Bayern Munich 4-0 Olympiacos: Guardiola's men clinch first place with easy win
Bayern Munich secured
top spot in Group F of the Champions League in emphatic fashion on
Tuesday, recording a 4-0 victory over nearest rivals Olympiacos, despite the dismissal of Holger Badstuber.
First-half
goals from Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller meant
Pep Guardiola's side had the three points wrapped up inside the first 20
minutes at the Allianz Arena.
The hosts were forced to play the
majority of the second half with only 10 men, as Badstuber was sent off
after bringing down Olympiacos forward Brown Ideye when he was through
on goal.
Yet
despite the numerical disadvantage, Bayern added a fourth goal through
Kingsley Coman, taking their tally in this season's competition to
17 goals in five matches.Despite the heavy defeat, Olympiacos still control their own destiny in the battle to reach the knockout stages.
They host Arsenal in the final round of fixtures knowing a draw will be enough to see them advance to the last 16.
Bayern simply thrashed their opponents in the opening quarter, with Costa breaking the deadlock when he slotted home a rebound with his left foot, after visiting goalkeeper Roberto initially parried Jerome Boateng's long-range effort.
Lewandowski doubled the home side's lead eight minutes later, albeit in rather fortuitous circumstances.
Coman's weak shot unwittingly struck the Polish forward, who then reacted quickly to fire the loose ball into the bottom left corner.
A third goal arrived when Arjen Robben's clever header back into the centre of the area allowed an unmarked Muller to tap home.
The only disappointment for Bayern in an opening half they dominated was the loss of Robben to injury. The Dutchman headed straight down the tunnel after being replaced by Joshua Kimmich but Bayern later tweeted his withdrawal was merely precautionary.
Badstuber didn't last the full 90 minutes either, though his departure was due to him being shown a straight red card.
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