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Benfica

Andrea Belotti returns from a ban, however the Italian won't start for Benfica against Bayern.
Alexander Bah, Manu Silva and Florentino all miss out here, and the latter's absence is a huge blow for the Portuguese powerhouse.
Bayern Munich

Jamal Musiala is available despite coming off late on against Boca Juniors, leaving Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito and Kim Min-Jae as Bayern's only confirmed absentees.
Musiala may come into the side behind Harry Kane, while Aleksandar Pavlovic could replace Leon Goretzka in the middle of the park.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+9'

That's all for today as the game is over.
90+9'

Francois Letexier blows his whistle as Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) used excessive force in the tackle during an attack.
90+8'

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) steps up to send the ball in.
90+6'

Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich) sends a pass into the penalty area, but the opponent manages to cut it out. Bayern Munich force a corner. They send men into the box.
90+6'

Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich) is flagged for offside.
90+5'

Anatoliy Trubin blocks Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich)'s effort from the edge of the box.
90+5'

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball is easily cleared out of danger.
90+3'

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) takes a mid-range shot, but it lacks accuracy and it goes way over the bar.
90+3'

The attendance is 33287.
90+2'

Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich) sends a chip pass into the box, but Anatoliy Trubin is quickest to intercept the ball.
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The fourth official shows 8 min. of added time.
90'

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) serves up a nice cross, but Anatoliy Trubin punches the ball away.
90'

The resulting corner from Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) is cleared by the opposition's defence.
90'

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's not a big threat for the goalkeeper as his effort is blocked by a defender. The linesman points to the corner flag, Bayern Munich are going to take it.
89'

Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) goes in the referee's notebook after being shown a yellow card.
88'

Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) came close to scoring. He connected with a pass inside the box and perhaps should have done better than direct his shot straight at Anatoliy Trubin.
86'

Bruno Lage has decided to make a change. Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
86'

Substitution. Angel Di Maria is replaced by Joao Rego (Benfica).
86'

Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) takes a mid-range shot, but the ball sails high over the bar.
85'

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) takes the corner, but the opposition's defence is ready and clears the ball to safety.
84'

Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked. The ball goes out of play. Bayern Munich are awarded a corner kick.
84'

Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Anatoliy Trubin, who smothers the ball.
82'

We can have a look at the statistics now, shots on target are 5:3.
81'

Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Francois Letexier who sees an offensive foul.
79'

Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Francois Letexier blows his whistle for a foul.
79'

The linesman raises his flag. Angel Di Maria (Benfica) is adjudged offside.
78'

Adrian Bajrami (Benfica) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Renato Sanches.
77'

Renato Sanches (Benfica) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
76'

Dangerous play by Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich). Francois Letexier blows his whistle for a foul.
75'

Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich) gets to a rebound in front of goal and sends the ball low towards the middle of the goal. However, he couldn't beat Anatoliy Trubin, who shows off his superb goalkeeping ability by pulling off a great save.
75'

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.
69'

The ref blows his whistle and we are going to have a so-called cooling break due to the high temperature.
69'

Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
68'

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) is unable to feed an accurate cross into the box.
68'

Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) finds himself free inside the box and pulls the trigger, but his effort is brilliantly stopped by one of the defending players.
66'

Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich) is adjudged offside.
65'

PENALTY APPEAL after Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) goes down under a challenge from the defender. All players chase the referee but he's not interested in the penalty claim. Play continues.
65'

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) fizzes over a cross which doesn't cause any problems.
64'

Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) strikes the ball towards goal, but it fails to reach the target after being well blocked by one of the defenders.
62'

Vincent Kompany is forced to make an unplanned substitution as Sacha Boey suffers an injury and Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich) comes on.
61'

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) has a goal ruled out for offside!
60'

It’s hot out there so the ref signals there will be a cooling break for the players to take on some fluids.
59'

The game is interrupted now, Sacha Boey (Bayern Munich) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
58'

The resulting corner from Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) is cleared.
58'

The game has come to an end for Dayot Upamecano. He has contributed as much as he could today. He will be replaced by the fresh legs of Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich).
57'

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. The referee points to the corner flag and Bayern Munich will take a corner.
56'

Kerem Akturkoglu (Benfica) has a great chance inside the six-yard box, shoots low to the middle of the goal, but Manuel Neuer pulls off an exquisite save to deny him.
54'

Bruno Lage has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Kerem Akturkoglu (Benfica) replacing Andreas Schjelderup.
54'

The manager has decided to make a substitution and Gianluca Prestianni walks off the pitch to be replaced by Orkun Kokcu (Benfica).
53'

The linesman raises his flag as one of the players from Bayern Munich was in an offside position.
51'

Great touch by Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) as he receives a precise pass deep inside the box and rips a shot goalwards, but the keeper pulls off an amazing save!
47'

One of the players from Bayern Munich times his run too early and the referee blows his whistle for offside.
47'

The free kick is delivered by Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) but it's not one of his best and is easily cleared.
46'

Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica) has tested the patience of referee Francois Letexier and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
46'

Half-time substitution. Vincent Kompany decided to make a change. Joao Palhinha (Bayern Munich) is replaced by Joshua Kimmich.
46'

There will be a change on the pitch for the second half. Vincent Kompany probably wasn't satisfied with the performance of Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich). He is replaced by Michael Olise.
46'

Vincent Kompany makes a switch. Harry Kane is coming on in place of Tom Bischof (Bayern Munich) at the start of the second period.
46'

Francois Letexier blows his whistle and the second half starts.
45+5'

That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.
45+4'

Another attempt to send the ball beyond the defence by Sacha Boey (Bayern Munich) is thwarted and cleared to safety.
45+2'

Angel Di Maria (Benfica) sends in a lofted cross from a long-range free kick, but his poor effort goes out of play.
45+1'

Francois Letexier blows for a foul after Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) was too aggressive in the battle for the ball.
45

4 additional min. will be played.
44'

Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) beats the defender to the ball in the box and shoots, but the ball flashes high over the bar.
42'

Tom Bischof (Bayern Munich) is penalised for a foul. Francois Letexier had a clear view and blows his whistle.
39'

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
38'

Angel Di Maria (Benfica) collects a sweet pass on the edge of the box and in one movement smashes a shot in on goal, but it balloons high over the bar.
35'

Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) shoots inside the box, but is denied by a timely block.
35'

Bayern Munich seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.
30'

A cooling break is underway.
28'

Sacha Boey (Bayern Munich) commits a rough challenge and Francois Letexier blows his whistle for a foul.
26'

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is able to continue to play.
26'

Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
25'

Bayern Munich are ruled offside.
22'

The resulting corner from Angel Di Maria (Benfica) is cleared by the defence.
21'

The free kick into the penalty area from Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) is cleared.
20'

We are about to witness a long-range indirect free kick by Bayern Munich. From a position like this it's difficult to score.
19'

Renato Sanches (Benfica) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Francois Letexier had an easy-decision to make.
18'

Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
14'

Rough tackle by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica). The referee blows his whistle for a foul.
13'

Goal! After receiving a sweet pass, Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) unleashes a shot straight into the bottom left corner. Good team effort!
12'

Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich) was too fierce in his attempt to get the ball from his opponent and Francois Letexier blows for a foul.
9'

Angel Di Maria (Benfica) works the corner short instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
9'

Angel Di Maria (Benfica) steadies himself and bends in a shot from the edge of the box towards the bottom right corner, but Manuel Neuer has it covered and makes a comfortable save.
7'

The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to Benfica.
5'

The corner from Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) is hurriedly cleared.
4'

Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) attempts to scoop the ball into the box over the defence, but one of the defending players makes a timely intervention. Bayern Munich have a corner.
3'

Neat passing move from Bayern Munich in order to create new attacking opportunities.
1'

The match has just started.

The players are on the pitch and Bayern Munich will have the kick-off.

Francois Letexier is introduced as the referee for today's match.

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