Porto’s second leg head-start is parried as Bayern destroy Dragons

Muller this time almost with a hit-and-hope effort, made it four, after his seemingly tame shot was wickedly deflected through keeper Fabiano’s legs off Bruno Martins Indi. It looked like the German’s shot was going wide, but he was credited with the goal.

Lewandowski struck cleanly just five minutes later, however, as he got his second and his side’s fifth of the night by cooly slotting in low to the left of the net from close range.

Even Lahm, playing in his 91st Champions League match, tried to get in the act in injury time, having never scored in this competition before. But his left-footed effort was caught this time by the keeper.

Porto players would have certainly be happy to get away from the action and into the dressing room after their first half mauling. Usually after such high scorelines they say they were lucky it wasn’t more, but Bayern really were so clinical with their chances, netting five from eight on target.

While the first half began slowly, it took just half a minute after the break for Bayern to have a chance, but Mario Gotze was wide with his volley.

But the Dragons did manage to find their feet eventually, by gradually raising their opening 45 minutes possession percentage and restricting the hosts to no real chances until the end.

A free-kick from Xabi Alonso was the Bundesliga leaders’ sole effort in the meantime, but the former Liverpool and Real Madrid star’s shot was over the bar.

In the 73rd minute, however, it was not Bayern but Porto that found the net. In-demand striker Jackson Martinez was on target to give his team small hope of a comeback, as he fired in from inside the area.

That certainly seemed to spur the visitors on, as the Colombian hitman came close again minutes later. His long-ranged effort was just wide, though.

At the other end of the pitch, Lewandowski, on a hat-trick, came close with a similar shot to that of Martinez’s, as it just missed the far post.

In what was a far tamer second half, the final minutes woke viewers up again, as Porto defender Ivan Marcano was given a second yellow and sent off for a rash challenge on Thiago. Alonso, meanwhile, slotted in brilliantly from the resulting free-kick.

Lewandowski again came close in injury time, but the keeper was equal to his shot, and the defence eventually cleared after a brief scramble in the box.

Bayern will no doubt go away from the match delighted with their response after the first leg, by reaching the semi-finals and thus staying in contention to win the treble.