ISTANBUL: A Thiago Alcantara strike and Sandro Wagner's first Champions League goal capped Bayern Munich's 3-1 win at Besiktas on Wednesday (Mar 14) as the German giants cruised into the quarter-finals for the seventh year in a row.
Bayern completed a comprehensive 8-1 aggregate victory in Istanbul, having effectively clinched the last-16 tie following a 5-0 rout last month in the first leg in Munich.
For Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in October, this was his 11th straight win in the Champions League which set a new competition record.
"It was a convincing result," said Heynckes. "Besiktas hadn't lost here in the Champions League, so it wasn't easy.
"We scored at the right times and it's normal that we dropped off a little - losing some focus after winning 5-0 is just human.
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