Champions League round-up:Mario Gomez scored four goals as Bayern Munich destroyed Champions League upstarts Basel 7-0 to reach the last eight. But Inter Milan were dumped out at the San Siro, their 2-1 win not enough to prevent Marseille advancing on away goals.
Bayern, whose Allianz Arena will stage the European final in May, had been embarrassed by a 1-0 loss to Basel three weeks ago at St Jakob Park. But they warmed up for tonight with a 7-1 victory over Hoffenheim on Saturday, a match in which Gomez hit three.
And the Germany striker went one better against the Swiss league leaders, profiting from the superb promptings of team-mates Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, an attacking midfield trident the envy of most coaches in this competition.
Robben netted the first goal, Muller the second, and thereafter it was the Gomez show, until Robben rounded off the scoring with nine minutes remaining. Bayern now have a quarter-final ahead of them, while Basel tonight had a long journey home.
At the San Siro, Marseille substitute Brandao scored in stoppage time to send his team into the quarter-finals on away goals with the tie finishing 2-2 on aggregate.
Marseille, labouring in Ligue 1 but flying in the cups, had not reached the last eight since 1993 when they won the competition. Diego Milito's scrappy goal 15 minutes from time had given Inter hope after they had huffed and puffed before finally breaching Marseille's defence.
Brandao then exposed Inter's rearguard when he turned on a long ball before netting and there was even time for Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda to be sent off for a foul with Giampaolo Pazzini scoring from the resulting penalty.