Bayern vs. Lyon score, results, highlights from 2020 Champions League semifinal

Tadd Haislop

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Olympique Lyonnais entered Wednesday's UEFA Champions League semifinal match against Bayern Munich hoping to advance to the final, of course. But the French side also was hoping to avoid getting embarrassed by the German club that has ripped through the tournament.

And while it didn't necessarily embarrass its semifinal opponent, Bayern handled Lyon with relative ease in a 3-0 win Wednesday. Bayern is through the Champions League final, where it will face Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

After winning all of its Champions League group stage games, Bayern obliterated Chelsea in the Round of 16 and then Barcelona in the quarterfinals to reach its 12th appearance in the semifinals. The win against Lyon gives the club 10 consecutive Champions League victories and puts it in a tie for the longest such streak with the 2013-14 Bayern squad and Real Madrid in 2014-15.

Below are some additional facts about Bayern's win:

  • Bayern will play in the final of the European Cup/Champions League for the 11th time (equaling AC Milan’s total), with only Real Madrid (16) having participated in more.
  • Lyon has been eliminated in both of its Champions League semifinal appearances, with both coming against Bayern. The club has failed to score a single goal in those three games.
  • Bayern has scored 42 goals in the Champions League this season. Only Barcelona in 1999-2000 has netted more (45) in a single campaign in the competition.
  • Bayern's Robert Lewandowski scored Wednesday to become only the second player in Champions League history to net 15 goals in a single campaign. Cristiano Ronaldo has done it three times (2013-14, 2015-16 and 2017-18).

Sporting News tracked scoring updates from Wednesday's Champions League semifinal in Lisbon, Portugal. Below are the highlights from Bayern vs. Lyon.

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Bayern vs. Lyon score, results, highlights

Bayern - 3
Lyon - 0

90'+3' — Final. Bayern is through to the Champions League final with a smooth, 3-0 win over Lyon. Bayern dominates Lyon in possession (66 percent to 34 percent), shots (19-9) and shots on goal (8-3).

88' — GOAL, Bayern. Robert Lewandowski gets a goal, which means he has at least one in Bayern's last nine Champions League matches. It's an easy header off Joshua Kimmich's free kick after a foul.

84' — Lyon's Houssem Aouar gets off a shot from the top of the box, but he drives it into the arms of Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

80' — Bayern's Philippe Coutinho taps the ball into the back of the net for a would-be goal from Leon Goretzka's through ball, but he is ruled offside.

78' — Bayern's Philippe Coutinho gets a good look from the left corner of the box, but his shot stays right of the goal.

75' — Lyon's Rayan Cherki gets a shot from the left side of the box, but it goes wide.

58' — What a save. Lyon's Karl Toko Ekambi gets a breakaway and a free shot on goal, but Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer steps in front of the shot for the save.

56' — A near miss. Lyon's Marcelo gets a header right in front of the goal from Memphis Depay's cross, but it's saved. 

51' — Bayern's Ivan Perisic gets a breakaway and an easy shot on the goal, but his strike goes straight to the keeper for an easy save.

45' — Halftime. No stoppage time is added. Bayern takes a 2-0 lead into the break.

33' — GOAL, Bayern. Another score for Serge Gnabry. He taps it in with an easy left-footer.

33' — Bayern's Robert Lewandowski gets a good look from close range, but his shot is blocked.

22' — Bayern's Thomas Müller fires a shot from the center of the box, but it goes straight to the keeper.

18' — GOAL, Bayern. Serge Gnarby takes a pass from Joshua Kimmich and fires it from the top of the box into the top left corner of the net with an absolute blast.

17' — Lyon's Toko Ekambi somehow misses a wide-open look from the right of the goal but misses it off the post.

17' — Bayern's Ivan Perisic gets a good look from the outside of the box, but it's blocked.

11' — Bayern's Leon Goretzka's shot from the center of the box is saved.

4' — Lyon's Memphis Delay barely misses a shot to the right. 

1' — Bayern's Leon Goretzka gets a good look from outside of the box, but it's blocked.

1' — We're underway.

Bayern vs. Lyon channel in the USA

CBS now has the exclusive English-language rights for the Champions League in the U.S., but Wednesday's semifinal match will not broadcast live on TV (except on Univision, which remains the Spanish-language home for Champions League games in the U.S.). CBS took over the rights for Champions League matches in the U.S. ahead of schedule after Turner Sports prematurely ended its deal in June.

All Champions League matches, including Bayern vs. Lyon, are available live on CBS All Access, which is the network's online streaming service. The Champions League Final will be shown on TV via CBS Sports Network.

CBS All Access starts at $5.99 a month, but it is offering a one-month free trial promotion for new subscribers through mid-August. Users can cancel subscriptions at any time.

Below are the devices on which CBS All Access can be streamed:

  • Android
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • Amazon FireTV
  • LG
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Roku
  • Samsung
  • Visio
  • Xfinity

For the Champions League Final on TV, CBS Sports Network has a channel finder feature for users across the country. CBS Sports Network is available on most cable provider systems. It's also available from satellite providers DirecTV (channel 221) and Dish Network (channel 158).

As for live TV streaming services, CBS Sports Network is available on fuboTV, YouTube TV and Hulu, and all three come with free trials for new subscribers. Below are links to each.

Champions League schedule 2020

The coronavirus shut down live sports on March 11 with four Round of 16 games left on the schedule. UEFA determined those remaining Round of 16 matches could play out at their originally scheduled locations before the tournament headed to Lisbon, Portugal, the neutral site for all quarterfinal and semifinal matches as well as the final.

Leipzig, PSG, Bayern and Lyon emerged victorious in the quarterfinal round, which like the semifinals played out in a single-leg fixture format.

All Champions League matches are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET. Below is the remaining Champions League schedule from the semifinals through the final at the end of the month

Tuesday, Aug. 18

  • Semifinals
Match Time TV channel Live stream
Paris vs. Leipzig 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Wednesday, Aug. 19

  • Semifinals
Match Time TV channel Live stream
Bayern vs. Lyon 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Sunday, Aug. 23

  • Champions League final
Match Time TV channel Live stream
Paris vs. Bayern 3 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network CBS All Access/fuboTV

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.