Bayern put 5 past ten-man BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
Bayern are in steer of a UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after a 5-0 feat opposite BeÅŸiktaÅŸ.
The visitors stood organisation in a early stages yet never recovered from Domagoj Vida’s 16th-minute dismissal. It was not until usually before half-time, though, that Bayern pennyless a deadlock interjection to Thomas Müller’s close-range finish.
Kingsley Coman swept in early in a second half before Müller again showed his rapacious instincts to make it 3-0. Robert Lewandowski got in on a act with dual late goals to leave Beşiktaş in need of a record quip in Istanbul on 14 March.
Key player: Thomas Müller
Few players have benefitted as many from Jupp Heynckes’ lapse as many as Müller. Often sidelined underneath Carlo Ancelotti, a Bavarian-born brazen is enjoying his football during his boyhood bar again and is a essential member of this team. Tonight, he repaid a faith shown in him by scoring dual critical goals and aiding another in a feat that all yet carries his organisation into a final eight.
Reporter articulate points
Jordan Maciel, Bayern: In a end, this carried a atmosphere of a organisation theatre match, Bayern increasingly reporting their management over their opponents as time wore on. The German champions are relentless during home in this competition, gladly creation a many of a event presented to them after Vida was shown a red card.
Cetin Cem Yilmaz, BeÅŸiktaÅŸ: Åženol GüneÅŸ had described this as “a exam opposite one of Europe’s best”. The Turkish champions did not pass, yet Vida’s exclusion played a large partial and let it not be lost that their first-half arrangement was mostly encouraging. There are lessons to be schooled here.
Key stats
- Müller has scored 12 turn of 16 goals, fewer usually than Messi (22) and Ronaldo (19)
- This was Bayern’s 14th true win in all competitions, their 12th in a quarrel during home
- Lewandowski has scored 16 goals in his final 16 UEFA Champions League games
- Bayern have won 20 of their final 21 #UCL home games, including all 4 this season
- There have usually been 4 bigger turn of 16 wins – Bayern are obliged for 3 of them