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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23642791" data-attributes="member: 158020">Benfica 0 Bayern Munich 2: Sanches  returns to haunt his former club   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/09/19/21/4405728-6186587-image-m-28_1537390438119.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Renato Sanches marked his return to the Bayern Munich fold with a superb goal  against his former club as Niko Kovac's side ran out 2-0 winners over Benfica in  their Champions League Group E encounter.   Having endured a torrid loan spell at Swansea City last term, Sanches was  handed his first Bayern start since May 2017 at Estadio da Luz, and - after  playing a part in Robert Lewandowski's opener - the youngster duly repaid  Kovac's faith in the 54th minute when he got on the end of James Rodriguez's  delicate cross.However, things could have been different if not for Manuel  Neuer, who kept Benfica at bay with a string of impressive saves either side of  the interval.  Serge Gnabry had a goal disallowed for offside as Bayern looked to  extend their lead, but that decision mattered little as Kovac continued his  winning start.   Bayern were ahead in the 10th minute - Sanches picking out Franck Ribery, who  combined with David Alaba to cut back for Lewandowski to tuck home.Arjen Robben  and James both passed up chances as Bayern dominated, and their profligacy would  have been punished had Neuer not kept out Eduardo Salvio's strike.   But Benfica's hopes of a comeback took a blow shortly after the interval -  Sanches on hand to hammer home from close range to cap off a move that he  started. Jardel and Ruben Dias tried their luck with headers around the hour, but  Neuer was in top form to keep Bayern's clean sheet intact.   Substitute Gnabry thought he had put the game beyond all doubt in the 68th  minute, only for the offside flag to prevent Bayern adding further gloss to the  victory.</blockquote>

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