Harry Kane struck twice as Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals thanks to a 3-0 win over Lazio. Elsewhere, Kylian Mbappé scored a double as PSG also advanced following a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad.
Harry Kane headed the opener on 38th minute to cancel out the Lazio's first leg 1-0 advantage and then tapped in Bayern's third goal in the second half, after Thomas Mueller's first half stoppage time effort had made it 2-0.
The win provides instant relief for coach Thomas Tuchel, who will leave the German side at the end of the season, and his team as they had won just one of their last five matches in all competitions prior to Tuesday and are currently 10 points off the top in the Bundesliga.
"It's a perfect evening for us. It was a big game," said Kane, who has scored six goals for Bayern in the competition and another 27 in the Bundesliga this season.
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"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 backfoot from the start and waited to hit the Germans on the break.
Ciro Immobile's header was their best chance but it sailed narrowly wide a minute before Kane bagged his first knockout stage goal in the competition in five years with a diving header.
The Italians, bidding for their first quarter-final spot in 24 years, had succeeded for half an hour in keeping Bayern outside the box but could do nothing when Kane, who had missed an earlier chance, headed in from team mate Raphael Guerreiro's miss-kick.
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Kane now has 27 Champions League goals, with Wayne Rooney the only Englishman to have scored more in the competition (30).
Paris Saint-Germain also qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 away win at Real Sociedad, with star man Kylian Mbappé netting a brace to give the French side a 4-1 win on aggregrate.
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