Harry Kane scored two goals as Bayern Munich beat Lazio 3-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate, while Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Kane headed Bayern level in the tie in the 38th minute, cancelling out Lazio’s lead from the first leg with his first Champions League knockout goal in five years.
Thomas Mueller doubled the hosts’ lead with a clever header before half-time and Kane doubled up in the 66th minute, tapping in the rebound from a Leroy Sane shot to seal Bayern’s progress to the next round.
Kane said after the game: “It was a perfect night for us.
“Everyone with energy, all around the pitch, the way we played and created chances and pressed without the ball – it was a top, top performance.”
Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich at end of season
Bayern kept their slim hopes of silverware this season alive while likely giving outgoing coach Thomas Tuchel a stay of execution until the quarter-finals in April.
Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021, told reporters: “It’s the most difficult trophy to win in Europe, probably the world.
“But it doesn’t get any easier or more difficult if you have a long contract or if you’re leaving at the end of the season.”
Bayern kept their first clean sheet in eight games with captain Manuel Neuer equalling the Champions League record of 57 set by Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas.
In the other game, Kylian Mbappe lethally fired PSG into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad, his team cruising through 4-1 on aggregate.
Coach Luis Enrique has slashed Mbappe’s minutes in recent weeks after the player told the club he would leave at the end of the season, but the France captain proved he will be vital if PSG are to finally win the competition for the first time.
Heavily linked to Real Madrid, Mbappe was impossible for Real Sociedad to shackle and his strikes after 15 and 56 minutes left the Ligue 1 leaders with a simple night in the north of Spain.
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