Chelsea fall to Bayern Munich

On the evening of July 25, Bayern Munich had their first victory in the 2017 Asian tour when they defeated Premier League champions Chelsea 3-2 in the International Champions Cup friendly tournament in Singapore.

Rafinha's joy (left) after opening the score for Bayern Munich. Photo: ReutersEUTERS

In this match, coach Antonio Conte fielded a team with many reserve players and Chelsea did not play well against Bayern Munich's top stars. In the 6th minute, the score was opened for Bayern Munich when Rafinha comfortably dribbled from the right wing into the middle and then shot diagonally past goalkeeper Courtois, putting Bayern Munich ahead 1-0.

Having conceded a goal, Chelsea pushed their squad forward to respond, but the weakness of their defense made the English champions continue to pay the price. In the 12th minute, from a counterattack on the left wing, Ribery carried the ball into the penalty area and then made a cross for Thomas Mueller to tap the ball into the empty net, raising the score to 2-0 for Bayern Munich.

In the 25th minute, the score continued to be extended to 3-0 for Bayern Munich after a lightning counterattack in the middle. The player who scored the third goal for the "gray tigers" was still striker Mueller with a tricky shot from about 25m after a solo situation from the middle of the field.

Video clip of Chelsea losing 2-3 to Bayern Munich. Source: Youtube

At the end of the first half, hope flashed for Chelsea when Moses made an accurate cross from the right wing for Marcos Alonso in an unmarked position to finish past goalkeeper Tom Starke, shortening the score to 1-3 for Chelsea.

In the second half, Chelsea increased the pressure and the £70 million star Alvaro Morata (replacing Boga in the 63rd minute) was also brought on by coach Conte to strengthen the attack. However, the person who scored to reduce the score to 2-3 for Chelsea was not Morata but striker Batshuayi with a close-range tap-in after a corner kick from the left wing.

In the end, Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 3-2. This was the first victory for coach Ancelotti and his team in the 2017 Asian tour. Previously, in the 2 matches in China, Bayern Munich lost both matches against Arsenal and AC Milan.

According to TTO