadang kiper Neuer.
Dengan kemenangan 3-1 Munchen melengkapi rekor belum terkalahkan di Grup D dan memimpin dengan poin sempurna 15, sementara Moskva di tempat ketiga dengan hanya meraih angka 3, posisi kedua dihuni Manchester City dengan poin 9.
Moscow - Holders Bayern Munich eased past CSKA Moscow 3-1 on Wednesday to set a Champions League record with their 10th straight victory and underline their ambitions to become the first team to successfully defend the title.
The Bavarians, who had already qualified for the knockout stage, struck against the run of play in snowy Moscow with Arjen Robben´s superb left-footed strike in the 17th minute.
Mario Goetze added another after a fine run before Keisuke Honda cut the deficit with a penalty just after the hour.
Thomas Mueller responded with a penalty of his own to restore their two-goal lead in the 65th and give Bayern their best ever start with five wins from five group games.
The Germans, the only team in the competition with a perfect record this season, have not yet secured top spot in Group D and face fellow last 16 qualifiers Manchester City at home in the final game on December 10.
Bayern, who were missing several key players including Franck Ribery, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Mandzukic, are top on 15 points from five games, with also qualified City on nine from four matches. The Russians are third on three.
On a freezing Moscow evening and amid heavy snowfall, it was the hosts who got off to a stronger start with Sergei Ignashevich´s header cleared off the line by Dante in the fifth minute.
But Bayern, who also set a club record with their sixth straight Champions League away win, stunned the home crowd with their first chance as Robben finished well after Toni Kroos´ pinpoint through-ball and Thomas Mueller´s cutback for the Dutchman.
Kroos delivered another perfect cross minutes later with Robben narrowly failing to connect in the box.
CSKA, already out of contention for a top two finish and desperate to salvage a Europa League spot, had several good chances either side of the break.
Ahmed Musa, who broke clear, managed only a weak shot under pressure on the stroke of halftime.
Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer then snatched the ball from under Honda´s legs after the Japanese waited too long to shoot.
Honda then missed another golden opportunity when he failed to connect with a simple tap-in before Bayern, on the backfoot again, struck back through Goetze.
The midfielder, who was also on target in Saturday´s 3-0 league win over his former side Borussia Dortmund, netted with a fine solo effort.
The hosts cut the deficit with a 62nd minute penalty by Honda after a handball by Dante but their joy was short-lived with Bayern restoring the two-goal cushion thanks to Thomas Mueller´s spot kick.
CSKA battled on and hit the bar through Zoran Tosic in the 79th but could not avoid their fourth defeat in the group.
