Bayern Mun 1 - 0 Man City

Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng scored a last-minute winner to deny Manchester City a point in their opening Champions League group game.

Former City defender Boateng's fierce shot took a slight deflection off Mario Gotze as it flew across Joe Hart after City failed to clear a corner.

Hart had earlier kept City in the match with a string of saves from Thomas Muller, Gotze and Boateng.

City's best chance came in added time, but Sergio Aguero poked narrowly wide.

With Group E rivals Roma kicking off their campaign with an impressive 5-1 thrashing of CSKA Moscow, City already look to be facing a difficult task to qualify for the knockout stages.

The Premier League champions, under pressure to deliver the Champions League success their owner Sheikh Mansour craves, reached the last 16 for the first time last year when they finished runners-up to Bayern before being knocked out by Barcelona.

City, with manager Manuel Pellegrini watching from the stands because of a touchline ban, were reminded of the scale of their task inside the first minute as five-time European Cup winners Bayern sliced them apart with ease.

Robert Lewandowski's flick freed Muller, who lost his balance under pressure from Bacary Sagna as he rounded Hart and could only find the side netting.

Muller came even closer to scoring in the 19th minute when his header from a Juan Bernat left-wing cross was tipped over the bar one-handed by Hart.

(BBC)

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