After the 5-0 defeat of Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Bayern München's general manager Uli Hoeness declared his club had all but "achieved our minimum objective" of reaching the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. A place in the last eight should be confirmed on Tuesday, but the question of whether the German champions can march all the way to the final in Rome in May remains as enigmatic as the explanation to their contrasting fortunes this season.

FC Bayern München players looked dead-eyed after a 2-1 defeat by 1. FC Köln on Saturday saw them miss another chance to regain the lead in the Bundesliga, with the visitors' solid defence and canny counterattacking having robbed the off-colour German champions of three points.

Franck Ribéry definitely showed that he is back to his best with an outstanding display against Olympique Lyonnais, a performance he crowned with his first ever goal in the UEFA Champions League.