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Nov 5, 2013 at 7.45pm UK
 
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Mario Mandzukic heads Bayern Munich to victory

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Mario Mandzukic is on target as Bayern Munich edge out Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League.

A second-half header by Mario Mandzukic has given Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over a spirited Viktoria Plzen side in the Champions League.

The holders were quickest off the starting blocks, almost breaking the deadlock in the 16th minute when Bastian Schweinsteiger's low shot came back off the post.

Plzen goalkeeper Matus Kozacik put in an impressive shift in the first half, denying Mario Gotze in the 27th minute, but the hosts gave as good as they got.

Their best opportunities came in the latter stages of the first period through Daniel Kolar and Milan Petrzela, neither of whom managed to hit the target.

Bayern came out swinging after the break, almost taking the lead in the 56th minute when Franck Ribery found himself clean through on goal, only to be denied by another good stop from Kozacik.

The German outfit's pressure paid off in the 65th minute when they took the lead through Mandzukic, who powered home a header from Philipp Lahm's cross.

Plzen's best chance to equalise came in the 76th minute as Petrzela's cross from over on the right flashed across the face of goal, narrowly missing Stanislav Tecl.

Gotze blew a golden opportunity to make the game safe in the latter stages, but one goal proved enough to seal maximum points for Bayern and fire them into the last 16 of the competition.

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