Besiktas
- Silva Vagner Love 58
Bayern
- Alcantara Thiago 18
- Gokhan Gonul 46 o.g.
- Sandro Wagner 84
Aggregate 1-8
Bayern Munich ease past Besiktas to extend Jupp Heynckes’ winning run
Bayern Munich moved into the Champions Leaguequarter-finals after beating Besiktas in Istanbul on Wednesday to complete an 8-1 aggregate victory against the Turkish side.
It was a record 11th successive victory in the competition for their coach, Jupp Heynckes, who had led Bayern to the title in 2013 before retiring and returning this season.
Bayern, who could secure their sixth consecutive Bundesliga title at the weekend, went 2-0 up seconds after the second-half restart when Gokhan Gonul volleyed a Rafinha cross into his own net.
Besiktas, who were missing their entire central defence, offered little resistance despite controlling possession. They did manage to pull a goal back through Vágner Love’s effort in the 58th minute which breathed some brief life into the hosts.
But the Bayern substitute Sandro Wagner chested in a David Alaba cross with six minutes remaining to confirm Bayern’s victory.
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