@supercrystal
You see some things wrong. You do not have to forget that it is about competiton - cup matches. Beauty does not count. Bayern had problems to run against a wall - but they remarked in the first half that Moscow is dangerous on the counter attack and - that Benatia in his form might be a risk. Boateng has problems since weeks with his adductors - and Pep did not want to take risks there that is why he did not sub.
In the second half you saw that they stopped to take much risks. Another goal would have been nice - but why take risks. The goals against Moskow will not count when teams have an equal number of points.
Bayern knows now that they have to win two of the next four matches and they are through. And that is the only thing that counts... The match of tonight is not a blueprint for the matches that follow - especially not for the ones in the final stages of the CL. Two years ago we had a good win against Valencia, lost in BATE, then we got a hard fought 1:0 in Lille with a Müller penalty (similar to the match today), had a beautiful little display with a 5:0 after 35 minutes against Lille at home, secured the group with a late equalizer and three strikers in a match that we led against 10 men in Valencia - and won the group on last match day with 10 men against BATE at home.
That was the treble season in which we won the league in record breaking fashion. And the match against BATE somehow was similar to that of today - with the difference that we this time won and the opponent did not score the counters.
The competition has two parts - the first part in the group stage where it is only important to get through and not get confused by the problems a team might have at the beginning of the years because of new players, systems, coaches or different trainings beginnings of the players.
Bayern is through the group stage with a win against ZSKA at home and one win out of the three matches against Rome and City. No matter what happens. Your draw today was good for Bayern as now 12 points will be enough to be second in the group.
You see some things wrong. You do not have to forget that it is about competiton - cup matches. Beauty does not count. Bayern had problems to run against a wall - but they remarked in the first half that Moscow is dangerous on the counter attack and - that Benatia in his form might be a risk. Boateng has problems since weeks with his adductors - and Pep did not want to take risks there that is why he did not sub.
In the second half you saw that they stopped to take much risks. Another goal would have been nice - but why take risks. The goals against Moskow will not count when teams have an equal number of points.
Bayern knows now that they have to win two of the next four matches and they are through. And that is the only thing that counts... The match of tonight is not a blueprint for the matches that follow - especially not for the ones in the final stages of the CL. Two years ago we had a good win against Valencia, lost in BATE, then we got a hard fought 1:0 in Lille with a Müller penalty (similar to the match today), had a beautiful little display with a 5:0 after 35 minutes against Lille at home, secured the group with a late equalizer and three strikers in a match that we led against 10 men in Valencia - and won the group on last match day with 10 men against BATE at home.
That was the treble season in which we won the league in record breaking fashion. And the match against BATE somehow was similar to that of today - with the difference that we this time won and the opponent did not score the counters.
The competition has two parts - the first part in the group stage where it is only important to get through and not get confused by the problems a team might have at the beginning of the years because of new players, systems, coaches or different trainings beginnings of the players.
Bayern is through the group stage with a win against ZSKA at home and one win out of the three matches against Rome and City. No matter what happens. Your draw today was good for Bayern as now 12 points will be enough to be second in the group.