Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry staged yet another remarkable show in London to get on the scoresheet in Tuesday night's UEFA Champions League clash with Chelsea. The former Arsenal attacker scored a brace of goals in just three minutes to hand the Bavarians a massive advantage ahead of the second leg tie in Germany.
Following a goalless but lively first-half, Bayern did not have to wait for long to stamp their dominance at the Stamford Bridge. Just six minutes after the commencement of the second half, Gnabry capitalized a slip by Azpilicueta to score following an exchange of passes with Lewandowski.
A fast-break in the 54th minute ended with the attacker burying his second into the bottom-right corner after combining with the Polish striker once again. The latter will go on to seal the win for Bayern with a third. Watch the goals below:
Gnabry loves London!
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Great work from Thiago and Lewandowski as Bayern slice Chelsea open.
Serge Gnabry makes no mistake! pic.twitter.com/eXL8IDbwrm
This is what a player in form looks like!
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Gnabry and Lewandowski combine again brilliantly and the winger is ice-cold with the finish
goals in his last visits to London. And counting. pic.twitter.com/oomdh60PUO
While Bayern Munich enters the second leg with a three-goal advantage, Gnabry extended his haul in the Champions League against clubs from London. The 24-year-old attacker has now scored six times against teams from England's capital, having already scored four against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stages.
In essence, he became the first player in Champions League history to score each of his first six goals in the competition against clubs from the same nation. Also, he is the fifth opposition player in history to score two or more goals against Chelsea in the competition and only the second to do so in the knock-out stages. Barcelona legend Ronaldinho was the first to achieve the feat back in March 2005.
Currently, only Robert Lewandowski (11) and Erling Haaland (10) have more goals than Gnabry in this season's Champions League.
"I've got a lot of friends here, a lot of them were in the stands, they must be giving me some kind of power. I always enjoy coming back."
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Another successful return to London for Serge Gnabry
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