Enzo Maresca’s side started the game brightly, creating a few openings through the marauding Malo Gusto down the right-hand side, but they fell behind when Trevoh Chalobah put the ball into his own net following Michael Olise’s low cross. And for all their good work going forward, it was soon looking like it was going to be a long evening for Chelsea when Moises Caicedo brought down Bayern star Kane inside the penalty area, with the England captain converting the resulting spot-kick in emphatic fashion.
The visitors didn’t give up, though, and they reduced the arrears just two minutes later when Palmer – Chelsea’s main man once again – curled a beautiful effort past Manuel Neuer. However Maresca’s men found it difficult to make inroads in the second half and after Gusto lost possession in a perilous position, Kane then latched onto Serge Gnabry’s pass to kill the contest.
Here, BALLGM rates the Chelsea players on show at the Allianz Arena…
Enzo Maresca’s side started the game brightly, creating a few openings through the marauding Malo Gusto down the right-hand side, but they fell behind when Trevoh Chalobah put the ball into his own net following Michael Olise’s low cross. And for all their good work going forward, it was soon looking like it was going to be a long evening for Chelsea when Moises Caicedo brought down Bayern star Kane inside the penalty area, with the England captain converting the resulting spot-kick in emphatic fashion.
The visitors didn’t give up, though, and they reduced the arrears just two minutes later when Palmer – Chelsea’s main man once again – curled a beautiful effort past Manuel Neuer. However Maresca’s men found it difficult to make inroads in the second half and after Gusto lost possession in a perilous position, Kane then latched onto Serge Gnabry’s pass to kill the contest.
Here, BALLGM rates the Chelsea players on show at the Allianz Arena…
Robert Sanchez (7/10):
He was powerless to stop any of the goals going in, but he made good saves to prevent Kane and Olise extending Bayern’s lead.
Malo Gusto (6/10):
The right-back registered an assist after playing a lovely one-two with Palmer in the build up to Chelsea’s goal, but he lost the ball which led to Bayern’s third.
Tosin Adarabioyo (5/10):
He failed to clear the Olise cross that brought about Bayern’s opener, taking a swing and a miss as the ball came in, but it was fizzed in low and hard, to be fair.
Trevoh Chalobah (5/10):
Put through his own net as Bayern took the lead, but it was the type of cross which is always tough for defenders to deal with.
Marc Cucurella (5/10):
The Spain international had a difficult evening up against Olise, who got past him on a number of occasions.
Reece James (6/10):
Lost the ball but then won it again as he launched the counter-attack that led to Palmer’s strike.
Moises Caicedo (6/10):
Gave the penalty away with a rash challenge on Kane but went some way to making amends by carrying Chelsea forward for Palmer’s goal.
Cole Palmer (8/10):
Chelsea’s brightest spark as usual, he bent a lovely curling effort past Neuer in the first half. He thought he scored a second late on, which he took brilliantly, but he was just offside.
Enzo Fernandez (6/10):
Operating further forward, the Argentina ace got into a couple of promising positions but was often thwarted at the last moment by Bayern’s defence.
Pedro Neto (6/10):
The winger was lively on the counter but whenever he got into a good position, there was rarely anything on, meaning he was left to recycle possession.
Joao Pedro (5/10):
He was beaten by Olise in the lead up to Bayern’s opener, while Chelsea’s most promising moments fell to other players.
Alejandro Garnacho (6/10):
The wide man replaced Pedro Neto in the second half and made a few good bursts down the left flank.
Andrey Santos (6/10):
Replacing captain Reece James, the young midfielder thought he set up a second goal for Palmer, but the forward was narrowly offside.
A late second-half substitute, he didn’t really have enough time to make an impact.
Enzo Maresca (5/10):
Opted to start Gusto at right-back and while the former Lyon man provided an assist, he was at fault for Bayern’s third.
