Bayern Munich took a huge step towards the Champions League semi-finals when goals by Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben gave them a clinical 2-0 win over Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome last night in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Gomez, below, gave the German team the lead just before half-time when Robben's defence-splitting pass sent him clear and his shot beat the Marseille goalkeeper, Elinton Andrade, who should have done better.
The Bundesliga side, whose stadium will stage the final, dominated the second half and Robben doubled their lead after 69 minutes when he played a neat one-two in the box with Thomas Müller before coolly slotting the ball past Andrade.
Marseille had a few early chances, notably when Rod Fanni's header was parried by Manuel Neuer into the path of Löic Rémy only for the France striker to lash his close-range shot wide.