Robert Lewandowski's superb first-half hat-trick propelled Bayern Munich towards the UEFA Champions League last eight, with Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane and a Thomas Müller double adding to the Bavarians' last-16 second leg triumph against Salzburg.

Bayern Munich 7-1 Salzburg 
Goals: 1-0 Lewandowski (pen.) 12', 2-0 Lewandowski (pen.) 21', 3-0 Lewandowski 23' (assist: Müller), 4-0 Gnabry 31' (assist: Coman), 5-0 Müller 54' (assist: Sane), 5-1 Kjærgaard (70'), 6-1 Müller 83' (assist: Sane), 7-1 Sane (86')

The first-leg of this Round of 16 tie - which ended 1-1 - was a thrilling spectacle and the end-to-end action immediately spilled over into the return encounter. Lewandowski set the early tone with a low shot that Philipp Köhn did well to stop. Moments later, Nicolas Capaldo looked certain to score from Karim Adeyemi's cut-back, only for Kingsley Coman to deflect the Argentinian's shot wide. Having scored in their previous 29 Champions League games, Bayern seemed certain to extend that record in such an open encounter. Indeed, the hosts were offered the perfect opportunity to take the lead when Maximilian Wöber tripped the spinning Lewandowski in the Salzburg box. The prolific Pole lashed home his 40th goal of the campaign, and would make it 41 once again from the penalty spot after Wöber proved the fouling culprit once more. The visitors had been hoping to become the first Austrian side to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, but those hopes were extinguished when Lewandowski raced past the demoralised Köhn before tapping in after the ball had hit the woodwork. It had taken the phenomenal forward just eleven minutes to net his treble, the quickest from a starting player in the Champions League era. Gnabry added to the festivities, just after the half-hour mark, firing under the 'keeper from the right.

Visiting coach Matthias Jaissle rang the changes, but the rhythm remained the same after the restart. Lewandowski sniffed for his team's fifth, but it was Müller who would ultimately provide it in fine style. Accepting a pass from Sane, the space invader brilliantly worked himself some room before shooting an unstoppable effort past the diving Köhn. The scoreboard showed the hosts 6-1 in front on aggregate, but the Austrian champions would at least manage some cheer, reducing the arrears through Maurits Kjærgaard's thumping drive that went in at the returning Manuel Neuer's near post. The outcome never in doubt, Müller steered in Sane's assist before the latter bagged one for himself before the end to send Julian Nagelsmann's side comfortably through to the last eight.

Match stats

• Lewandowski scored the quickest UEFA Champions League hat-trick for a starting player, beating Marco Simone's previous best of 24 minutes for Milan against Rosenborg in 1996.
• The Pole has reached 85 Champions League goals in just 104 games, faster than Lionel Messi (107 games) and Cristiano Ronaldo (121) managed.
• He is now the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals this season.
• After Ronaldo (seven) and Messi (five), Lewandowski is only the third player to score 10 or more goals in three or more different Champions League campaigns.
• This was the seventh time Bayern have scored seven or more in a Champions League game – a competition record.
• Sane has five goals and six assists in this season's Champions League.

Line-ups

Bayern: Neuer (c) - Pavard, Süle (Nianzou 66'), Hernandez (Upamecano 60') - Kimmich, Musiala (Roca 66')- Gnabry (Sarr 46'), Müller, Sane, Coman (Choupo-Moting 66') - Lewandowski
Unused subs: Ulreich, Richards, Wanner, Sabitzer, Vidovic, Tillman, Stanisic
Out: Davies (heart), Goretzka (knee), Tolisso (hamstring)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Salzburg: Köhn - Kristensen, Solet (Piatkowski 46'), Wöber, Ulmer (c) - Capaldo, Camara (Tijani 67'), Seiwald (Sucic 46') - Aaronson - Adamu (Kjaergaard 61'), Adeyemi (Sesko 62')
Unused subs: Mantl, Walke, Van Der Brempt, Bernede, Junuzovic, Guindo, Bernardo
Out: Koita (knee), Okafor (hamstring), Onguene (ill), Sesko (thigh), Vallci (Achilles)
Coach: Matthias Jaissle

As it happened

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