Champions League Wrap: Bayern 4-1 Win Over Atalanta Seals 10-2 Aggregate Thrashing, Kane Double Takes Him To 50-Goal Milestone

To be honest, if you were up watching the footy early this morning, you were probably just there for the goalshow. After Bayern put six past them in Bergamo in the first leg, surely no 'True Blue and Black' fan genuinely thought their side could turn around a six-goal deficit? Last night's second leg at the Allianz Arena felt less like a Champions League Round of 16 tie and more like a Bayern Munich exhibition match, with a side of Harry Kane's personal milestone night.

Kane bags a brace, 50-goal milestone a piece of cake

The whole world knew there was only one talking point before this match: Harry Kane was just two goals away from cracking his 50th personal Champions League goal. The England skipper didn't let the fans who dragged themselves out of bed at silly o'clock down. In the 25th minute, Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini handled the ball in the box trying to block a Kane shot. The ref had a look at the VAR and pointed straight to the spot. Kane's first attempt was saved by the keeper, but the whistle went for Atalanta's Marco Sportiello moving off his line early – a retake. You know the drill, a striker who's just missed a penalty dreads getting a second chance, but Kane didn't flinch, slamming it into the top corner second time around to make it 1-0.

Fast forward to the 54th minute, and it was time for a proper highlight. Josip Stanišić played a neat through ball into the box, Kane picked it up on the right. Didn't even look up, just cracked it first time from a tight angle. The ball took a slight deflection and nestled right in the top of the net – pure class in terms of power and placement. That was the moment he brought up his 50th Champions League goal. Looking at the stats, he's hit that number in 66 games – the same rate as Lionel Messi and a whopping 25 games faster than Cristiano Ronaldo. And hey, you've got to remember how many Champions League campaigns he actually played in during his Spurs days. That efficiency is seriously impressive.

Young guns shine, keeper crisis averted by emergency backup

Bayern weren't just about Kane tonight; the kids also did the business. In the 56th minute, Luis Díaz squared it for the 18-year-old rising star Lennart Karl, who bent it perfectly into the far corner from the right edge of the box. Then Díaz got in on the act himself, latching onto a long ball and chipping the keeper to make it 4-0. Atalanta did grab a consolation goal late on through Lazar Samardžić, making the final score 4-1 on the night and a whopping 2-10 aggregate defeat.

Bayern fans would have been loving the scoreline, but a quick glance at the bench would have made them sweat a bit. Would you believe it? With Manuel Neuer, Sven Ulreich, and even last game's starter Jonas Urbig all injured or ill, Bayern were almost forced to start a 16-year-old kid in goal – Leonard Prescott! Luckily, Urbig toughed it out and was passed fit to start. If not, the idea of fielding a 16-year-old 'disaster recovery plan' in a Champions League knockout tie is enough to give anyone the jitters.

Palladino: 'We might have just lost to the best team in Europe'

After the match, Atalanta coach Raffaele Palladino was full of praise for the victors. "We tried to change our tactics, sat deeper defensively, but it didn't change the outcome," he admitted. "I want to congratulate Bayern and Kompany, because we might have just faced the best team in Europe at the moment." He went on to suggest that Italian clubs need to reflect on why, when facing a side of Bayern's calibre, it feels like they're playing a "different sport."

• Dominant stats: Bayern have scored 28 goals in 9 Champions League games this season, averaging 3.1 per match.
• Fortress Allianz: They've banged in 14 goals in 4 home games in this year's competition, an average winning margin of 3.5 goals per game.
• Quarter-final opponents: Bayern will now face Real Madrid in the last eight – a genuine 'Champions League final preview'.

Looking back at the game, Atalanta had just over 30% possession and were basically under the pump all night. They've only scored 4 goals in their 5 away games in this Champions League – the weakest away attacking record among the last 16. When you're up against a Bayern defence that's so patched up they're relying on kids, and you still can't score, who else is there to blame?

Simple as this – Bayern's 10-2 aggregate scoreline says it all. The real test comes now in the quarters against Real Madrid. That's when we'll find out if Harry Kane steps up and delivers, or goes missing when it counts.