Champions Bayern & Chelsea E book UCL Last Eight Berths
18 March, 2021
Bayern Munich 2-1 Lazio (6-2 agg.)
Bayern Munich booked their location in the quarter-finals afte a 2-1 win in the last 16 second-leg at Allianz Arena.
After a 4-1 win in the first leg, Bayern manufactured three changes from their make an impression on Werder Bremen, as goalkeeper Alexander Nubel was presented with a work alongside recalls for David Alaba and Leroy Sane.
The Bavarians weren't pretty quickly in the first stages, knocking the ball around with purpose plus they were awarded a penalty in the 32nd minute after Vedat Muriqi fouled Leon Goretzka inside box.
Robert Lewandowski stepped up to take on the spot-kick and slammed a minimal strike into the bottom corner, on the incorrect side of shot-stopper Pepe Reina, rendering it 1-0 for Bayern.
The hosts were spirited from the break, with Lewandowski being denied the second goal by the bottom of the post in the 67th minute before Maxim Choupo-Moting eventually made it 2-0 for the German side in the 73rd minute with chip over Reina following a through ball by Alaba.
Marco Parolo pulled a goal back for Lazio in the last eight minutes with a header at the trunk post after a good cross by Andreas Pereira, making 2-1 on the night time and 6-2 on aggregate, due to the Bavarians cruised to the quarter-finals.
Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid (3-0 agg.)
Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals after a 2-0 win over ten-man Atletico Madrid in Stamford Bridge.
The Blues made five improvements from the draw with Leeds United, two enforced as Jorginho and Mason Mount were suspended, Mateo Kovacic and Timo Werner were earned as replacements while Kurt Zouma, Reece James and Marcos Alonso were also recalled.
The overall game was tight in the first stages, although Atletico had a penalty shout in the 27th minute after Cesar Azpilicueta pulled Yannick Carrasco inside box within an off the ball incident but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) stood with the on-field decision of no penalty after review.
Thomas Tuchel's got the breakthrough just before the break as Werner raced away from the half-way brand after a through ball and played a square move that was finished off by Hakim Ziyech to provide them a 1-0 lead and a 2-0 business lead on aggregate.
After struggling for most of the next half, Atletico were reduced to ten men within the last eight minutes after Stefan Savic was displayed a direct red card for an elbow on Antonio Rudiger.
Emerson got the next target for Chelsea deep found in stoppage time with his first touch off the bench with a minimal strike across shot-stopper Jan Oblak, while Tuchel's guys booked their spot found in the quarter-finals with a 3-0 aggregate win.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za