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Bayern Munich vs Porto player ratings: Xabi Alonso and Thomas Muller star as Pep Guardiola's team make light work of deficit

A look at the individual performances at the Allianz Arena

Tom Sheen
Tuesday 21 April 2015 22:02 BST
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Bayern Munich produced one of the best first-half performances in recent Champions League memory as they blew by Porto to reach the semi-final of the competition.

Trailing 3-1 after the first-leg, Bayern needed two goals to come back into the match and took just 22 minutes to do so, after Thiago Alcantara and Jerome Boateng both scored with headers.

But Pep Guardiola's men weren't done there and went on to score three more goals in the first-half, with Thomas Muller especially impressive as he scored a goal of his own and set up two more for Robert Lewandowski.

With the score at 5-0 the game was over, although Jackson Martinez scored to spark a 10-minute comeback by Porto before Ivan Marcado was sent off and Xabi Alonso curled in a gorgeous free-kick.

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