"Chelsea will return to London empty-handed as Bayern Munich claimed all three points in the Champions League opener. A high stakes match is not without controversy, like the moment where Jonathan Tah brought down Joao Pedro in the build up to Chelsea's goal. On minute 29, the towering German got booked for his challenge on the Brazilian, which Blues coach Enzo Maresca believed deserved a sending off."
""To kick another player, why is it not a red card? Do they need to see blood for a red card?" Maresca fumed after the match (via Nizaar Kinsella of BBC Sport as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia). Maresca himself would get booked for heavily protesting the decision. It all went against the visitors, with Trevoh Chalobah opening the scoring with an own goal and Cole Palmer's late goal being disallowed for offside; the score would have been 3-2 at that time."
Bayern Munich claimed a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League opener, powered by a Harry Kane brace and an own goal by Trevoh Chalobah. Chelsea produced a strong first-half counterattack for a goal but lacked the stamina to keep pace with Bayern. Controversy erupted when Jonathan Tah fouled Joao Pedro in the buildup to Chelsea's goal; Tah received a yellow card while Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca argued the challenge merited a red and was booked for protesting. Cole Palmer had a late goal ruled out for offside. Bayern face Hoffenheim next; Chelsea face Manchester United.
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