Bayern Munich finish off Besiktas demolition to make quarters
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Updated 14/03/2018 at 19:55 GMT
Champions League last-16 second leg, Vodafone Park – Besiktas 1 (Love, 59) FC Bayern Munich Thiago 18, Gonul 46 (og), Wagner (84) – Bayern win 8-1 on aggregate
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Bayern Munich eased to a 3-1 win over Besiktas at the Vodafone Park to progress 8-1 on aggregate to the quarter-final stage of the Champions League.
Bayern Munich started the game 5-0 up from the first leg in Germany, and Besiktas were playing for pride alone.
The home team acquitted themselves well, despite Bayern picking another strong side, but it was Thiago who put the away side ahead with a neat finish from a Thomas Muller cross.
In the second half, a Gokhan Gonul scored what would ultimately be the winner of the game, with the tie already beyond doubt.
Besiktas didn't roll over, and it was Wagner Love who scored Besiktas's first-ever Champions League knockout goal after a defensive mix-up from Bayern's defenders.
Sandro Wagner was on hand to make it 3-1 on the night when he chested in a deflected cross, making sure of Bayern's appearance in the quarter-finals.
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Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen, Niklas Suele of Bayern Muenchen, Javi Martinez of Bayern Muenchen, Jerome Boateng of Bayern Muenchen and Franck Ribery of Bayern Muenchen show clap the fans after the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match Be
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TALKING POINT
Can Bayern win the whole thing? They had so little to do in this match, but even playing at half-pace they were sturdy in defence and direct in attack. The attention is on Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City as the knockout stages narrow the field, but it would be foolish to ignore a resurgent and experienced Bayern side.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich): Despite his age, Ribery was constantly probing down the left wing to stretch play for Bayern. He didn't make any crucial interventions, but he demonstrated why he is so important to his team despite his age. His pace has faded, but his talent hasn't.
PLAYER RATINGS
Besiktas: Zenghin 6, Gökhan 6, Medel 6, Uysal 6, Erkin 6, Quaresma 6, Ozyakup 6, Arslan 6, Lens 6, Vagner Love 7, Pektemek 6. Subs: Babel 6, Hutchinson 6, Talisca 6.
Bayern Munich: Ulreich 6, Rafinha 7, Hummels 6, Boateng 6, Alaba 6, Martinez 6, Thiago 7, Vidal 7, Ribery 7, Lewandowski 7, Muller 7. Subs: Wagner 7, Sule 6, Rodriguez 6.
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KEY EVENTS
18' - GOAL! Besiktas 0-1 Bayern. Thiago scores - Bayern probe down the right, Muller swings in a cross to the back post, and Thiago arrives to half-volley past the 'keeper with a tidy finish.
35' - LEWANDOWSKI CHANCE - Lewandowski has a great chance, slipped in between and behind the defence, and he drags an awful shot at Medel and out for a corner.
39' - BOATENG HEADER - Boateng meets a corner near the penalty spot, and he thuds a header over the bar. He wasn't really marked, making it a pretty good chance.
46' - GOAL! Besiktas 0-2 Bayern (Gokhan og) - Game over, man, game over! Rafinha receives the ball down the right as Bayern race forward, he curls in a tempting cross that both Gokhan and Zenghin go for, and it bounces between them and into the net.
59' - GOAL! Besiktas 1-2 Bayern. Wagner Love scores - Alaba gives it away after Bayern play it out from a goal kick. The ball runs to Wagner love who toes his shot past Ulreich and into the far corner.
84' - GOAL! Besiktas 1-3 Bayern. Wagner scores - It's 8-1 now. A cross from Alaba, released into the box, deflects off a defender and over the 'keeper, and Wagner chests home at the back post.
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Besiktas - FC Bayern
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KEY STAT
- Bayern Munich have now reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the seventh successive season.
- Jupp Heynckes is the first manager in Champions League history to win 11 consecutive games.
- Bayern have now won six Champions League matches in a row, their best-ever run in a single campaign in the competition.
- In fact, the last time Bayern won at least six consecutive games in a single European campaign was back in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup, when they won seven on the bounce on the way to lifting the trophy.
- The German side are responsible for four of the seven biggest aggregate victories in Champions League knockout stage history (12-1 vs Sporting Lisbon 2008-09, 10-2 vs Arsenal 2016-17, 7-0 vs Shakhtar Donetsk 2014-15 and 8-1 vs Beşiktaş 2017-18).
- All seven of Bayern Munich’s away goals in this season’s Champions League have been scored by different players (Lewandowski, Martinez, Coman, Tolisso, Thiago, Wagner and a Gökhan Gönül own goal).
- Beşiktaş have now lost all four of their Champions League matches against Bayern, losing by an aggregate score of 1-12.
- Bayern Munich have now failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive away Champions League games, one short of their longest ever such run in the competition of 13 in December 2000.
- Bayern finish off Besiktas demolition to make quarters
- Bayern Munich eased to a 3-1 win over Besiktas at the Vodafone Park to progress quarter-final stage of the Champions League.
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