Champions League review: Bayern shine, Cypriot history and Rooney v Van Dijk

This week?s action saw Vincent Kompany?s men roll on, upset results and a brilliant performance from a Liverpool defender
? Vincent Kompany?s Bayern Munich. They rule supreme in Germany and are on a 16-match winning streak. Beating the defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, on Tuesday was further proof of Bayern?s credentials. Lu?s Diaz, whose combativeness is sorely missed by Liverpool, scored two, but he took the aggression too far when his challenge on Achraf Hakimi led to a first-half red card. That meant the second-half became a test of defensive credentials that Bayern passed. ?I also want us to enjoy it when we have to defend,? said Kompany. He was by no means his club?s first-choice as coach in the summer of 2024 ? relegation from the Premier League with Burnley had damaged his reputation. But in Bavaria, the noise from the boardroom has been quelled ? for now ? by the brilliance of his team?s play.
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