Bayern Munich 2 Lazio 1 LIVE REACTION: Lewandowski and Choupo-Moting net as Germans cruise through to quarter-finals

GOOD NIGHT FROM THE ALLIANZ

So the inevitable happened which meant that we wasn’t treated to any Champions League drama tonight.

Bayern came into this game with one foot firmly placed in the quarter-finals and you could tell from the complacency in their football

But Lazio was going down without a fight and really took it to the reigning champions for large periods of the first half.

But that false hope quickly came crashing down when Vedat Muriqi pulled down Leon Goretzka in the box leaving the referee no choice but to point to the spot.

Lewandowski stepped up to convert his 73rd Champions League career goal and dare I say it, scoring against the run of play.

However, hte goal didn’t stop the Eagles from giving it a go and if they had more quality in the final third, Lazio may have had some sort of an outside chance.

The visitors went on to create a few chances in the second half but without their top goal scorer Immobile on the field, you struggled to see a way in which they could score.

And then ten minutes from the end, Choupo-Moting came on to end all hopes with arguably his first touch of the game.

It wasn’t the Munich masterclass what was hoped for but they got the job done which is the main thing for Hansi Flick and his side.

Thank you for sticking with me tonight people, have a good rest and we go again tomorrow!

AFTER EIGHT

Only eight teams remain in the Champions League but who will lift club football’s most prestigious trophy?

POSSIBLE QUARTER-FINALS OPPONENTS

Bayern Munich will find out who they will be coming up against on Friday and there are no restrictions on who they could be drawn against.

Meaning that the reigning champions could face either; Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Porto or Chelsea who progressed tonight.

With the Bavarians as the favorites to retain their trophy, many teams would want to avoid them but I’m sure that Bayern too have a couple teams in mind who they wouldn’t want to face just yet.

The draw is going to be really interesting.

CHOUP-ING AT THE BIT

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting spends a lot of his time playing second fiddle to Robert Lewandowski but when the Cameroonian got his opportunity, he made sure to take it.

FULL TIME STATS

Lazio did all they could but the Bavarians just had too much for them.

Hansi Flick’s had more possession, shots and won more duels without really getting out of second gear.

PART OF THE FURNITURE

Bayern Munich have reached the quarter-finals more times than any other side in the competitions history.

A staggering 19 times!

BAYERN BATTLE ON

The Bavarians cruise into the last eight of the Champions League.

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

AND THAT’S IT!

BAYERN SAIL THROUGH 2-1 ON THE NIGHT!

BUT 6-2 ON AGGREGATE!

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90+3. Bayern are just coasting now, patiently waiting for the final whistle which will see them progress to their 9th quarter-final in ten seasons.

KARATE KID

Exclusive footage of Alphonso Davies teaching some Karate lessons.

FOUR MINUTES ADDITIONAL TIME!

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87. Sane just played one of the best through balls a forward could of asked for but Gnabry couldn’t finish his dinner.

Lewandowski must be on the bench thinking ‘why couldn’t I have still been on the pitch?’

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83. OOOOFF almost two in quick succession!

Alphonso Davies tried to cleared the ball but it was easily intercepted by Milinkovic.

And the midfielder sent a searching cross into the box causing a bit of panic stations at the back for Bayern.

But luckily for Hansi Flick’s side, Correa at the back stick made a mess of it.

Andreas Pereira swung in a free-kick to the back-post and Marco Parolo got his head on it.

Simple Lazio set-piece which was executed to perfection.

BAYERN 2-1 LAZIO

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!

LOOK AT THAT RIGHT ON CUE!

MARCO PAROLO HAS GOT THE CONSTELLATION!

BAYERN 2-0 LAZIO

80. So with ten minutes to go and Bayern’s hat firmly in the quarter-final can Lazio at least get themselves constellation?

They deserve at least one for all their troubles.

SUPER SUB

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring shortly after coming onto the pitch.

Not too sure how many times you can say this about Bayern, but it was lovely play yet again.

The home side put a few passes together before David Alaba played a perfectly weighted ball for Choupo-Moting to chase.

And the substitute got to it just ahead of Pepe Reina and delicately chipped the ball over the keepers’s head.

Game done and dusted.

BAYERN 2-0 LAZIO

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!

CHOUPO-MOTING WITH ALMOST HIS FIRST TOUCH!

TALK ABOUT A SUPER SUB!

BAYERN 1-0 LAZIO

69. Finally we get to see the man of the moment, Jamal Musiala as he comes on for Thomas Muller.

In addition to that Lewandowski has to just settle with the one tonight as he too is dragged off for Choupo-Moting.

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67. Goodness me what a shot!

The Bavarians played some nice intricate football before finding the main man up-front who unleashed a belter of a strike.

But Pepe Reina was delighted to see the ball ricochet off the post and land in his arms.

LAZZARI’S PAIN

These pictures speak or shout a thousand words.

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65. Davies with that phenomenal pace almost made an instant impact on the game when he sprinted down the left hand side to get onto a Gnabry through ball.

But the Lazio defenders had enough bodies in the box to shut out Sane, Muller and Lewandowski.

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62. A roll of the dice from Hansi Flick.

Goretzka who is on a yellow card has been substituted for Alphonso Davies meaning that Bayern now have three left-back’s on the pitch.

Hernandez and Alaba being the other two.

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59. Lovely build up by Bayern but excellent defending to match.

Leroy Sane had dribbled around a couple of players before trying to pick out Lewandowski at the back-post.

But the substitute Parolo rose up high to clear the danger with a bullet of a header.