Bayern Munich beats Juventus 2-1

Roy Makaay helped Bayern Munich beat Juventus 2-1 and take a stranglehold in Champions League Group A with maximum points from three games. The german squad, attacking constantly in the first half, moved ahead in the 32nd minute when Sebastian Deisler's shot struck keeper Christian Abbiati's thigh and flew in yesterday.

Seven minutes later, Martin Demichelis headed in a Deisler corner for a deserved second goal.

Bastian Schweinsteiger gave away a needless corner in the final minute and Juve striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic took advantage to blast in a flick-on from Emerson. Oliver Kahn then had to punch away a Pavel Nedved free kick to safeguard victory.

Juventus had won their opening seven matches in Serie A and both their Champions League fixtures but never looked like extending that record against a Bayern side willed on by a 66,000 full house at their new World Cup stadium.

Despite the defeat, Juve remain well placed to qualify for the knockout phase with six points, three points behind Bayern but three ahead of Club Bruges who won 1-0 at Rapid Vienna.

Bayern, beaten home and away by Juventus in last season's group stage, had promised a more attacking approach this time and they buzzed with menace throughout the first half, pinning the Italian side back for long periods.

Michael Ballack had a free kick pushed away by Abbiati in the ninth minute after forcing a foul by Lilian Thuram on the edge of the area.

Fifteen minutes later Thuram earned a yellow card for giving away another free kick in almost the same place and this time the keeper stopped a low drive by Bayern striker Roy Makaay before saving from Demichelis on the follow-up.

The ball struck referee Kyros Vassaras as Juventus played their way out of defence and a grateful Willy Sagnol played in Deisler on the right.

The Germany winger beat Gianluca Zambrotta on his way into the area before firing in a shot that seemed to take Abbiati completely by surprise.

The entire Juventus defence were caught out seven minutes later when Demichelis outjumped the lot of them and nodded Deisler's corner down and in.

Juventus switched to a three-man forward line in the second half, with Alessandro Del Piero coming on to make his 100th appearance in European club competition, and the Italians caused Bayern more problems as a result.

David Trezeguet found the side-netting with a fierce shot from an acute angle and Kahn punched a Del Piero effort clear.

But Bayern continued to threaten throughout the second half, with Makaay shooting across goal and narrowly wide and later forcing a brilliant point-blank save from Abbiati.