Bayern Munich 5 Besiktas 0: Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski tonk ten-man visitors
German champs dictate after Domagoj Vida's red card to leave them huge favourites to reach the Champions League last eight
THOMAS MULLER and Robert Lewandowski doubled up to tonk the ten-man Turks as Bayern dictated this Champions League last-16 first leg.
Munich's most feared marskmen struck twice apiece as Besiktas were outplayed once defender Domagoj Vida saw red early on for bringing down goalbound Lewandowski.
Muller bagged a close-range opener on the rebound just before the break.
Then, just after Lewandowski hit the post, Muller freed the same Polish striker for a pull-back hammered home by Kingsley Coman on 52 minutes.
Muller tucked in his second and Bayern's third at the near-post midway through the second period.
And Lewandowski then made Bayern overwhelming favourites to reach the quarter-finals by notching a brace of his own late on.
He slotted home after Fabri tipped out a deflected shot from Mats Hummels.
And he completed the rout by stabbing in after Muller unselfishly teed him up.
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Besiktas had begun confidently enough, perhaps buoyed by winning all three of their Group G away games to reach this knockout stage.
Vagner Love fired high from a one-one-one and Bayern keeper Sven Ulreich smartly foiled Ricardo Quaresma at his near post.
But Jupp Heynckes' men were far too strong with a man advantage, firing in 35 shots, compared to six for Besiktas.
The five-time European champions should now stroll through to the last eight for the seventh time in a row when they visit Istanbul for the return leg on 14 March.
Muller now has the astonishing record of being unbeaten for Bayern in the last 62 matches in which he has scored.
And his latest brace means he has netted in the KO phase for eight successive campaigns.
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