"MUNICH -- There was a horrible sense of familiarity about Chelsea's defeat to Bayern Munich. By the 70th minute, the Bayern fans were greeting each pass with "Olé"; the victory celebrations had started. For all their efforts, endeavor and eagerness in Munich, Chelsea's defense crumbled when it needed to be at its resolute best, and Harry Kane and his Bayern teammates profited to win 3-1."
"For all their efforts, endeavor and eagerness in Munich, Chelsea's defense crumbled when it needed to be at its resolute best, and Harry Kane and his Bayern teammates profited to win 3-1. For so much of this, it felt like the game was being played at its stretched limit. The match was taut; both teams were playing with incredibly high lines, parking risk and reward right on the precipice of the contest."
"Chelsea's defensive errors let them down. While they pressed with great urgency up front, each of Bayern's three goals can be blamed on the Chelsea defense. For Bayern's first, they switched off from a drop ball in the middle of the park as Joshua Kimmich found Olise. Olise twisted and turned and fired a ball across the box. Three Chelsea defenders missed and it deflected off the unfortunate Trevoh Chalobah for a"
The match in Munich featured Chelsea starting strongly with aggressive pressing and Malo Gusto active on the right while co-owners watched. Both teams operated with very high defensive lines, producing a tense, risk-filled contest. Chelsea's early energy and pressing were undone by defensive lapses that Bayern exploited. Joshua Kimmich found Michael Olise, whose delivery led to a deflection off Trevoh Chalobah; further mistakes allowed Harry Kane and teammates to score. Each of Bayern's three goals traced back to Chelsea defensive errors. Bayern won 3-1, leaving Chelsea's promising start undone by poor defending on their Champions League return.
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