Holders Bayern Munich cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as a 2-1 win over Lazio in Wednesday’s last-16 second leg sealed a 6...
Holders Bayern Munich cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as a 2-1 win over Lazio in Wednesday’s last-16 second leg sealed a 6-2 aggregate victory.
Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty before a deft chip from his second-half replacement Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting doubled the advantage on the night.
Lazio grabbed a consolation when Marco Parolo was left unmarked to head in a late free-kick from close range.
“The win is very important to us. It’s in our DNA that we want to win every game,” Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich told Sky. “We played confidently, even if it wasn’t a brilliant performance and it was annoying to concede a goal.”
Their passage into the last eight takes Bayern past Barcelona’s tally of 18 Champions League quarter-final appearances since the competition was rebranded from the European Cup.
Snow fell during the game at the Allianz Arena, but Bayern made light work of the wintry conditions.
They extended their unbeaten run in the Champions League to 19 games over two years.
“We needed a good performance and we bow out of the competition with a positive game,” Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi told Sky. “Some teams are unplayable: Bayern are one of them.”
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