Bayern breezes into the semis stage

The German powerhouse Bayern Munich easily occupies their berth in the semi stage of the UEFA Champions League following a 2-0 victory over the French side Marseille at Allianz Arena, Munich lastnight, regarding the first leg win in the equal margin the overall aggregate becomes 4-0 in the fore of the Bavarians. Now the Bavarians are only two matches away to play the dream final in front of their homecrowd on 19^th May.

Mica Olic scores both the goals for the homeside in the first half in 13^th & 37^th minute of the game. Despite their healthy first-leg advantage, Bayern delivered on their promise to "play as if it were 1-1" and soon issued a warning shot as Toni Kroos fired over following a smart interchange. OM, eager to dent their hosts' confidence, were also lively and tested Manuel Neuer through Loïc Remy and Jérémy Morel early on. Yet their uphill task became steeper still when Olić struck the opener 13 minutes in, converting Franck Ribéry's cross following the Frenchman's trademark run down the right.

Having received a frosty reception upon his return to the south of France a week ago, Ribéry had a point to prove on home turf and constantly probed the Marseille defence. Neuer saved spectacularly from Stéphane Mbia at the other end, but it was opposite number Steve Mandanda who endured far the busier half. The OM captain made two stops in quick succession to deny Kroos and then Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, before thwarting Olić at close quarters and scooping Thomas Müller's header over the bar.

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