RB Salzburg v Bayern Munich player ratings: Camara 9, Adamu 8; Coman 9, Lewandowski 5

First leg in Austria finishes 1-1 after Bundesliga side grab late leveller

SALZBURG RATINGS: Philipp Kohn - 8: Swiss keeper made fine early stop from Sane. Excellent defence in front of him helped restrict Bayern to speculative efforts until he had to produce vital saves from Coman and Sane in last 20 minutes. Reuters

Rasmus Kristensen - 5: Danish defender lucky to escape first-half booking for chopping down Coman and left for dead by silky first touch by same player at start of second. Given torrid time by Coman after break but never gave up. AFP

Oumar Solet - 9: French defender needed to be on toes to intercept ball heading for Sane and had one tremendously well-timed block on Gnabry shot five minutes before half-time. Immense in the air, composed on the deck. Reuters

Maximilian Wober - 8: Helped keep Lewandowski and Muller’s influence to bare minimum forcing the latter into desperate penalty appeals in second half. Reuters

Andreas Ulmer - 7: Veteran captain and the one experienced operator in very young Salzburg team was turned inside out by Gnabry and needed Kohn save to prevent first-half goal. A rare blemish, though, showing a cool head in 619th game of career. AP

Nicolas Capaldo - 7: Argentine midfielder worked hard to keep Bayern under pressure as Germans dominated possession and was chasing shadows for much of second half. Getty

Mohamed Camara - 9: Mali midfielder produced fantastic ball over top of high Bayern defence to put Adeyemi away in run-up to Adamu goal. Shone brightly against some star opponents and will be on radar of Europe’s big guns judging by this performance. AP

Nicolas Seiwald - 7: Returned to starting XI after injury. Drilled low shot straight at Ulreich with teammates, arguably, better placed just after half-time. Ran himself into ground. Getty

Brenden Aaronson - 7: American provided slightest of touches to help set up Adamu goal, then nearly made it 2-0 with fine run and shot that forced save out of Ulreich. AP

Noah Okafor – N/A: Dangerous Swiss attacker limped off after just 12 minutes in early body blow for Salzburg … although his replacement had quite the impact. Getty

Karim Adeyemi - 8: Top scorer in Austria and linked with move to clubs across Europe, 20-year-old attacker played key role in Salzburg opener and pace gave Bayern a constant headache. Denied goal with 80th-minute shot by goalkeeper’s leg. AP

SUBS: Chukwubuike Adamu – (On for Okafor 12’) 8: Unexpected early introduction and scored first CL goal with lovely curling first-time finish 10 minutes after coming on. Denied second by brilliant Pavard block. AP

Luka Sucic – (On for Seiwald 80’) N/A. AP Maurits Kjaergaard – (On for Adeyemi 87’) N/A.

BAYERN MUNICH RATINGS: Sven Ulreich - 8: Making first CL appearance since 2018, with Manuel Neuer injured, keeper made very good one-handed save from Aaronson and prevented Adeyemi making it 2-0 with vital block with his leg. Played well. AFP

Benjamin Pavard - 7: French defender made important early block on Aaronson shot but endured shaky first-half at back, almost letting Adeyemi in on goal just before break. Magnificent block to stop Adamu scoring late on, though. AFP

Niklas Sule - 6: Early mistake from Dortmund-bound defender allowed Adeyemi to launch Salzburg attack and set tone for poor 45 minutes. Desperate sliding lunge couldn’t prevent Adamu opening scoring. Better after break. AFP

Lucas Hernandez - 6: French defender had a couple of unconvincing moments and was caught out by pace Adeyemi ahead of Salzburg goal. Some good recovery challenges, although a couple were after his own errors. AFP

Joshua Kimmich - 6: Playing at base of Bayern’s midfield, had one very good piece of tracking back to break up potentially dangerous Salzburg attack 10 minutes after break. Some sloppy distribution, though, at times. Getty

Corentin Tolisso - 6: Helped Bayern dominate possession alongside Kimmich but lacking any defence-splitting passes or moments flair from midfield. AP

Kingsley Coman - 9: Struck volley and header straight at Kohn with two decent first-half chances. Unbelievable first touch from long crossfield ball to leave Kristensen in his wake at start of second half. Denied goal by Kohn save after skinning Kristensen for umpteenth time and no surprise that he grabbed later leveller. AFP

Serge Gnabry - 7: German attacker twisted and turned before being denied 10th-minute goal by good Kohn save. Bayern’s biggest threat in first half had another chance blocked just before break. Far less impact after break. EPA

Leroy Sane - 6: Former Manchester City man missed great opportunity to level scores when he fired wide on half-hour mark. Thought he had levelled in 73rd minute with low shot but Kohn produced fine save. Reuters

Thomas Muller - 5: Veteran attacker headed one half-chance well over bar from corner in very quiet opening 45. Should have been booked for diving from slight Wober challenge an hour in. Flicked header set-up Coman’s goal but generally anonymous. Reuters

Robert Lewandowski - 5: Prolific Pole only touched the ball 15 times in first half with no shots on goal. Barely a sniff on goal in the second. Getty

SUBS: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting – (On for Gnabry 77’) N/A. AFP

Marcel Sabitzer – (On for Tolisso 80’) N/A. Getty

Bayern Munich needed a last-gasp leveller from Kingsley Coman to avoid a surprise defeat as they drew 1-1 at Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday.

Winger Coman had been a constant threat in the second half, tormenting Salzburg defender Rasmus Kristensen, and drilled home at the back post to earn the Bundesliga side a point their performance had barely deserved.

“It wasn't enough in the first half. Salzburg came up with dangerous counter-attacks. We controlled it better in the second half,” said Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich.

“The team realised we wanted to win the game. That we can is not in question. We have to bring that on the field in every game. We're not in a flow where everything just happens.”

The Austrians had taken a first-half lead through substitute Chukwubuike Adamu's superb curling finish while highly-rated attacker Karim Adeyemi was a constant menace to Bayern.

Sven Ulreich, in goal for Bayern in place of the injured Manuel Neuer, did well to save an effort from Brenden Aaronson minutes after Adamu's goal as Salzburg deservedly led at the break.

Bayern, though, stepped up a gear in the second half and again dominated possession but now with more attacking threat.

Coman drew a good save from Philipp Kohn in the 73rd minute, and the Salzburg keeper did even better to deny Leroy Sane minutes later.

Benjamin Pavard produced a vital block to deny Adamu a second goal nine minutes from time, and the home fans were to rue to the miss when Coman beat Kohn at the near post to fire in the equaliser from Pavard’s hopeful cross that Thomas Muller helped on.

“In the end, it feels like a defeat. But 1-1 is something to be proud of,” Adeyemi said. “We're ready for the next game.”

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