Champions League: Liverpool breaks Bayern, Barca thrash Lyon

Sadio Mane scored twice to hand Liverpool a 3-1 Champions League victory at Bayern Munich on Wednesday as they nullified their German opponents with a dominant performance that sent them through to the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi scored two goals and provided two more as Barcelona reached the quarter-finals in style, thrashing Olympique Lyonnais 5-1 at home.

Lionel Messi shoots the ball during the UEFA Champions League game between FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais at Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain, March 13, 2019. /VCG Photo

"Cristiano yesterday was impressive," Messi commented on Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick a day earlier that fires Juventus beat Atletico Madrid, "It was a big surprise because I thought Atletico would be stronger but Cristiano had a magical night."

Messi now has 108 goals in the Champions League, behind Ronaldo's imperious 124.

(CGTN)