Bayern reach Champions League knockouts for 12th straight season
Bayern Munich booked their ticket to the knockout stage of the Champions League by beating Olympiacos 2-0 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
4️⃣ games
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) November 6, 2019
4️⃣ wins
We're through to the knockout stages 👊#MiaSanMia #FCBOLY pic.twitter.com/avcmryl3R7
The Bundesliga side struggled to find cracks in Olympiacos' defense before Robert Lewandowski broke the deadlock in the second half with his sixth goal of the tournament, securing Bayern's place in the last 16.
The Polish forward has now scored 20 goals in 14 games this season between the Champions League and Bundesliga.
Substitute Ivan Perisic provided an insurance goal just before the final whistle. Bayern have now qualified for the knockout stage of the competition in 12 straight seasons.
33 - Ivan Perisic's goal for Bayern Munich 33 seconds after entering the pitch is the quickest Champions League goal by a substitute since April 2017, when Valere Germain bagged for Monaco against Borussia Dortmund after 23 seconds. Inspired. pic.twitter.com/HcXt2G8CE1
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 6, 2019
Bayern haven't won the Champions League since beating Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund in 2013.
Wednesday's match was Bayern Munich's first under interim manager Hansi Flick, who took charge of the club following Niko Kovac's departure on Sunday. Kovac was relieved of his duties a day after Bayern fell 5-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt.
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