Bayern Munich fans may have greeted their Champions League victory at Marseille by goading holders Barcelona, but coach Jupp Heynckes refused to look beyond next week’s quarter-final second leg.

Bayern’s 2-0 win in the first leg puts them in firm control of the tie and raises the prospect of a semi-final showdown with Real Madrid, who crushed Cypriot side APOEL 3-0 in the first leg of their last-eight tie on Tuesday.

Barcelona could then await the victors in the May 19 final at Bayern’s Allianz Arena home, and it was to Pep Guardiola’s side that the away fans’ thoughts turned as the minutes ticked down at Stade Velodrome on Wednesday night.

Heynckes, though, says his team cannot afford to think about anything beyond finishing the job against Marseille in Munich next Tuesday.

“There is a return leg to come first,” he said. “There are 90 more minutes against Marseille first, so we can’t talk about the semi-finals yet, let alone potential opponents.

“It’s not that I have doubts – I just respect our opponents. I have a lot of experience in football and I know that these matches are decided over both legs.”

Goals in each half from Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben put Bayern in the driving seat.

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said there was no time for self-pity though, particularly with the second leg coming up so quickly and a French League Cup final against Lyon awaiting on April 14.

“We have matches to play and we haven’t lost them yet,” he said.

“We won’t be fighting for the top three, that’s obvious. But there’s no need to get excessively fatalistic.

“We still have things to play for and matches to win. It could also be better, but there are teams worse off than us.”

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