Bayern Munich 3-0 Lazio: Harry Kane scores twice as Die Roten overcome first leg deficit to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals

Bayern Munich's top scorer Harry Kane scored once in each half to lead the Germans to a 3-0 win over Italy's Lazio on Tuesday and a 3-1 aggregate victory in the Champions League quarterfinals, reigniting title hopes among their supporters.

Kane headed in for the lead in the 38th minute, canceling out Lazio's 1-0 lead from the first leg, and then tapped in their third goal on the rebound in the 66th, after Thomas Mueller's first-half stoppage time effort made it 2-0.

The win provides immediate relief for coach Thomas Tuchel, who will leave at the end of the season, and his team, who had won only one of their previous five matches in all competitions prior to Tuesday and are currently 10 points behind the Bundesliga leaders.

"It's a perfect evening for us. It was a big game," said Kane, who has six goals in the competition and 27 in the Bundesliga this season.

"We were 1-0 down in the first leg. It's obviously a big moment in our season. It was a top performance."

"Of course we know we have to improve, but nights like this can really change the season. I'm really proud of the boys and we just have to keep this momentum going."

Lazio were on the back foot from the start, waiting to hit the Germans to break.

Their best chance came from Ciro Immobile's header, which went narrowly wide a minute before Kane scored his first knockout stage goal in five years with a diving header.

The Italians, chasing their first quarter-final spot in 24 years, had kept Bayern out of the box for half an hour but could not stop Kane, who had missed an earlier chance, from heading in from teammate Raphael Guerreiro's miskick.

Jamal Musiala almost added another seconds later, but his sliding shot was just off target, before Thomas Mueller headed in a Matthijs de Ligt volley on the stroke of halftime.

Kane now has 27 Champions League goals, with Wayne Rooney the only Englishman who has scored more (30).

The former Tottenham Hotspur striker ended any chances of an Italian comeback in the 68th minute, tapping in on the rebound after Leroy Sane's shot was palmed into his path.

The Bavarians refused to let up, and Mueller nearly scored his second goal, but keeper Ivan Provedel tipped his shot onto the post in the 71st minute.

Bayern have now advanced to at least the final eight in 12 of the last 13 seasons.

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