Bayern Munich booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with an emphatic 7-1 aggregate victory over Chelsea.
Carrying a 3-0 advantage from the first leg at Stamford Bridge, Robert Lewandowski, Ivan Perisic and Corentin Tolisso were all on target to give Bayern a 4-1 win in their second leg meeting in Bavaria.
Tammy Abraham's close range strike just before half-time proved to be nothing more than a small consolation for a Chelsea side who failed to match their opponents at any point over the 180 minutes.
Chelsea already had a mountain to climb before kick-off but their task was made even harder when Willy Caballero brought down Lewandowski one-on-one to concede a penalty with eight minutes played. The offside flag was raised but a VAR check highlighted how left-back Emerson was playing the Bayern striker on. Caballero dived the right way although Lewandowski's penalty was struck firmly into the side-netting.
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Lewandowski went from goalscorer to provider in the 23rd minute as he grabbed the assist on Perisic's effort. The left side of Chelsea's defence was nowhere to be seen and the wide midfielder had plenty of time to find the bottom corner from close range.
Shortly after, Chelsea thought they had a goal back with their first effort of the contest. Callum Hudson-Odoi's wonderful strike from range beat Manuel Neuer at full stretch, but VAR intervened and it was ruled out for an offside in the build-up.
Just before half-time, Chelsea did have their goal as Abraham capitalised on a Neuer mistake. The Bayern captain spilled the ball as he looked to stop a cross and the Blues forward was in the right place at the right time to poke the ball in from yards out.
The second-half lacked the same intensity as the first with Bayern knowing the job was already done. Even with the hosts in a fairly relaxed mood, they still enjoyed the better of the opportunities and Thomas Muller could have given them a third when he connected with a cross unmarked. His close range side-foot volley bounced on the pitch before heading over the crossbar.
One player who did capitalise on poor defending in the box was Tolisso as he scored Bayern's third in the 75th minute. Lewandowski's cross found the substitute in acres of space and his first touch was to direct the ball into the net from edge of the six-yard box.
Lewandowski netted his 53rd goal of the season in all competitions when his powerful header found the bottom corner with 83 minutes on the clock. Chelsea had no answer to Bayern's prolific striker and Caballero was once again helpless to keep out his effort.
The result means that Chelsea have failed to get past the round of 16 stage in the Champions League since 2014, while the aggregate defeat for Frank Lampard's side was the biggest in the club's European competition history.
In Saturday's other game, Barcelona progressed with a 3-1 victory over Napoli at Camp Nou. Bayern and Barcelona's quarter-final tie will take place next weekend.
Opta facts
- Bayern Munich have qualified for their 18th Champions League quarter-final, the joint-most of any team in the competitionβs history along with Barcelona.
- Chelsea shipped 79 goals in 55 games in all competitions in the 2019/20 season, an average of 1.44 per game, their worst ratio since the 1990/91 campaign (1.64 goals per game conceded).
- Robert Lewandowski was directly involved in all seven of Bayern Munich's goals against Chelsea in the Champions League this season (3 goals, 4 assists). He is the first player to register both 3+ goals and assists against an opponent in a season since Luis Figo in 2004/05 vs Roma.
- Chelsea conceded seven goals in a two-legged European tie for the first time in their entire history; their six-goal margin of defeat on aggregate is the second-worst by an English club in the Champions League, behind only Arsenalβs eight-goal aggregate loss also against Bayern Munich in 2016/17 (2-10).
- Hans-Dieter Flick is only the third manager in Champions League history to win his first five matches in charge, along with Fabio Capello (Milan, 1992/93) and Luis Fernandez (PSG, 1994/95). His side have scored 18 goals in his five games, with only Thomas Tuchel seeing more goals scored in his first five games in charge in the competition (19).
- Robert Lewandowski has scored 53 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions for Bayern Munich this season, finding the net in 36 of those 44 matches (82%).
- Bayern Munich have won their first eight Champions League matches this season (all six group stage games & both legs vs Chelsea), only the second side to ever achieve that in a campaign after Barcelona in 2002/03, who won their first nine.
- Robert Lewandowski has found the net in all seven of his Champions League appearances this season (13 goals) β he is only the second Bayern Munich player to score in seven consecutive appearances in major UEFA European competition, after JΓΌrgen Klinsmann in 1995/96.
- Chelsea have now been eliminated in their last five Champions League knockout ties, going out at the last 16 stage on the last four occasions they have reached the stage (2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2019/20).
- Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has scored in 25 home Champions League matches and ended on the winning side in all 25 games (5 for Borussia Dortmund, 20 for Bayern).
