Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich: 5 Hits and Flops as the Bavarians excel in London again | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

Bayern cruised to a 3-0 win in west London, so will take a big advantage into the second leg next month
Bayern cruised to a 3-0 win in west London, so will take a big advantage into the second leg next month

#2 Hit: Serge Gnabry

Gnabry was the second-half catalyst as Bayern opened up their hosts at will on the counter-attack
Gnabry was the second-half catalyst as Bayern opened up their hosts at will on the counter-attack

As he humbly agreed during his post-match interview, Gnabry loves returning to London. This season alone, he has six goals in two games for the Bavarians in the capital, which seems fitting given his previous ties to Arsenal.

He now has five goals in three games and the 24-year-old will be hoping his upturn in goal contribution continues, having stalled through injury and scarce minutes towards the latter stages of 2019, into January this year.

With friends aplenty watching him at Stamford Bridge, he came alive in a second-half where Chelsea - just like Tottenham - simply couldn't cope. He combined well with Davies and Thiago, but his seemingly telepathic connection alongside Lewandowski in transition was brilliant to watch.

Despite completing just one of five dribbles attempted and winning 7 of 16 duels before receiving a warm reception when replaced late on, Gnabry delivered an honest off-the-ball shift and was unfortunate not to earn his hat-trick too.

Blazed a volley wide, watched a deflected effort flash over, Gnabry didn't stop going for the jugular. With joint game-high tackles (5) alongside Kovacic and two interceptions, he proved pivotal again and continues to develop a blossoming reputation in Europe.

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