Harry Kane scored a purpose in every half as Bayern Munich beat Lazio 3-0 on Tuesday to succeed in the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on combination.
Kane headed Bayern stage within the tie within the thirty eighth minute, cancelling out Lazio’s lead from the primary leg along with his first Champions League knockout purpose in 5 years.
Thomas Mueller doubled the hosts’ lead with a intelligent header earlier than half-time and Kane doubled up within the 66th minute, tapping within the rebound from a Leroy Sane shot to seal Bayern’s progress to the subsequent spherical.
Bayern saved their slim hopes of silverware this season alive whereas possible giving outgoing coach Thomas Tuchel a keep of execution till the quarter-finals in April.
The loss snuffed out Lazio’s probability of a primary Champions League quarter-final look since 1999-2000.
Six-time European champions Bayern got here into Tuesday’s match staring down the barrel of a last-16 elimination for simply the second time previously 14 seasons.
Three straight losses together with the 1-0 defeat within the first leg in Rome amounted to Bayern’s worst run since 2015, costing Tuchel his job lower than a 12 months after arriving in Munich.
With Tuchel allowed to maintain the seat heat till the summer time, the coach promised to be extra “ruthless”.
On Tuesday, he benched big-money signing Kim Min-jae for Eric Dier, whereas shifting Joshua Kimmich — a fixture in midfield for Bayern and Germany — to right-back.
Bayern pushed Lazio again early with the fit-again Sane and Jamal Musiala going shut.
Scorer of the first-leg’s solely purpose, Ciro Motionless had a golden probability to increase Lazio’s lead after a Matthijs de Ligt mistake on 36 minutes however dragged his header simply large.
The miss would show expensive with Kane breaking via moments later, heading in a scuffed Raphael Guerreiro shot to even up the tie.
Mueller, one other to see extra sport time after the announcement of Tuchel’s impending departure, doubled Bayern’s lead in first-half stoppage time, heading in a De Ligt shot in trademark poacher style.
Regardless of 31 objectives in 32 video games since arriving from Spurs in the summertime, the German media joked the famously trophyless Kane had cursed Bayern, at risk of a primary season with out silverware since 2012.
The England captain made positive Bayern stayed in Europe although, handing over from shut vary after Sane compelled a save from Lazio ‘keeper Ivan Provedel, his thirty third purpose in as many appearances this season.
With Lazio striker Motionless taken off with a knee harm, the guests appeared toothless in assault as Bayern gently managed proceedings to take the sting out of the sport.
Bayern saved their first clear sheet in eight video games with captain Manuel Neuer equalling the Champions League file of 57 set by Actual Madrid legend Iker Casillas.