Second half goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane were enough to secure three points for Bayern Munich as they beat FC Barcelona by 2-0 at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League group C match day 2 fixture.

The victory therefore puts Bayern Munich in control of Group C with six points from two games.

Missed chances by Robert Lewandowski on his return to Bayern Munich proved costly as his Barcelona side lost in Germany.

Lucas Hernandez headed in at the near post, 5 minutes after the break, before Sane clipped home to seal the win shortly after.

Lewandowski spurned a number of clear openings in an entertaining match.

This absorbing encounter between two European heavyweights more used to meeting in Champions League knockout games rather than the group stage was Lewandowski’s first return to Bayern since his move to Xavi’s Barcelona last summer.

Barcelona are level on three points with Inter Milan, who beat Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in the Czech Republic through goals from Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries.