Liverpool thrash Real to reach last eight

Liverpool stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals last night, thrashing Real Madrid 4-0 at Anfield with a dazzling display of attacking football to seal an overwhelming 5-0 aggregate victory.

The Reds were joined in the last eight by the other English side in action yesterday, Chelsea, who battled to a 2-2 draw against 10-man Juventus to complete a 3-2 aggregate win.

Bayern Munich hammered hapless Sporting Lisbon 7-1 to breeze into the quarter-finals with a record aggregate victory.

Liverpool's dynamic captain Steven Gerrard celebrated 100 European appearances with two goals, one of them a dubious penalty, after Spain striker Fernando Torres had given Liverpool an early lead courtesy of some woeful Real defending.

Substitute Andrea Dossena completed the rout with two minutes remaining to seal a nightmarish first visit to Anfield for nine-times European champions Real Madrid who limped to an early exit with barely a whimper.

Their embarrassment would have been more acute but for several fine saves by keeper Iker Casillas.

In Italy, Didier Drogba netted from close range on 83 minutes to make sure of qualification after they had gone behind twice.

Juventus, who lost Giorgio Chiellini to a second yellow card, went ahead after 19 minutes when surprise starter Vincenzo Iaquinta smashed home after David Trezeguet's superb through ball.

Fit-again Michael Essien forced the ball over the line just before half-time to equalise after Drogba's earlier free-kick had crossed the line but was missed by the officials.

Alessandro Del Piero gave Juventus hope midway through the second half when his contested penalty made it 2-1 but Chelsea were too strong in the end.

Bayern set record

Bayern Munich set a Champions League aggregate record victory with their 12-1 drubbing of Sporting Lisbon over the two legs.

Bayern, who won the first leg in Lisbon 5-0 and yesterday's second leg 7-1, eclipsed the previous record aggregate victory of 10-2 established by Olympique Lyon when they beat Werder Bremen 3-0 away and 7-2 at home in the corresponding round of the 2004-05 competition.

The record aggregate success in the European Cup, the forerunner to the Champions League was established by Benfica when they defeated Dudelange of Luxembourg 18-0 over two legs in the preliminary round of the 1965-66 competition.

Last night, Bayern raced into a 4-1 half-time lead helped by two goals from Germany striker Lukas Podolski, an own goal and a Bastian Schweinsteiger goal before adding three more in the second period.

The German champions were missing key players through injury but they overwhelmed Sporting helped by Anderson Polga's own goal and further strikes by Schweinsteiger, Mark van Bommel, Miroslav Klose with a penalty and Thomas Mueller.

Villarreal pulled off a fine 2-1 win over Panathinaikos at the Olympic Stadium in Athens to book their place in the last eight.

Following the Greek side's surprising 1-1 draw in the first leg in Spain, it meant a 3-2 win on aggregate for Villarreal.

The game exploded into life four minutes into the second half when Ariel Ibagaza fired past Mario Galinovic to put the Spanish side 1-0 ahead.

Panathinaikos drew level six minutes later with a Vangelis Mantzios header but half-time substitute Joseba Llorente settled the game when he volleyed Villarreal's winner in the 70th minute.