"It was a promising start from the visitors, whose willingness to press high was evident from the off. Palmer, who was making only his second Chelsea start of the season, found Enzo Fernandez with a fine pass but the Argentine midfielder could not supply the finish. Despite the promising opening, the Blues found themselves a goal behind on 20-minutes when the lively Michael Olise skipped past Joao Pedro out wide after Bayern pushed forward from an uncontested drop-ball. The winger's threatening ball across was diverted into his own net by Chalobah, under pressure from Dayot Upamecano."
"The hosts doubled their advantage seven minutes later when Kane went down under a challenge from Moises Caicedo. Kane picked himself up before confidently stroking the resulting spot-kick past Robert Sanchez. But Maresca's men responded well and, just two minutes later, halved the deficit through Palmer. The England international exchanged a neat one-two with Malo Gusto before producing a sensational finish past Manuel Neuer, who was making his 151st Champions League appearance."
Chelsea returned to the Champions League for the first time since 2023 but were beaten 3-1 by Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Bayern took control through a Trevor Chalobah own goal and a Harry Kane penalty before Kane added a second, while Cole Palmer produced a fine strike to give Chelsea hope. Chelsea started brightly and pressed high, creating early chances, but defensive lapses and clinical finishing from Bayern proved decisive. Bayern extended their perfect start to the season with a seventh successive win, while Enzo Maresca made his Champions League coaching debut.
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