Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City

Gomez scores his second after Hart saved from Van Buyten's header

By Alistair Magowan BBC Sport

Mario Gomez scored twice as Manchester City were given a rude awakening by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

City had two penalty appeals in the first half but could not deal with Bayern's swift attacking play.

Gomez poked in on 38 minutes after Joe Hart saved Franck Ribery's fierce shot and the forward reacted quickest to another Hart stop before half-time.

City were outclassed thereafter and Roberto Mancini said that substitute Carlos Tevez refused to play.

The Italian boss explained that Tevez stayed on the bench after he planned to introduce the Argentine in the second half.

That startling admission capped a miserable night for City as they arrived in Germany following an unbeaten start to the season.

But they came up against an impressive force in Bayern, who extended their run to 10 wins on the trot, having scored 28 goals in the process and conceding none.

Gomez's goals were his 10th and 11th of the season but only Hart's excellence prevented that total being extended, as the four-time European Cup winners flexed their muscles.

“I wanted to calm everything and after put Carlos Tevez on the pitch. He refused to go on. For me it is a bad situation... I can't accept this”

City boss Roberto Mancini

Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.

Although it was only City's second appearance in the Champions League, they had plenty of European experience in their ranks and they were confident in possession early on.

They had two decent penalty appeals in the first period, when former City defender Jerome Boateng seemed to catch David Silva in the first minute when he cut back from the byline, and then blocked a surging run by Micah Richards.

Edin Dzeko tested Manuel Neuer after good work by Richards but the pace of their attacks was far slower than those of Bayern, who were quick to counter down the flanks.

Neither Samir Nasri nor David Silva are renowned for their defensive qualities and Ribery and Thomas Mueller began to get at City full-backs Richards and Gael Clichy easily.

And seven minutes before the break, with more space becoming apparent Ribery helped set up the opener from the left.

Cutting in, the French international drew a fine save from Hart, who then immediately stopped Mueller's follow-up effort, but he could do nothing to prevent Gomez pouncing.

Bayern were quicker to react in that case, and overall during the game, and did so once more just before half-time to leave Hart furious.

GROUP A RESULT

In the other Champions League Group A match Napoli beat Villarreal 2-0 with Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani on target

Dzeko conceded a free-kick deep on the Bayern left and when Daniel van Buyten nipped in ahead of Gareth Barry to nod the set piece towards goal, Hart again saved well but Gomez poked into the net.

In the build-up to the game Mancini said that he was keen to get at Bayern, but his side's attacking prowess was eclipsed by the ignorance of their defensive responsibilities.

With that in mind, it was perhaps a surprise that Mancini named such an attacking line-up and once he altered things in the second half by introducing Nigel de Jong in place of Dzeko it seemed to make the situation worse.

Bayern began to crawl all over City and with Sergio Aguero as their only outlet, they struggled to contain their opponents.

Hart provided the only real resistance to deny Gomez his hat-trick and others eager to get on the scoresheet.

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Muller were among many who should have added the third, and City were limited to rare forays with the excellent Boateng pinching the ball off Aguero and Aleksandar Kolarov shooting wide in stoppage time.

It was a poor showing by City, who were very open for most of the game, but Tevez's refusal to play will cast the biggest shadow and his future at the club must now be in real doubt.

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)

Bayern Munich

01 Neuer
05 Van Buyten
13 Rafinha
17 Boateng
21 Lahm
07 Ribery (Robben - 90' )
30 Dias
31 Schweinsteiger
39 Kroos (Tymoschuk - 82' )
25 Mueller
33 Gomez (Petersen - 90' )

Substitutes

22 Butt
26 Contento
14 Usami
27 Alaba
44 Tymoschuk
09 Petersen
10 Robben

Manchester City

25 Hart
02 Richards
04 Kompany
22 Clichy Booked
28 K Toure Booked
18 Barry (Kolarov - 73' )
19 Nasri (Milner - 69' )
21 Silva
42 Y Toure Booked
10 Dzeko (De Jong - 55' )
16 Aguero Booked

Substitutes

30 Pantilimon
05 Zabaleta
06 Lescott
13 Kolarov
07 Milner
34 De Jong
32 Tevez

Ref: V Kassai

Att: 65,000

Match Stats

Possession 50 50

Shots

19 7

On target

12 6

Corners

3 1

Fouls

10 17

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +2:07 Full time

Full Time The referee ends the match.

90:00 +1:58 Substitution

Substitution Mario Gomez goes off and Nils Petersen comes on.

90:00 +1:30

Effort from deep inside the area by Aleksandar Kolarov misses to the right of the target.

90:00 +0:40

James Milner delivers the ball, save by Manuel Neuer.

89:10 Substitution

Substitution Franck Ribery goes off and Arjen Robben comes on.

87:45

David Silva challenges Luiz Gustavo unfairly and gives away a free kick. Luiz Gustavo restarts play with the free kick.

83:57

Free kick awarded for a foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger on Nigel De Jong. Nigel De Jong restarts play with the free kick.

83:01

Shot by Aleksandar Kolarov. Save made by Manuel Neuer.

81:57 Substitution

Substitution Anatoliy Tymoschuk joins the action as a substitute, replacing Toni Kroos.

79:53

Micah Richards fouled by Toni Kroos, the ref awards a free kick. Joe Hart takes the direct free kick.

77:39

A cross is delivered by Toni Kroos, Mario Gomez takes a shot. Joe Hart makes a fantastic save.

77:39 Booking

Booking Kolo Toure booked for unsporting behaviour.

77:28

Franck Ribery fouled by Kolo Toure, the ref awards a free kick.

76:35

Direct free kick taken by Philip Lahm.

76:35 Booking

Booking The referee books Gnegneri Toure Yaya for unsporting behaviour.

76:28

Gnegneri Toure Yaya gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Franck Ribery.

76:12

Unfair challenge on Franck Ribery by Kolo Toure results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Toni Kroos.

73:36

Foul by Luiz Gustavo on Aleksandar Kolarov, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by James Milner, save made by Manuel Neuer.

73:11

Free kick awarded for a foul by Jerome Boateng on Sergio Aguero. Gael Clichy takes the free kick.

72:11 Substitution

Substitution Aleksandar Kolarov joins the action as a substitute, replacing Gareth Barry.

72:11

Outswinging corner taken by Toni Kroos from the right by-line.

71:44

Drilled right-footed shot by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Save by Joe Hart.

68:49 Substitution

Substitution James Milner on for Samir Nasri.

66:44

Marcio Rafinha takes the free kick.

66:44 Booking

Booking Gael Clichy receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.