Leon Goretzka scored for the Bavarian first, before Jean-Paul Boetius grabbed an equaliser at the Opel Arena. Thiago Alcantara later snatched what proved to be the winner soon after the hour mark. Most of the Bayern players raced towards the Spain midfielder after his strike, but Kimmich took a diversion via Sanches first, something he later explained.

Thiago Alcantara celebrating after scoring a winner for Bayern Munich

“The second goal, it’s [Sanches] that won the ball,” he told Sport1. “The determination he showed to win back possession ultimately won us the game. Of course, [Robert Lewandowski] also played the ball well and Thiago finished it, but it’s not always the scorer who decides the game.”

Sanches was a European champion with Portugal and Golden Boy winner when he joined Bayern from Benfica in 2016, but initially struggled to settle at the Allianz Arena and spent last season on loan with Swansea City.

The midfielder, now 21, appears to be settling into his stride under Niko Kovac’s guidance, though, and Kimmich is full of admiration for the powerful midfielder who now seems to have the mental strength to go with his physicality.

“I take my hat off to him,” continued Kimmich. “It takes some guts to come here alone at 18. He didn’t have it so easy the first time around but then to come back and clearly state that he wanted to succeed – it’s remarkable how he’s done that, mentally.”

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The game is dominated by talk of the return of former Barcelona and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at the Nou Camp but other European top sides will be in action also.

The Blaugrana lead Group C with six points having scored nine times in their opening two fixtures against Celtic and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively  while City are below on four points with seven goals.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will take on his former team Barcelona in the Champions League

Guardiola‘s side is winless in its last three matches across all competitions and are currently on a poor run of form.

Barcelona will welcome back star player Lionel Messi in the team having played against Deportivo in La Liga on 15th October, 2016.

In the other Group C game, Celtic who put up a spirited performance against Manchester City host Borussia Monchengladbach looking for maximum points to boost their qualification chances.

Meanwhile London Giants Arsenal will host Ludogorets at the Emirates Stadium looking to take command of Group A with Paris Saint-Germain taking on Basel.

The Gunners are favourites in the game and a win will boost their passage to the knock-out phase.

In the other games, last season’s finalist Atletico Madrid travel to Russia to take on FC Rostov.

Bayern Munich who host PSV Eindhoven at the Allianz Allena began the season with eight straight wins in all competitions but are now without a win in three games and suffered their first defeat of the season at Atletico Madrid in their last European match.

Napoli who have won their first two games will be hosting Besiktas at Stadio San Paolo and Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine takes on Benfica of Portugal in Group B.

ALL UCL FIXTURES 

Barcelona vs. Manchester City
Napoli vs. Bestikas
Arsenal vs. Ludogorets
FC Rostov vs. Atletico Madrid
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain vs. FC Basel
Celtic vs. Borussia Monchengladbach
Bayern Munich vs. PSV Eindhoven

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#Arsenal will face @FCBayern, @olympiacos_org and @gnkdinamo in @ChampionsLeague Group F: http://t.co/l7szvZcqxj pic.twitter.com/w3PGdwkxCq

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) August 27, 2015

Manchester City is arguably in the Group of death having been  drawn against Europa League winners Sevilla , Borussia Monchengladbach and  last season’s  Champions League runners-up Juventus in Group D.

No questions: death group is Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Moenchengladbach — Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) August 27, 2015

Group of death! pic.twitter.com/JtaVSGo4Wf

— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) August 27, 2015

Manchester United return to the Champions League group stages this season was marked by being drawn in an easier group compared to other English teams. United was drawn in Group B which has the likes of PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg

Man United fans when they see they’ve drawn PSV… #UCLDraw #MUFC pic.twitter.com/tiwFyn2JgZ — Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) August 27, 2015

Reigning English Premier League Champions, Chelsea  were  drawn in Group that includes Porto, whom manager Jose Mourinho led to  Champions League triumph in 2004,  Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Isreal.

Chelsea fans loving their group #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/xnEWAROLaM

— Copa90 (@Copa90) August 27, 2015

Champions League holders Barcelona were drawn with  German side Bayer Leverkusen, Roma of Italy and  BATE Borisov in Group E, while its La Liga rival, Real Madrid will tussle it out with  Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donestk and Malmo in Group A.
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Manchester United have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski after the striker’s agent claimed his client has little interest in a move to Old Trafford.

Bayern Munich’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is linked with a move to Manchester United

Louis van Gaal is an admirer of the Polish hitman and had considered him as a replacement for Robin van Persie, who is on the brink of completing a permanent switch to Fenerbahce.

But United’s boss, who is aware of the difficulties of signing another of Bayern’s stars after completing a deal for Bastian Schweinsteiger on Monday, has now been told that Lewandowski is highly unlikely to leave the German champions this summer-Dailymail

Kevin de Bruyne to Manchester City: Raheem Sterling deal could be followed by £50m move for former Chelsea midfielder

Manchester City could follow up their announcement of signing Raheem Sterling with a move for former Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne that could see their summer spending rapidly increase towards the £100m mark-independent

Roberto Martinez: ‘Aiden McGeady not leaving Everton’

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has insisted that he has no plans to sell Aiden McGeady this summer.

The Republic of Ireland winger has been linked with a move away from Merseyside after making just 16 Premier League appearances for the Toffees last season-sportsmole

Arsenal blitz Man United and Liverpool in battle to sign £40m French international Benzema

ARSENAL will swoop to sign Real Madrid talisman Karim Benzema if new Bernabeu boss Rafa Benitez refuses to select him.

Karim Benzema of Real Madrid is linked with a move to Arsenal

According to El Confidencial journalist Kike Marin, the French striker will look to force a money-spinning move to the Premier League should he find himself relegated down the Los Blancos pecking order.

Marin tweeted: “@Arsenal Wenger has spoken with Benzema and #Arsenal will try to sign him if Karim doesn’t play with Rafa Benitez…”-Dailystar

Bastian Schweinsteiger honoured to be first German to play for Manchester United… and insists Louis van Gaal isn’t the main reason behind his switch to the Premier League

Bastian Schweinsteiger is honoured to become the first German to play for Manchester United and believes the team can do a ‘great job’ this season.

The World Cup winner joined the Red Devils in a £15million deal from Bayern Munich on Saturday and is seen as the man to bring some authority to United’s midfield-Dailymail

Manchester City slap £20m pricetag on Roma target

Roma have been told to double their money and bid £20m to prise Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko to Serie A this summer.

The Bosnian forward has been in talks with the Italian giants this week and Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini has arrived in Manchester to meet with Dzeko’s representatives-talksport

Liverpool ‘clear to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke after Tottenham pull out of transfer race’

Liverpool are reportedly clear to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke with Tottenham pulling out of the transfer race.

Liverpool are favourites to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke

The Reds were believed to be in pole position to sign the forward, who scored 15 goals for the Villans last year, and their chances have been bolstered with the Mirror reporting that Spurs are searching for a cheaper alternative to the £32.5m goalscorer-metro

Tottenham to rekindle interest in PSG midfielder?

Tottenham could rekindle their interest in Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta if the Brazilian’s move to Atletico Madrid falls through.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men have been linked with the former Barcelona star and may go after the 33-year-old if PSG and Atletico fail to agree a deal for his signature-talk sport

United agree £21m fee for Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan’

Manchester United will continue their spending spree with the signing of Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan.

The Metro says that United have agreed a fee with the Portuguese side, thought to be €30 million (£21m).

Manchester United are expected to sign Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan.

Gaitan has been a long-standing target of United’s and now it appears the two clubs have reached an agreement for the winger.

According to the report, Gaitan – who is still to agree personal terms – will join United once record signing Angel Di Maria‘s move away from Old Trafford is finalized-telegraph

Pedro plays down Chelsea link

His buyout clause has dropped as links to Chelsea persist, but Barcelona forward Pedro played down a potential move.

Barcelona forward Pedro played down links to Chelsea but confirmed his buyout clause had plummeted.

The 27-year-old could be set for a move away from the European champions as he searches for more game time-fourfourtwo

Valencia set to hijack Everton’s move for Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina?

Valencia are plotting to hijack Everton’s move for Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina.

The Gunners shotstopper recently revealed his interest in joining the Toffees this summer after falling behind Petr Cech and Wojciech Szczesny in the goalkeeping stakes at the Emirates-talk sport

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