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Advantage Bayern in UCL

18 August 2011-PA Sport

In the driving seat ... Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben (left) celebrates his goal at the Allianz Arena (AAP)

Bayern Munich beat Zurich 2-0 in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League play-off at the Allianz Arena.

The Bundesliga side, which reached the final of the competition in 2010, went ahead through Bastian Schweinsteiger's eighth-minute strike.

Arjen Robben doubled the advantage in the 72nd minute to put Jupp Heynckes' side in the driving seat ahead of the season leg.

The visitor had Mathieu Beda sent off in the 90th minute.

Dinamo Zagreb scored three second-half goals to beat Malmo 4-1.

The Swedish side, which knocked out Rangers in the last round, was well placed at half-time with the score at 1-1, Agon Mehmeti cancelling out Jorge Sammir's early goal for the Croatian side.

But the host seized the initiative after the break. Ante Rukavina restored its lead in the 54th minute, Sammir got his second from the penalty spot and Milan Badelj made it four six minutes from time.

Odense claimed a 1-0 win at home to Villarreal thanks to Henrik Andreasen's 84th-minute effort.

Genk scored an important away goal in a 2-1 defeat to Maccabi Haifa.

The Israeli outfit was in the ascendancy when goals from Weam Amasha and Vladimir Dvalishvili put it 2-0 up before the half-hour mark, but Israel international Elyaniv Barda brought Genk right back into the tie by pulling one back in the 61st minute.

Wisla Krakow won 1-0 at home to Apoel Nicosia, Patryk Malecki on target 19 minutes from time.

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