![]() ![]() Muller then got in on the act for Bayern as his speculative shot from distance took a wicked deflection off Bruno Martins Indi, wrongfooted Fabiano and trickled beyond the goalkeeper’s feeble attempt and into the net. Porto’s night went from bad to worse in the 27th minute as Muller flicked on Philipp Lahm’s driven cross and Lewandowski was left unmarked to plant his header into the net from eight yards. Holger Badstuber – selected ahead of Dante in Bayern’s only change from the first leg – nodded a cross towards Boateng, who headed beyond Fabiano into the bottom right-hand corner. Guardiola’s men did not have to wait long to break the deadlock, however, as Thiago headed in Juan Bernat’s left-wing cross in the 14th minute.Īnd eight minutes later, Bayern doubled their advantage. With the job done for the Bundesliga champions, the second half proved a low-key affair, Jackson Martinez’s goal 17 minutes from time proving nothing more than consolation, especially as there was still time for Xabi Alonso to curl home a late free-kick following a tackle that saw Ivan Marcano sent off for his second booking.īayern suffered a nightmare first 10 minutes in the opening leg when they found themselves 2-0 down, but there were no such mishaps here and it proved a sign of things to come when Muller’s shot was saved by Fabiano and Lewandowski sent the rebound against the upright. ![]() Thomas Muller’s deflected effort made it four, before Lewandowski doubled his tally with a clinical finish as Porto failed to live with Bayern’s movement and incisiveness. Thiago Alcantara – who netted Bayern’s away goal at the Estadio do Dragao – opened the scoring inside quarter of an hour and it was 3-0 before the 30th minute thanks to further goals from Jerome Boateng and Robert Lewandowski. ![]() Trailing 3-1 from the quarter-final first leg, Pep Guardiola’s side produced a devastating first-half display, scoring five times in the opening 40 minutes to leave the visitors shell-shocked.ĭefensive errors had cost Bayern dear in the opening encounter, but it was their supreme attacking quality that came to the fore at the Allianz Arena.Ĭlub doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt resigned in the wake of last week’s reverse, claiming his medical team had been blamed for the defeat, but even without the absent trio of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, Guardiola’s team simply had too much for the 2004 winners. Bayern Munich booked their place in the last four of the UEFA Champions League for the fourth season in succession with a 6-1 hammering of Porto on Tuesday. ![]()
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