Champions League - Bayern trounce Sporting

Eurosport - Thu, 26 Feb 07:47:00 2009

Bayern Munich beat Sporting 5-0 at the Jose Alvalade stadium to establish a dominant position in their Champions League last-16 tie.

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Bayern Munich beat Sporting 5-0 at the Jose Alvalade stadium to establish a dominant position in their Champions League last-16 tie.

Braces from Franck Ribery and Luca Toni along with a Miroslav Klose strike gave Juergen Klinsmann's side a stranglehold over their Portuguese opponents, following a commanding performance.

Ribery capitalised in the 42nd minute as Anderson Polga sloppily squandered possession in his own half before storming forward and slotting coolly under Tiago.

Miroslav Klose then bundled home Bayern's second from close range after Luca Toni headed the ball powerfully into his path just before the hour mark.

Ribery then doubled his tally for the game, dispatching a 63rd minute penalty with aplomb, after Philipp Lahm had charged into the box, drawing a misjudged challenge from Fabio Rochemback.

Toni, who was passed fit after an Achilles problem, then rose to meet Ribery's looping cross and beat Tiago to send the home fans into a chorus of disgruntled whistling.

The rout was then complete when Ribery again fed Toni, who saw his initial effort saved by Tiago, before tapping in the rebound to send the travelling supporters into delirium.

Polga's early aberration could have been forgiven, but for Philipp Lahm's perfect positional sense in the 12th minute - the full-back heading his effort off the line, with Michael Rensing beaten.

Sporting did have further opportunities to score but Vanderlei Derlei and Liedson, for all their raw pace and endeavour, lacked composure in front of goal, with Rensing rarely tested.

Indeed, Liedson wastefully headed wide early in the first half, with a tight angle his only excuse after meeting Rochemback's cross six yards out.

Toni could have got off the mark in the 24th minute, leaping high to head Ribery's cross goalward, but the Italy forward mistimed his jump and the chance was squandered.

When another glorious opportunity for Liedson went begging late on, the hosts knew it was not to be their night - the forward headed wide from 12 yards out, completely unmarked, as Leandro Romagnoli whipped in another pin-point cross.

Toni was equally as slack when scuffing his shot from six yards out in the 88th minute after Ribery had yet again given his team-mate a relative tap-in, but by then the damage had already been inflicted.

Paulo Bento's side will require considerably more clinical finishing from their forwards as they confront a surely insurmountable deficit going into the second leg in Munich on March 11.

Dan Quarrell / Eurosport

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  1. It doesn´t work ?!

    From martin_kaufmann83, on Thu 26 Feb 5:21PM

  2. If there is a dark horse in this competition then it­ must be Bayern. Their name is not among the favourites­ but they definitely have the quality and prestige to­ challenge for top honors. If they win the competition­ look out for Frank Ribery as the world player of the­ year.

    From Michael, on Thu 26 Feb 1:34PM

  3. sharrap!!! MANU will retain the Cup.

    From IyohaM, on Thu 26 Feb 11:48AM

  4. Hey give it all to Chelsea vs Man utd finals, for the­ revenge of moscow.......cus i believe this year chelsea­ is gonna lift the champions league trophy, all bow to­ the great blues.

    From osas, on Thu 26 Feb 11:20AM

  5. sporting Lisbon is there to make up the number 16th

    From Legolas, on Thu 26 Feb 11:10AM

  6. What is Sporting doing in the Champions League?

    From Ssozi, on Thu 26 Feb 7:13AM

  7. TO mesoanglisht : indeed can't wait for the giants!­
    In particular to BEAT'em,we are calm, steady and­ have control.

    From steinmann.ursula, on Wed 25 Feb 11:46PM

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    _____M illionaire Ro­ mances com_____ , Find rich true love here.

    From n_xixi, on Wed 25 Feb 11:43PM

  9. Ok, whatever the score was,all of you people hardly­ admit it. Bayern is a grand master team. That's it.­ Take or live it. Before you open these mouths of yours,­ go and check instead. Stats are stats. We played CL at­ least 14 times. We may not provide fantastic shows that­ match your taste (aka madrid, real and stuff) but we­ are there. Calm and steady.
    Now to those claiming­ Bayern is beatten by a small village in Germany, as­ Khan said : if Bayern were winning all the time, the­ german championship will be boring..
    Now to the racist­ baring the pseudo : nico whatever. In German i would­ say : RAUS, OUT YOU DONKEY HAED, football is a clean­ game, universal, and the joy it carries doesn't­ need to spoilt by DICKHEADS of your alike. Here it is­ loud and clear.

    From steinmann.ursula, on Wed 25 Feb 11:36PM

  10. Ribéry is still the best!

    From iamm.dickens, on Wed 25 Feb 11:23PM

  11. now that's what i call football..
    lol

    From Bojan, on Wed 25 Feb 10:40PM

  12. bayern will loose the final against manu.
    1:2.
    :D

    From Freddyi, on Wed 25 Feb 10:38PM

  13. OSAS r u ok...go and have a shower...

    From marjanmalaj10, on Wed 25 Feb 10:31PM

  14. nialivepoolfan,,,u r dum no offense,,bayern beat it­ real 4-2 in madrid just years ago and they eleminated­ them twice in last 7 years ok body...

    From marjanmalaj10, on Wed 25 Feb 10:30PM

  15. england get ready for a big surprise, the lederhosen­ are ready to kill

    From theo, on Wed 25 Feb 10:29PM

  16. bayern munich has beaten real almost any time they­ wanted, in madrid as well, just check it out. real lost­ almost all games against bayern, at home as well. but­ hoffenheim is the team to watch in future, they are­ second in the bundesliga, starting three years ago from­ the boondogs, that is the 3rd liga, just blazing­ themselves to the top.they play the football of the­ future.to watch them play is pure entertainment.next­ year they will be in the championsleague and they are­ going to teach manu and chelsea a thing or two!!!!!!!!

    From eduard, on Wed 25 Feb 10:27PM

  17. england get ready for a big surprise, the lederhosen­ are ready to kill

    From theo, on Wed 25 Feb 10:24PM

  18. no.9 real funny.no village team can run circles round­ the great man utd.

    From saeed, on Wed 25 Feb 10:07PM

  19. which position are bayern in the league.whats the name­ of the team from the village who are above bayern in­ the table.

    From saeed, on Wed 25 Feb 10:05PM

  20. God. This is scary stuff.. Sporting are not easy beat,­ well, not 5-0 at home surely..

    From Half A Brain, on Wed 25 Feb 10:05PM
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