MUNICH – Bayern Munich moved closer to qualification from the Champions League (UCL) group stage with a third straight win, beating Viktoria Plzen 5-0 in Group C on Tuesday.
“We were calm, we dominated and we had full control,” said Bayern captain Manuel Neuer.
“If all goes well, we’re almost unstoppable.”
On an evening in which a minute’s silence was observed before each match to commemorate the 131 victims of the Indonesian stadium disaster, Bayern won three out of three, while Inter beat Barcelona in a tight encounter in Milan.
Germany international Leroy Sane scored twice, opening the goal from wide after seven minutes and adding a second five minutes after the break.
Between Sane’s two goals, Serge Gnabry added a second in the 13th minute before Sadio Mane netted his first Champions League goal for Bayern after 21 minutes making it goal number three.
Substitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came on at half-time and added the fifth just before the hour mark.
