Muller spot-kick hands Bayern victory

Bayern Munich won 1-0 away to Lille in the UEFA Champions League today, but the scoreline barely reflected the one-sided nature of the Group F tie. Thomas Muller's penalty after 20 minutes was the difference between the sides but Bayern made most of the running and should have won by a decidedly more comfortable margin. Franck Ribery was given a rough ride on his return to his native northern France as first Djibril Sidibe and then Florent Balmont dragged him to the ground, but both free kicks were wasted with Mickael Landreau punching both clear. Bayern broke the deadlock in the 20th minute when Lucas Digne clattered Philipp Lahm to the ground and despite Lille protests, referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot and Muller dispatched it straight past Landreau. Lille's best chance of the half came on the half-hour as Digne crossed from the left but it sailed over the onrushing Nathan Roux and Tulio De Melo and out to safety. Ribery's involvment came to an abrupt end at half-time when he reappeared on the bench with his left thigh heavily bandaged to be replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri. FIFA