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UEFA Champions League
Tuesday, 21 April 2015,
- Kickoff: 19:45 BST
- Stadium: Allianz Arena
- Referee: -
- Stadium: Allianz Arena
- Attendance: 70,000
- 14' Thiago Alcantara
- 22' Jérome Boateng
- 27' Robert Lewandowski
- 36' Thomas Müller
- 40' Robert Lewandowski
- 88' Xabi Alonso
- 73' Jackson Martínez
- 87' Iván Marcano
Bayern Munich
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Guardiola: We'll have to take risks
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola admits his side may have to throw caution to the wind in order to overturn their 3-1 first-leg deficit and knock Porto out of the Champions League.
The Bundesliga leaders have plenty of work to do at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night in the second leg of their quarter-final after slipping to a shock loss in Portugal last week.
Porto capitalised on a string of defensive mistakes to triumph, with Ricardo Quaresma scoring twice in the opening 10 minutes - the first a penalty - thanks to gifts from Bayern. The German champions got a goal back through Thiago Alcantara in the 27th minute before Jackson Martinez capped a fine night for Porto in the 65th.
The result meant Porto extended their unbeaten record in this season's competition and Bayern must find a way to end it in Germany if they are to reach the semi-finals for a fourth consecutive season.
Speaking at Monday's press conference, Guardiola said: "Obviously it's a huge challenge, but you don't want to waste time thinking about it. We simply need to play well and show courage, and then we can get the result we need."
He added: "But we'll have to take risks. It's not easy to turn around a 3-1 deficit in the Champions League."
Forward Thomas Muller warned about going too gung-ho, though, saying: "Everyone just piling forward would be suicide."
Bayern were also rocked off the pitch following the Porto match by the shock resignation of long-serving club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, who said the medical team had been ''made responsible for the defeat for inexplicable reasons".
Guardiola's side gave themselves a confidence boost with a 2-0 away win over Hoffenheim at the weekend, though, and captain Philipp Lahm was in defiant mood ahead of the clash.
"The huge benefit compared to the first leg is that we're at home," he said.
"We'll have unconditional support from our fans. Everything's possible if we can score an early goal. We know what we're capable of, so I'm utterly convinced we'll reach the semi-finals."
Muller added: "A 2-0 home win for Bayern wouldn't be a footballing wonder of the world."
Bayern still have plenty of injury problems to contend with, as they did in Portugal, with the likes of Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, David Alaba, Mehdi Benatia and Javi Martinez all still out. Bastian Schweinsteiger is fit again.
"Porto have the fresher legs, but (on Tuesday) it'll be decided not by legs, but by heads," Guardiola said.
Possession
- Bayern Munich
- FC Porto
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Head to Head
| Bayern | 6 - 1 | FC Porto |
| FC Porto | 3 - 1 | Bayern |
Bayern
- 1Manuel Neuer
- 17Jérome Boateng
- 13Rafinha
- -> Sebastian Rode
- 28Holger Badstuber
- 18Juan Bernat
- 21Philipp Lahm
- 6Thiago Alcantara
- -> Dante
- 9Robert Lewandowski
- 25Thomas Müller
- 19Mario Götze
- -> Mitchell Weiser
- 3Xabi Alonso
- Subs
- 31Bastian Schweinsteiger
- 23Pepe Reina
- 14Claudio Pizarro
- 16Gianluca Gaudino
FC Porto
- 12Fabiano
- 4Maicon
- 3Bruno Martins Indi
- 13Diego Reyes
- -> Ricardo Pereira
- 5Iván Marcano
- 16Héctor Herrera
- 30Oliver
- 9Jackson Martínez
- 6Casemiro
- 8Yacine Brahimi
- -> Evandro
- 7Ricardo Quaresma
- -> Ruben Neves
- Subs
- 1Helton
- 17Hernâni
- 99Vincent Aboubakar
- 10Juan Quintero
Bayern use huge first half to demolish Porto, reach semifinals
Bayern Munich made light work of a 3-1 first-leg deficit as they battered Porto 6-1 to sail into the last four of the Champions League with a 7-4 margin on aggregate.
It was supposed to be a night that would test Bayern boss Pep Guardiola's mettle after last week's disappointing defeat in Portugal, but his charges made a mockery of such predictions with five goals in 26 minutes in the first half.
Thiago Alcantara, Jerome Boateng, Robert Lewandowski (two) and Thomas Muller caused the damage as they mercilessly tore their Primeira Division opponents apart with scintillating passing, breathtaking movement and ruthless finishing.
Porto went into this clash unbeaten in the competition so far and they were given a brief glimmer of hope when Jackson Martinez headed in, but their evening got worse still when Ivan Marcano was sent off late on and Xabi Alonso fired in the resulting free-kick.
The reigning Bundesliga champions, who were even missing key players such as injured duo Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, now march on to their fourth consecutive Champions League semi-final after a fantastic night.
It was clear that Julen Lopetegui, who was a former team-mate of opposite number Guardiola at Barcelona in the 1990s, was happy for his Porto side to sit deep and try to protect their first-leg lead from the off.
But chinks appeared in Porto's gameplan as early as the 10th minute when Lewandowski hit a post - and half an hour later they found themselves 5-0 down on the night.
Thiago, who scored Bayern's consolation at the Estadio do Dragao last week, kicked off the rout by nipping in front of his marker at the near post to nod home from Juan Bernat's superb cross after 14 minutes.
Amid the hostile environment of a raucous Allianz Arena Porto began to fall apart and Bayern levelled the contest on aggregate in the 22nd minute, with Boateng heading in his first goal of the season after Holger Badstuber nodded Thiago's corner back across goal.
The Germany international's effort had just enough pace to creep past Fabiano, but questions will have to be asked about the Porto keeper after he seemed slow to react.
The visitors could have no complaints about Bayern's truly exquisite third, which completed a three-goal 13-minute salvo to totally turn the tie around.
First, Philipp Lahm showed his class with an inch-perfect cross on the volley, before Muller unselfishly flicked the ball onto Lewandowski's head and the Polish striker made no mistake from close range.
Muller twisted the knife with a somewhat fortuitous, somewhat hilarious, fourth as his low shot from distance was deflected off Bruno Martins Indi and totally caught poor Fabiano off-guard as the ball trickled through his legs when he tried in vain to clear on the floor.
With Porto shell shocked, Lewandowski was hardly feeling charitable as he picked up the ball from Muller around the penalty spot and showed ice-cool composure to work an opening before firing it low past Fabiano with deadly accuracy.
Understandably the pace relented from the hosts after the interval, but they were still in complete control of proceedings before Martinez gave the visitors a glimmer of hope.
The striker, who has been linked with a summer move to the Premier League, caught Bayern's under-worked backline out to head in Hector Herrera's cross in the 73rd minute, even though replays showed he was clearly offside.
With that goal reducing the aggregate deficit to back to 6-4, Martinez went close with a shot from distance that had Manuel Neuer flustered before it went wide, but that was as close as Porto got to creating a tense finale.
Things got even worse for them when Marcano picked up a second yellow card for a wild lunge on Thiago with five minutes left and Alonso fired in the free-kick with aplomb to complete the scoring.
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91'+3
Match ends, FC Bayern München 6, FC Porto 1.
91'+3
End Regular Time
91'+2
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 93'
91'+2
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 92'
91'+1
Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) Throw In at 92'
91'+1
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 92'
91'
Attempt blocked. Sebastian Rode (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
91'
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser.
91'
Mitchell Weiser (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 91'
90'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Dante replaces Thiago Alcántara.
90'
Red Card
88'
6 - 1
Goal! FC Bayern München 6, FC Porto 1. Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
87'
Iván Marcano
87'
Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 87'
86'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Mitchell Weiser replaces Mario Götze.
84'
Maicon (FC Porto) Throw In at 84'
84'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 84'
82'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 82'
82'
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 82'
81'
Jérome Boateng (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 81'
81'
Offside, FC Porto. Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Jackson Martínez is caught offside.
81'
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 81'
80'
Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Casemiro (FC Porto) Free Kick at 80'
79'
Jackson Martínez (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Götze.
79'
Mario Götze (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 79'
78'
Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 78'
78'
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Ruben Neves (FC Porto) Free Kick at 78'
77'
Jackson Martínez (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'
Attempt missed. Jackson Martínez (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Casemiro.
77'
Casemiro (FC Porto) Assists Shot at 77'
76'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 76'
76'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Throw In at 76'
76'
Jérome Boateng (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 76'
76'
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) Free Kick at 76'
76'
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76'
Casemiro (FC Porto) Free Kick at 76'
75'
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74'
Casemiro (FC Porto) Free Kick at 74'
74'
Óliver (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'
5 - 1
Goal! FC Bayern München 5, FC Porto 1. Jackson Martínez (FC Porto) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
73'
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) Assists Shot at 73'
73'
Iván Marcano (FC Porto) Free Kick at 73'
73'
Foul by Mario Götze (FC Bayern München).
73'
Jérome Boateng (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 73'
72'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sebastian Rode replaces Rafinha because of an injury.
71'
Iván Marcano
71'
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 69'
68'
Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 68'
68'
Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68'
Maicon (FC Porto) Free Kick at 68'
67'
Substitution, FC Porto. Evandro Goebel replaces Yacine Brahimi.
67'
Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67'
Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) Throw In at 67'
66'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 66'
65'
Ricardo Pereira
65'
Juan Bernat (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64'
Ruben Neves (FC Porto) Free Kick at 64'
64'
Ruben Neves (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'
Attempt blocked. Holger Badstuber (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara with a cross.
64'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 64'
63'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Corner Kick at 63'
63'
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Maicon.
62'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 62'
61'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Corner Kick at 61'
61'
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ruben Neves.
61'
Attempt blocked. Juan Bernat (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
61'
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 61'
60'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 60'
60'
Rafinha (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 60'
58'
Attempt missed. Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
56'
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56'
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
54'
Rafinha (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 54'
51'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 51'
51'
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50'
Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) Throw In at 50'
50'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 50'
48'
Maicon (FC Porto) Throw In at 48'
47'
Iván Marcano (FC Porto) Throw In at 47'
46'
Attempt missed. Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
46'
Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
46'
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 46'
46'
Second Half begins FC Bayern München 5, FC Porto 0.
46'
Substitution, FC Porto. Ruben Neves replaces Ricardo Quaresma.
46'+2
First Half ends, FC Bayern München 5, FC Porto 0.
46'+1
Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) Free Kick at 47'
46'+1
Óliver (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46'
Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 46'
46'
Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
Jackson Martínez (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 46'
46'
Attempt saved. Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
46'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 46'
44'
Casemiro (FC Porto) Free Kick at 44'
44'
Foul by Mario Götze (FC Bayern München).
43'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Throw In at 43'
43'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Throw In at 43'
42'
Maicon (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 42'
42'
Oliver (FC Porto) Free Kick at 42'
42'
Holger Badstuber
41'
Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40'
5 - 0
Goal! FC Bayern München 5, FC Porto 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
40'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 40'
40'
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 40'
39'
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ricardo Quaresma.
39'
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Corner Kick at 39'
39'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 39'
39'
Iván Marcano (FC Porto) Free Kick at 39'
38'
Foul by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
38'
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 38'
38'
Jackson Martínez
37'
Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto) Throw In at 37'
36'
4 - 0
Goal! FC Bayern München 4, FC Porto 0. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.
36'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 36'
35'
Maicon (FC Porto) Free Kick at 35'
35'
Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 35'
35'
Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 34'
34'
Héctor Herrera
34'
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33'
Rafinha (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 33'
33'
Rafinha (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 33'
33'
Substitution, FC Porto. Ricardo Pereira replaces Diego Reyes.
32'
Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 32'
32'
Iván Marcano (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 32'
31'
Rafinha (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 31'
30'
Jackson Martínez (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 30'
30'
Attempt missed. Casemiro (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma with a cross following a corner.
30'
Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto) Assists Shot at 30'
30'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Corner Kick at 30'
29'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 29'
28'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Throw In at 28'
27'
3 - 0
Goal! FC Bayern München 3, FC Porto 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
27'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 27'
25'
Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 25'
24'
Juan Bernat (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22'
2 - 0
Goal! FC Bayern München 2, FC Porto 0. Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Holger Badstuber with a headed pass following a corner.
22'
Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 22'
22'
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Corner Kick at 22'
22'
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Martins Indi.
21'
Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.
21'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 21'
21'
Diego Reyes (FC Porto) Throw In at 21'
19'
Iván Marcano (FC Porto) Free Kick at 19'
19'
Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 18'
18'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 18'
17'
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 17'
17'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Free Kick at 17'
16'
Martins Indi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
Maicon (FC Porto) Free Kick at 16'
15'
Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14'
1 - 0
Goal! FC Bayern München 1, FC Porto 0. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Bernat with a cross.
14'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 14'
12'
Fabiano (FC Porto) Free Kick at 12'
12'
Marcano (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'
Diego Reyes (FC Porto) Throw In at 11'
10'
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
10'
Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a through ball.
10'
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 10'
10'
Fabiano (FC Porto) Free Kick at 10'
9'
Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
9'
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 9'
8'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 8'
8'
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 7'
7'
Diego Reyes (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 7'
7'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 7'
7'
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Blocked Pass at 6'
6'
Maicon (FC Porto) Free Kick at 6'
6'
Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 6'
5'
Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 5'
5'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 5'
5'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 5'
4'
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara with a headed pass.
4'
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 4'
4'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 4'
4'
Héctor Herrera (FC Porto) Blocked Pass at 4'
3'
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philipp Lahm with a cross.
3'
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Assists Shot at 3'
3'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 3'
3'
Hand ball by Casemiro (FC Porto).
3'
Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich) Throw In at 3'
2'
Diego Reyes (FC Porto) Throw In at 2'
1'
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich) Free Kick at 1'
1'
Juan Bernat (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Throw In at 1'
1'
Bruno Martins Indi (FC Porto) Throw In at 1'
1'
Kickoff