Robert Lewandowski scored one of the UEFA Champions League goals of the season as Bayern Munich beat Dynamo Kyiv to secure top spot in Group E.

Dynamo Kyiv 1-2 Bayern Munich
Goals: 0-1 Lewandowski (14'), 0-2 Coman 42' (assist: Tolisso), 1-2 Garmash (70')

Already guaranteed of their place in the knockout rounds, a depleted Bayern were the superior side for much of the first half. Leon Goretzka had a stinging shot blocked by teammate Corentin Tolisso, before the Bundesliga leaders forged ahead. Benjamin Pavard's cross-shot deflected into the path of Lewandowski, who dispatched a sensational overhead kick into the corner. Manuel Neuer miscued a deflected shot onto the woodwork and saved well from Viktor Tsygankov as Kyiv showed signs of life, but those chances only served to poke the Bayern bear. Moments later, Thomas Müller brilliantly dummied a ball across the box, with Kingsley Coman thumping in off the snow-covered crossbar to give Bayern a 2-0 lead.

Tolisso had gone close to a third late in the first half, the Frenchman forcing a flying save from Heorhiy Bushchan. Neuer pulled off an even better stop from Kyiv's Mykola Shaparenko to preserve Bayern’s advantage early in the second period. Alphonso Davies shot wide as Bayern regained their grip on proceedings, only for Kyiv substitute Denys Garmash to reduce the arrears with 20 minutes remaining. Neuer thwarted Serhiy Sydorchuk as Dynamo chased the win needed to keep their European campaign alive. Lewandowski fired wide and Tsygankov struck the outside of the upright in an open finale, but Bayern saw it out to extend their 100 per cent winning start to the 2021/22 competition.

Match stats

• Lewandowski has registered a tournament-leading nine goals after five matches. He has netted in every game this season, and in each of his last nine Champions League appearances, equalling his personal record from 2020. Ruud van Nistelrooy (nine between September 2002 and April 2003) and Cristiano Ronaldo (11 between June 2017 and April 2018) are the only other players who have scored in nine or more games in a row.
• Bayern boast the 2020/21 group stage’s best attack (19 goals scored).
• The record German champions have won their section 18 times, doing so four seasons in a row. Only Barcelona (21) have done so more often.
• Bayern are unbeaten in a competition record 21 away Champions league games (W17, D4), going back to 2017.
• Malik Tillman, 19, made his second senior Bayern appearance, and first in the Champions League.
• Kyiv have lost seven of 12 meetings with Bayern in UEFA competition (W4, D1).

Line-ups

Kyiv: Bushchan - Kedziora (Karavaev 76'), Zabarnyi, Syrota, Mykolenko - Sydorchuk (c), Shaparenko - Tsyhankov, Buyalskyi, De Pena (Garmash 46') - Shkurin (Vitinho 46')
Unused subs: Bokyo, Verbic, Shepeliev, Ramirez, Shabanov, Lednev, Adriyevskiy, Kulach, Antiukh
Out: Besedin (knee), Kargbo (broken leg), Nescheret (knock), Popov (knee), Supryaga (knock)
Coach: Mircea Lucescu

Bayern: Neuer (c) - Pavard, Nianzou (Tillman 84'), Hernandez (Sarr 46'), Davies - Tolisso, Goretzka - Sane (Richards 88'), Müller, Coman (Roca 67') - Lewandowski
Unused subs: Ulreich, Früchtl
Out: Choupo-Moting (not included), Cuisance (not included), Gnabry (not included), Kimmich (not included), Musiala (not included), Sabitzer (calf), Stanisic (not included), Süle (not included), Upamecano (suspended)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

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