Izuchukwu OkosiAGerman Bundesliga champions Bayern beat Lazio 3-0 in the reverse fixture of the Round of 16 match in Munich in Tuesday night to proceed to the last eight phase of the competition.
English captain Harry Kane scored a double in the 38th and 66th minutes at Allianz Arena in Munich while Germany international Thomas Muller scored for the home team near the end of the first half.
Bayern Munich had to came back against Serie A side Lazio to win the tie. The first leg had ended 1-0 in favour of the Serie A side 1-0 in February 14 in Rome.
Tuesday night’s victory means the trophy hunt isn’t over for Harry Kane just yet who left Tottenham Hotspur in search of an elusive title befitting of a world class player like him deserves.
Bayern were in danger of elimination in the hands of the Italians moreso the reputation of Tuchel despite the seeming calmness about an agreement that he leaves in the summer,
The German coach even broke his big toe prior to the kick off of the game and uncharacteristically was left seated on the dugout for the entire duration of the match.
“I kicked a box in the dressing room during the motivational speech and hurt my big toe. I don’t think I can take the shoe off. The team was wondering why I was sitting for almost 90 minutes,” Tuchel explained after the match.
Bayern dis not limp to the finish and the 3-0 win shows that they may have lost the German hegemony – as Bayer Leverkusen are close to being crowned champions for the season – but could be considered as one of the likely contenders for the Champions League diadem.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
