Bayern Munich reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the seventh successive year with a thumping victory over Besiktas.
The German champions led 5-0 on aggregate after the first leg, and Thiago’s early goal in Istanbul extended their advantage.
A Gokhan Gonul own goal immediately after half-time doubled Bayern’s lead, before Vagner Love pulled one back.
Sandro Wagner wrapped up a comfortable win for Bayern with a tap-in. Besiktas – the first Turkish side to win a Champions League group – fielded six players aged 30 or older.
They started stronger than Bayern but it was the visitors who had the first chance when David Alaba’s free-kick was palmed low into the path of Thomas Muller, but he sliced over.
Thiago broke the deadlock with a simple tap-in from Muller’s perfectly weighted cross, quelling Besiktas’ early energy with his second Champions League goal of the season.
But he lasted just 35 minutes before being substituted.
The German champions led 5-0 on aggregate after the first leg, and Thiago’s early goal in Istanbul extended their advantage.
A Gokhan Gonul own goal immediately after half-time doubled Bayern’s lead, before Vagner Love pulled one back.
Sandro Wagner wrapped up a comfortable win for Bayern with a tap-in. Besiktas – the first Turkish side to win a Champions League group – fielded six players aged 30 or older.
They started stronger than Bayern but it was the visitors who had the first chance when David Alaba’s free-kick was palmed low into the path of Thomas Muller, but he sliced over.
Thiago broke the deadlock with a simple tap-in from Muller’s perfectly weighted cross, quelling Besiktas’ early energy with his second Champions League goal of the season.
But he lasted just 35 minutes before being substituted.
