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.
The visitor had
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,
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
Genk scored an important away goal in a 2-1 defeat to Maccabi Haifa.
The Israeli outfit was in the ascendancy when goals from
Wisla Krakow won 1-0 at home to Apoel Nicosia,
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