Thomas Tuchel happy to pay price as Bayern Munich tread on Lazio's toes

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel's pre-match pep talk worked wonders as his side beat Lazio to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals but it came at a cost to his toe.

Tuchel, who will leave Bayern at the end of the season after just over a year in charge, said he kicked a box in the changing room during his speech to his players with the German champions desperate for a win to turn their season around.

The Bavarians had won just one of their previous five matches in all competitions before Tuesday's game, which they won 3-0, to advance 3-1 on aggregate.

"The motivational speech before the game cost me my right toe," Tuchel said.

"I was treated on the spot but did not have the courage to take the shoe off because I did not think I would get it back on."

Tuchel spent the game on the bench sitting down as his team won thanks to two goals from top scorer Harry Kane and veteran Thomas Mueller.

"They (players) must have wondered why I was sitting down for the entire 90 minutes," he said.

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Bayern, who have won the previous 11 consecutive league titles, are 10 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and are also out of the German Cup.

But Kane expressed hope that the comeback victory could prove a turning point in a difficult campaign.

"It was a perfect night for us," the England striker said. "A really top performance. Everyone with energy, all around the pitch, the way we played and created chances and pressed without the ball.

"Being 1-0 behind in the first leg,