Bayern Munich thrash Lazio 4-1 in the 1st leg of Round of 16

Bayern Munich thrash Lazio 4-1 in the 1st leg of Round of 16
Sane celebrates after scoring the 3rd goal

Bayern Munich shrugged off their recent poor form in Bundesliga with a dominant 4-1 win over Lazio in the Champions league. Goals from Lewandowski, Jamal Musiala, Sane and an Acerbi own goal gave them a 4 goal lead within 60 minutes of the tie.

Bayern Munich went into the fixture with 17 players as injuries to Tolisso, Gnabry and Covid positive Mueller and Pavard had to be left out of the squad. Robert Lewandowski became the Champions league’s 3rd highest goal scorer when he scored the opener for Bayern.

Lewandowski became the 3rd highest goal scorer in Champions league

The Polish striker pounced on a poorly judged back pass after nine minutes to steer in his 72nd goal in the competition. Lewandowski is now only behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the Champions league scoring charts.

Bayern’s 17-year-old midfielder Jamal Musiala doubled their advantage with a well-taken strike that made him the youngest English player to score in the competition. Leroy Sane tapped in a third before the break and a Francesco Acerbi own goal stretched the visitors’ advantage early in the second half. Joaquin Correa soon pulled one back for Lazio but the goal was nothing but s consolation for the Italian outfit.

“We are a huge step closer to the quarter-finals,” Bayern coach Hansi Flick told Sky.

Bayern Munich have almost secured their qualification into the Quarter finals of the Champions league. Lazio will need nothing but a miracle if they are to overcome the 3 goal deficit when they face Bayern in Germany on 18th March.

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