Bayern reach Champions League quarter-finals

A Thiago Alcantara strike and Sandro Wagner's first Champions League objective topped Bayern Munich's 3-1 win at Besiktas on Wednesday as the German monsters traveled into the quarter-finals for the seventh year in succession. 

Bayern finished a far reaching 8-1 total triumph in Istanbul, having successfully secured the last-16 tie following a 5-0 defeat a month ago in the main leg in Munich. 

For Bayern mentor Jupp Heynckes, who supplanted Carlo Ancelotti in October, this was his eleventh straight win in the Champions League which set another opposition record. 

"It was a persuading result," said Heynckes. "Besiktas hadn't lost here in the Champions League, so it was difficult. 

"We scored at the correct circumstances and it's typical that we dropped off a little - losing some concentration subsequent to winning 5-0 is simply human. 

"The main negative today is that we grabbed excessively numerous yellow cards," he included after protectors Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Rafinha every single earned booking. 

After Thiago let go home from the get-go, a possess objective by Besiktas appropriate back Gokhan Gonul put Bayern 2-0 up comfortable beginning of the second half. 

With their group 7-0 down in general, Besiktas at last sprung up, getting a relief objective by Vagner Love. 

In any case, Bayern scored their third of the night when go down striker Sandro Wagner fell off the seat to stamp his Champions League make a big appearance with his first objective at this level. 

"It was an extremely wild diversion," said Bayern chief Thomas Mueller. 

"We lost the ball a great deal, particularly in the second half and we didn't have the structure in our diversion that we had needed." 

Having fought the temptation to name a debilitated group after their first-leg frolic, Bayern squandered brief period leading the pack against the Turkish champions. 

Top scorer Robert Lewandowski shockingly began in advance, leaving Wagner sitting tight for his first class European introduction until the most recent 20 minutes. 

It was an unexpected move by Heynckes with intense Bundesliga diversions against RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund to come for this present month. 

In any case, Lewandowski played until the 67th moment, however neglected to add to his 32 objectives this season in all rivalries. 

Thiago, back after damage, praised his first Champions League objective since mesh in the 3-0 win at home to Anderlecht last September. 

With 18 minutes gone, Bayern commander Thomas Mueller swung in a cross and the Spain universal pounded the ball home from short proximity. 

In the wake of asserting Bayern's 100th objective this season, Thiago was constrained off on 35 minutes - assaulting midfielder James Rodriguez supplanted him as the Colombian made his arrival from calf damage. 

Hummels, who along Jerome Boateng was reserved in the primary half, was supplanted by Niklas Suele at the break before Bayern stretched out their lead on account of a Besiktas possess objective. 

Appropriate back Rafinha whipped in a cross, yet with the Besiktas protection concentrated on keeping the ball achieving the prowling Lewandowski, Gonul transformed the ball into his own net. 

Besiktas pulled an objective back on 59 minutes when David Alaba lost ownership somewhere down in his own particular half, enabling Gonul to supply Love who did sufficiently only to roll the ball over the line. 

Alaba made amends with a critical square to deny Besiktas forward Mustafa Pektemek before long, and the Austrian set up Wagner on 84 minutes as his redirected traverse the line by the substitute. 

Source: AFP