Munich wins 5-0 in the first UCL game, even with Kim Min-jae on the bench... Manchester United won 4-0 in their return match after 3 years.

Manchester United won 4-0 in their return to UCL after 3 years... Como defeated Leipzig in debut match

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = German professional soccer team Bayern Munich won a landslide victory in the first match of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) finals with Kim Min-jae on the bench.

Munich defeated Bodø/Glimt (Norway) 5-0, led by Michael Olise, who scored two goals, in the home game of the first leg of the 2026-2027 UCL League Phase held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 11th (Korean time).

Munich, who recorded 1 win and 1 draw in the German Bundesliga since the start of this season and won against a second-tier team in the first round of the German Football Association (DFB) Pokal, smiled and continued their undefeated streak in the first game of the UCL.

Munich, who reached the UCL semifinals last season but lost to Paris Saint-Germain (France, PSG) and missed the championship, has made a strong start toward regaining the top spot in Europe after the 2019-2020 season.

Boha, who made it to the round of 16 by defeating Manchester City (England) in the league phase last season for the first time in the UCL finals, suffered a crushing defeat in the first UCL game of the new season.

Kim Min-jae, a national team defender who plays for Munich, was named on the substitute list that day, but did not play. On this day, Munich's central defenders Dayot Upamecano and Yonatan Ta played full time.

Munich did not score in the first half, but scored five goals in the second half, with goalkeeper Nikita Heikin replaced due to an injury.

In the 2nd minute of the second half, Jemal Musiala scored the game-winning goal, and in the 16th minute of the second half, Harry Kane scored with a header from a free kick.

In the 32nd minute of the second half, Alphonso Davis' left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty arc was sucked in, and in the 38th minute of the second half, Olise's left-footed mid-range shot made it 4-0.

Boho, who was unable to make up for it, was further weakened by defender Odin Wiertuft's sending off in the 42nd minute of the second half, and Munich completed a major victory with Olise scoring one more goal in extra time in the second half.

Manchester United (Man United) of the English Premier League (EPL) defeated Sabah (Azerbaijan) 4-0 in their return to the UCL finals after three years.

Manchester United, who have won the UCL three times, suffered a slump in the EPL after being eliminated from the group stage in the 2023-2024 season and were unable to play in the UCL for the past two seasons, but returned this season and won their first game with a complete win.

Mateusz Cunha in the 27th minute of the first half, Bruno Fernands in the 42nd minute, Benjamin Sheshko in the 45th minute of the first half, and Lisandro Martinez in the 23rd minute of the second half scored relay goals.

Saba, which was founded in 2017 and appeared on the UCL stage for the first time, recorded a complete loss without scoring in the first game.

Italy's Como, led by coach Cesc Fabregas, defeated Leipzig (Germany) 4-1 in its UCL debut, and Lens (France) defeated Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 3-2.

Eindhoven (Netherlands) - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) and Fenerbahce (Türkiye) - AS Roma (Italy) each drew 1-1.