BAYERN COMPLETE ROUT TO SEAL LAST-EIGHT SPOT

BAYERN MUNICH coasted into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Besiktas in Istanbul to complete an 8-1 aggregate win.

Leading 5-0 from the first leg in Germany, there was little chance of an upset for the Turkish club and an early goal from Thiago Alcantara ensured the hosts’ hopes were extinguished.

It extended coach Jupp Heynckes’ record to just one defeat in 28 matches and took Bayern’s goal tally in this season’s competition to 21.

The visitors established their dominance early on with Arturo Vidal heading wide in only the second minute and David Alaba and Thomas Muller missing chances to score. But the breakthrough finally came in the 18th minute with a sweeping move from left to right and back again.

Muller swung over a cross from the right and Thiago stole in at the far post ahead of Besiktas defender Gokhan Gonul to volley home first time with his weaker left foot.

Just a minute into the second half, Bayern finally scored their second when Franck Ribery released overlapping full-back Rafinha and defender Necip Uysal lunged at the cross but missed and the backtracking Gonul diverted it past goalkeeper Zengin.

Bayern gifted Besiktas a consolation just before the hour when Alaba lost possession from a short goal kick and Gonul slipped in Vagner Love who managed to steer a shot inside the far post. But that was as good as it got for the hosts and Sandro Wagner chested in Alaba’s deflected cross six minutes before the end.