Jackson hits hat-trick as Bayern attack shines | OneFootball

FC Bayern secures their second victory in the second match of the Champions League group stage. The Munich team triumphs over Pafos FC in Cyprus with a 5:1 win. The Bayern stars in the FCBinside individual critique.

Manuel Neuer: Had to parry a harmless shot at his goal in the first half. The 39-year-old had no chance against the spectacular opposing goal to 1:4 just before the break – the ball just fit perfectly into the corner. Grade: 3.

Konrad Laimer: Got to play as a right-back again after having to help out on the left last time. He felt noticeably comfortable with his regular partner Olise on this side and often moved forward. Defensively, Laimer fought tenaciously for every ball. After Boey was substituted in, Laimer switched back to the left – and continued to play well there. Grade: 2.

Dayot Upamecano: Was hardly challenged by the Pafos attackers. But made no mistakes. Grade: 3.

Minjae Kim: Didn't have much to do for a long time, but looked bad at the opposing goal before the halftime whistle: His sloppy clearance attempt was brutally punished by Orsic's perfect shot. Kim showed insecurities in the build-up. Grade: 4.

Raphael Guerreiro: Started as a left-back. Scored the 2:0 for Bayern after a chic one-two with Jackson. Guerreiro often moved inside and ventured forward. He was then more likely to be found in central midfield. Guerreiro finally moved there when Kompany reshuffled after Kane was substituted in. There, Guerreiro finished a good game. Grade: 2.

Joshua Kimmich: Was back in the starting line-up after coming off the bench against Bremen last time. Kimmich was very active and had many touches of the ball. Missed a huge chance with a header in the second half. Nevertheless: Much went through Kimmich, the midfielder constantly drove the Munich game. Grade: 2.

Aleksandar Pavlovic: Kept diligently closing down spaces, won his duels and got involved in Bayern's offensive play with his passes. Pavlovic fired the juicy shot that Kimmich couldn't head into the practically empty goal after the keeper's save. Good game from the Bayern youngster. Grade: 2.

Michael Olise: Played very agile from the start. Prepared the 1:0 by Kane with a clever pass. Olise was also the starting point of the combination that led to the 2:0 by Guerreiro. Then served Jackson with multiple stepovers before his 3:0. Olise then also scored himself to make it 5:1, after Jackson had failed against the keeper. Olise turned up the heat along with his offensive colleagues in Cyprus. Grade: 1.

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Nicolas Jackson: Was preferred over Gnabry. First celebrated his initial goal involvement for Bayern: He played the beautiful one-two with Guerreiro, which the Portuguese converted to 2:0. Jackson then also celebrated his goal debut for FCB. With a low shot, he finished after fine preparation by Olise. The new signing made many long runs and was diligent in pressing. Jackson convinced in three ways: as a goal scorer, preparer and overall with his first strong game in the Bayern jersey. Grade: 2.

Luis Diaz: Had the first chance for Bayern with a shot from the edge of the box, but Pafos keeper Michael was able to save. Diaz failed again from a good position against the goalkeeper towards the end of the first half. Diaz tried hard, but was not as noticeable as Olise on the other side. He was substituted at halftime. Grade: 3.

Harry Kane: Hit the post with a bicycle kick right at the start. Then Kane coolly converted Olise's through ball into the far corner to make it 1:0 for Bayern. Powered his way through the Pafos penalty area and finished to make it 4:0. Kane is simply unstoppable at the moment, the man is on a world-class run. Grade: 1.

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Substitutes:

Serge Gnabry (46. for Diaz): Couldn't really set any accents after his substitution – until he hit the post in the final minute. But showed effort. Grade: 3.

Sacha Boey (64. for Kane): Played a solid half hour on the right side. No highlights, but error-free. Grade: 3.

Jonathan Tah (72. for Upamecano): Finished the game error-free in central defense. Grade: 3.

Lennart Karl (72. for Michael Olise): Got Champions League minutes from Kompany. Couldn't deliver anything countable, but was committed. Grade: 3.

Tom Bischof (81. for Laimer): Came too late for a rating.

Here you can give your own grades to the Bayern stars for the match against Pafos FC:

This is how the player grading tool "RankIt" works on FCBinside: After every match of FC Bayern, fans can grade each player who has played at least 15 minutes. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 6. Grade 1 stands for a very good performance, grade 6 for an insufficient performance – just like in a school report.

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