Bayern Munich Defender Admits Barcelona Should Have Got a Penalty in UCL Clash

• Bayern Munich continued their undefeated streak in the group stages of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League
• The Bavarian giants scored two goals in five minutes in the second half to beat Barcelona in the Champions League
• But a Bayern defender has admitted Barcelona were denied a penalty in the first half after a challenge on Ousmane Dembele was ignored

Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez has admitted that his side should have conceded a penalty against Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League clash on Tuesday.

While Leroy Sane and Henandez scored in the second half to secure victory for the Bavarians, there was a controversial incident that should have gone Barca's way in the first period.

Ousmane Dembele was brought down in the area by Alphonso Davies after he went on a dangerous run from the right flank.

The Bayern left-back appeared to have hit the Frenchman on his feet, however, the referee did not point to the spot nor did the VAR intervened to overrule the decision even though it looked like a clear penalty on replays.

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Lucas Hernandez, who opened the scoring for the Bavarians admitted after the game that it might have been a penalty on Dembele.

“It was a penalty for the foul on Dembele,” he told former referee Iturralde Gonzalez, via Barca Universal.

Former referee César Barrenechea Montero opined there was a contact in the box, via Barca Universal.

"The play is very clear. Dembélé wins the position and Davies trips him inside the box. It's a clear penalty. It's not a 'little' penalty either, it is very clear. I don't know why the ref nor the VAR check the play again, incredible."

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Meanwhile, Bayern Munich fans descended heavily on new signing Sadio Mane as he struggled to impose his presence in the game and looked sluggish throughout.

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The 2022 African Player of the Year has now extended his goal drought to four games, and some fans believe the 30-year-old is simply not the right fit for Bayern tactically.

The Senegalese forward joined the reigning German champions for a reported fee of £35million from Liverpool in the summer.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Sadio Mane is under severe pressure following another abysmal display during Bayern Munich's 2-0 victory over Barcelona on Tuesday night.

While Leroy Sane and Lucas Henandez were on target to secure the maximum points for the Bavarians at the Allianz Arena, Mane failed to make an impact in the game.

The former Liverpool forward was hooked off after 70 minutes for Serge Gnabry after he failed to register a single shot on goal against the Catalan giants.