Bayern Munich 1-0 Manchester City - Five Talking Points

Jerome Boateng beats Joe Hart to score the winner in the 90th minuteBayern Munich kicked off their Champions League campaign with a win over Manchester City, but the Bavarians left it very late. Jerome Boateng's late winner was the difference between the two sides on a night when neither attack looked particularly impressive.Here are the major talking points from the game.

#1 A game that failed to live up to the hype

This was billed as the clash between the attacking flair of Manchester City and the tactical genius of Pep Guardiola. It was the clash that pitted together the Champions of England with the winners of the Bundesliga. This was supposed to be an open, attractive, free-flowing game in which both sides traded blows before one eventually came out on top.

Unfortunately, like most of the big games of the recent past, this one failed to live up to the hype.

For much of the game, it was a clash between two sides who didn't want to relinquish possession and another who didn't look like they wanted to take it from them. There weren't too many clear cut chances for either side and barring Joe Hart's stunning reflex save and Boateng's late winner there was little of note in this game. 

But Guardiola wouldn't mind that at all, as he has gotten the side off to a winning start.