5-0 against Besiktas: Bayern are clearly on course for the quarterfinals thanks to Müller and Lewandowski

Munich (SID) FC Bayern is unstoppable in Europe thanks to its top scorers Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski. The Bundesliga dominator put a big exclamation mark in the first leg of the round of 5 of the Champions League against Besiktas Istanbul and, after a clear 0-1 (0-14) and an impressive performance, has the best prospects of reaching the last eight for the seventh time in a row To reach the premier class - even if "Hell on the Bosporus" still awaits in the second leg on March XNUMXth. Müller set the course for victory in Munich's 20th success from the last 21 home games in the premier class. The world champion took the important lead for the record champions in icy temperatures in front of 70.000 spectators shortly before the break (43rd). In the 66th minute he made it 3-0. In between, Kingsley Coman increased the score to 2-0 (52nd). Lewandowski (79th, 88th) further increased the result in the final phase. Bayern, who are aiming for the treble like in 2013, played in the majority from the 16th minute. Domagoj Vida was rightly shown a red card by Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan after an emergency stop on Lewandowski. It was the 14th competitive win in a row for successful coach Heynckes. In doing so, he equaled the age-old record set by Pal Csernai in 1980. The 72-year-old initially did without his two superstars Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. In total, Heynckes made nine changes compared to the 2-1 win in Wolfsburg on Saturday. Since all 19 field players were available, there was only one place in the stands for Thiago, Juan Bernat and Sebastian Rudy. The Munich team started out superior, but wasn't compelling at first. Only after the sending off did things change. The strong James, who had to be substituted in the 41st minute after an “effective goal” from Müller, missed the goal by just centimeters with a free kick (17th). Afterwards it was David Alaba, who was just blocked by Pepe, and Mats Hummels, who found his match in Besiktas keeper Fabri, with great opportunities. The Turkish champions retreated a long way during this phase and waited for Bayern to make mistakes. They didn't stop there either. In general, Bayern's defense made an unstable impression from time to time. But Vagner Love (19th) and Ricardo Quaresma, who was denied by Sven Ulreich (39th), were unable to take advantage of Munich's mistakes. Müller showed the guests how it's done: After preliminary work from Coman, he was there from close range and scored his 41st goal in the premier class. After the substitution, Lewandowski missed a free kick that hit the post to make it 2-0 (49'). The Pole then prepared Coman's goal with a perfect pass into the back of the away defense. Joshua Kimmich was the preparer for Müller's 3-0 win. Bayern now dominated at will, Besiktas only wanted to limit the damage - which failed completely.

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5-0 against Besiktas: Bayern are clearly on course for the quarterfinals thanks to Müller and Lewandowski

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