Bayern Munich 7-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Guardiola's side run riot after Kucher's record red

A record-breaking red card allowed Bayern Munich to cruise into the Champions League quarter-finals in emphatic style as they beat Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 on Wednesday.

Having been held to a goalless draw in the first leg, Bayern went into the return meeting of the last-16 clash with work to do.

But they were given a significant helping hand in the third minute when Shakhtar defender Kucher was shown a straight red card - the quickest in Champions League history - for a foul on Mario Gotze.

Thomas Muller stepped up to convert the resulting penalty and from there it was little more than a procession for the Bundesliga champions.

Jerome Boateng doubled the lead in the 34th minute with a close-range effort before Bayern found another gear in the second half.

Franck Ribery capped off a well-worked move to make it 3-0 in the 49th minute, with a second from Muller, a Holger Badstuber header, a Robert Lewandowski strike and Gotze's effort putting the gloss on the victory on a night where injuries to Arjen Robben and Ribery were the only concerns for the hosts.