Bayern Munich became the first team in UEFA Champions League history to record three perfect group stages with a commanding win over Group C runners-up Inter Milan.

Bayern Munich 2-0 Inter Milan
Goals: 1-0 Pavard 35' (assist: Kimmich), 2-0 Choupo-Moting 71' (assist: Davies)

Bayern showed five changes to the team that beat Mainz 6-2 in the Bundesliga at the weekend, but still controlled the game for long periods. The only real time they switched off, Inter should have scored. However, Lautaro Martinez spooned over on the stretch from Robin Gosens’ low cross. Bayern showed the Italians how it’s done as Benjamin Pavard outjumped Martinez to head in Joshua Kimmich’s cross. Julian Nagelsmann’s side assumed complete control for the remainder of the half, with Sadio Mane and Kingsley Coman denied by Andre Onana.

Inter fired off a couple of warning shots as Francesco Acerbi had a header from a free-kick ruled out for a clear offside, and Roberto Gagliardini tested Sven Ulreich. The Serie A side clearly hadn’t heard the story about poking the Bayern bear, though. With 71 minutes on the clock, substitute Alphonso Davies played a pass into the feet of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who - having earlier had an overhead effort chalked off for offside - found the top corner from 20 yards with his seventh goal in six games. Davies then went within a whisker of turning in Serge Gnabry’s low cross from the right. Bayern were largely untested in the closing stages - save an Ulreich stop from ex-Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko - once more underlining their standing as one of the competition favourites.

Match stats

• Bayern have won each of their last 13 group matches in the Champions League, whilst going a record 34 games without defeat at this stage of the competition (W31, D3).
• Bayern have scored in each of their previous 22 Champions League matches at the Allianz Arena a club record.
• The record champions have 71 goals in all competitions this season - more than any team in Europe's top five leagues per UEFA coefficient.
• Nagelsmann has a 100 percent record in the group stage with Bayern (12 wins).
• Pavard scored his first goal since Bundesliga Matchday 1.
• Choupo-Moting, 33, has scored in six consecutive games for the first time in his professional career.

Teams

Bayern: Ulreich - Mazraoui (Musiala 65'), Pavard, Upamecano (Davies 46'), Stanisic - Kimmich (c), Sabitzer - Coman (Wanner 77'), Gravenberch, Mane (Gnabry 65') - Choupo-Moting (Tel 73')
Unused subs: Schenk, Goretzka, Janitzek, Marusic, Ibrahimovic
Out: de Ligt (knee), Hernandez (groin), Müller (hip), Neuer (shoulder), Sane (thigh), Sarr (patella tendon)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Inter: Onana - Darmian, de Vrij (Skriniar 76'), Acerbi - Bellanova, Barella (Mkhitaryan 59'), Asllani, Gagliardini (Calhanoglu 59'), Gosens - Martinez (c) (Dzeko 59'), Correa (Carboni 76')
Unused subs: Handanovic, Cordaz, Dumfries, Dimarco, Curatolo, Fontanarosa, Bastoni
Out: Brazao (knee), Brozovic (hamstring), Dalbert (knee), D'Ambrosio (adductor), Lukaku (thigh)
Coach: Simone Inzaghi

As it happened!

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