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Bayern Munich saw off Chelsea by winning 4-1 at the Allianz Arena and by an aggregate scoreline of 7-1 over two legs.
A brace from Robert Lewandowski, alongside goals from Ivan Perisic and Corentin Tolisso, justified what was an authoritative display from Hansi Flick's men, who expressed themselves to the fullest and did not hold back.
That extra bit of pressure, enervating pressing and ruthless lead-ups handed the Bavarians a comfortable passage to the last eight of the Champions League, where they are set to face-off against Barcelona.
Chelsea, who already had one foot out of the door after the 3-0 drubbing in the first leg, failed to rise to the occasion. Frank Lampard's first season at Stamford Bridge, thus, finished with Champions League qualification.
On that note, we list the major talking points from Bayern Munich's morale-boosting victory ahead of the quarterfinals.
#1 Relentless Bayern pressure pushes Chelsea back
Bayern Munich entered the game with the portrayal of a proactive unit that would not sit back just because they netted three vital away goals.
Right from the outset, the German champions pegged Chelsea back with a fearless, applicative brand of football. Serge Gnabry's pace worked Emerson twice inside the opening two minutes, while the likes of Kurt Zouma and Andreas Christensen were called into action to head the crosses and corners away.
Alphonso Davies enjoyed a lot of space at his mercy after he beat players with ease. Every time he darted down the flank, the youngster picked either Thomas Muller or Lewandowski effortlessly.
Bayern could not apply the final touches, but were clearly threatening the Blues backline.
It paid huge dividends as the Bavarians cracked Chelsea's defence open, with Caballero having to slam Lewandowski to the ground inside the box only to receive a yellow card. What happened next from the spot, needs no explanation.
#2 Perisic's goal underlines Blues' shoddy defending
Bayern Munich continued to cause all sorts of problems to the visitors, and then brushed aside any hopes of a miracle after completing their double on the evening.
After a barrage of crosses, overloads on either flank and midfield supremacy, Bayern doubled their lead courtesy of an error from Mateo Kovacic off a Chelsea throw. Muller's awareness to be in the right place while defending and to press was to be seen when he pickpocketed Kovacic with greater force.
The forward did the right thing by feeding Lewandowski, who measured his options with a pause before playing in an unmarked Perisic. With his right foot at the first time of asking, the Croatian emphatically found the back of the net.
It was clinical, it was devastating, but Chelsea only had themselves to blame for their catastrophic defending. Kovacic was at fault, and perhaps, Caballero should have done better as well.
However, the Chelsea centre-backs, to start with, were nowhere close to each other. They were both stationed at distant territories, and neither of them closed Lewandowski down. Neither of them managed to communicate with one another, ultimately gifting all the space in the world to Perisic.
The goal underlined why Chelsea were defensively the worst team among teams in the top half of the Premier League.
#3 Chelsea lost the midfield battle to Bayern Munich
The Blues had one goal disallowed, and another salvaged by Tammy Abraham in the form of a rare consolation. Credit goes to Callum Hudson-Odoi for the composure and stellar finish, but Bayern clearly outplayed their opponents offensively in the opening half.
They produced far more quality on the ball whenever they ventured forward. There was a sense of fluidity in the way Flick's side went about their business, while Chelsea were stung by energetic pressing, covering up and an opposition that tactically held its shape off the ball remarkably.
Every time the away side tried to stitch together a few passes through the midfield, they were hurried on by a swarm of red shirts all closely pressing.
Bayern Munich's midfield duo were simply outstanding, as they ran the races, covered every blade of grass and kept Chelsea in check.
As a result, Lampard's charges never managed to get together a string of attacks. Bayern were clearly sharper in their attempt to win the ball back, and were better in terms of sheer quality.
#4 Bayern Munich's quick transitions put Chelsea to the sword
Chelsea gave all they could in the second half, but never managed to carve open the Bayern backline; such was the enthusiasm and organisation from the home side's perspective.
What proved to be the difference between the two teams besides their respective levels of quality was the transition.
While Chelsea were pressed down, cornered and harried by the German powerhouse, their opponents did not find it hard to convert defence to attack. The Blues midfielders should have done better in the middle thirds of the pitch.
Bayern Munich committed bodies forward on either ends, played with an overlapping system and just kept hold of the ball so much better.
Chelsea's dismal show at the back continued, as Tolisso and Lewandowski scored to round-off a monumental victory. The latter punished a sorrowful back line with two goals and as many assists.
#5 Allianz Arena witnessed a Thiago masterclass
His future may be up in the air after he decided to snub a contract extension, but Thiago Alcantara is still pulling strings for Bayern Munich with maximum intensity and desire.
The Spaniard was arguably the best player on the evening, as he exhibited an all-round performance both with and without the ball.
There was real comfort and control whenever he was around proceedings, which was a rare sight to see in a game that was encapsulated with sustained pressing, quick movement of bodies and the attempt to break away from either side.
Thiago brought about that structure to the Bavarians' midfield, beating players just with his technical impetus and use of body weight. He sprayed passes across the pitch, while most of his contributions in possession were accurate, quick passes down the channels.
Off the ball, behind the effortless staging that Thiago had, there was a lot of work put in. The seven-time Bundesliga winner ran the races for his side, covered a lot of ground and mopped up danger whenever they were a man short.
A few vital interventions, sharp tackles and timed interceptions rounded off a masterclass from the midfield metronome.
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