MUNICH, Germany: Bayern Munich leading scorer Harry Kane struck when in either half to guide the Germans to a 3-0 win over Italy’s Lazio on Tuesday (Mar 6) and into the Champions League quarter-finals with an 3-1 aggregate success, reigniting title hopes amongst their fans.
Kane headed in for the lead in the 38th minute to counteract the Lazio’s very first leg 1-0 benefit and after that tapped in their 3rd objective on the rebound in the 66th after Thomas Mueller’s very first half blockage time effort had actually made it 2-0.
The win offers immediate relief for coach Thomas Tuchel and his group that had actually won simply among their last 5 matches in all competitors prior to Tuesday and are presently 10 points off the top in the Bundesliga.
Lazio were on the backfoot from the start and waited to strike the Germans on the break.
Ciro Immobile’s header was their finest opportunity however it cruised directly broad a minute before Kane bagged his very first knockout phase objective in the competitors in 5 years with a diving header.
The Italians, bidding for their very first quarter-final area in 24 years, had actually prospered for half an hour in keeping Bayern outside package however might not do anything when Kane, who had actually missed out on an earlier opportunity, headed in from group mate Raphael Guerreiro’s miskick.
Jamal Musiala practically included another seconds later on however his moving shot simply missed out on the target before Thomas Mueller headed in a Matthijs de Ligt volley on the stroke of halftime.
Kane now has 27 Champions League objectives, with Wayne Rooney the only Englishman to have actually scored more in the competitors (30 ).
The previous Tottenham Hotspur striker exterminated any hopes of an Italian resurgence in the 68th, tapping in on the rebound after Leroy Sane’s shot was palmed into his course.
The Bavarians declined to step off the gas and Mueller nearly scored a 2nd himself however keeper Ivan Provedel tipped his shot onto the post in the 71st.
Bayern have actually now made it to a minimum of the last 8 in 12 of the last 13 projects.