Thomas Muller was relieved Bayern Munich overcame a listless start to lay down a marker in their Champions League last-16 clash against Besiktas on Tuesday
Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller is ecstatic after scoring against Besiktas on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Thomas Muller was relieved Bayern Munich overcame a listless start to lay down a marker in their Champions League last-16 clash against Besiktas on Tuesday. Bayern were given a shot in the arm after a quarter of an hour at the Allianz Arena when last man Domagoj Vida saw red for bringing down Robert Lewandowski.
However, the Turkish champions proved obdurate opponents and they kept their goal in tact until just before half-time, when Muller's goal presaged a second-half blitz in the opening leg. Kingsley Coman and Muller's second moved Bayern further into the ascendancy while Lewandowski's late brace wrapped up a 5-0 win.
Muller said in quotes on the club's official website: "The red card played right into our hands. We lacked aggression when we had the ball in the first half, we were a bit sluggish. "It changed abruptly in the second half, we really hit the gas. [Besiktas] were tired then. "It's a superb result with regard to the return leg. We knew we had to deliver because it will be a different game altogether in Turkey."
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