Holders Bayern Munich brushed off their recent poor domestic form by throwing down a Champions League marker with an emphatic 4-1 win at La...
Holders Bayern Munich brushed off their recent poor domestic form by throwing down a Champions League marker with an emphatic 4-1 win at Lazio in Tuesday’s last-16 first leg to take a “huge step” towards the quarter-finals.
Robert Lewandowski gave Bayern an early lead before 17-year-old Jamal Musiala scored his first Champions League goal on only his fourth appearance in Europe.
Stuttgart-born Musiala, who turns 18 Friday, is now the youngest English goalscorer in Champions League history.
A Leroy Sane strike gave Bayern a three-goal half-time cushion at the Stadio Olimpico before Francesco Acerbi scored an own goal just after the break.
“We are a huge step closer to the quarter-finals,” Bayern coach Hansi Flick told Sky.
Joaquin Correa pulled a goal back early in the second half to give the scoreline some respectability for Lazio.
“We were aggressive from the start and went full throttle,” Bayern midfielder Leon Goretzka said after his first appearance since testing positive for Covid-19. “I am happy to have played in such an awesome game after a difficult few weeks. That was important after we had often been caught napping (in recent games). Things worked well, that was a first good step.”
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