Bayern Munich made it six wins from six in the Champions League group stage, seeing off Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.

The German champions are struggling in the league but strolled through a group also containing Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade.

Tottenham progressed in second place, and with both sides already qualified for the knockout stages, the result didn’t matter too much — it was all about performance levels. For some of the players who haven’t featured so much for Spurs under new manager Mourinho, it was an opportunity to impress. 

Ryan Sessegnon managed to take his chance, scoring his first goal for the club past none other than Manuel Neuer on Bayern’s home turf.

That was only the equaliser, though, and Spurs were second best for much of the game. Kingsley Coman opened the scoring for the hosts before going off with a nasty looking knee injury. Bayern dominated the game, with Neuer playing more like an extra outfield player than a goalkeeper.

It was a difficult task for the visitors from north London, as Bayern turned on the style in their home stadium which was sold out, even for a game which, on the face of it, had very little riding on it. But every game is important for a team like Bayern.

“We think it was the best decision for the team,” Mourinho said of his selection. 

“We [took a] risk because we played against a very good team. A team that came [into the game] with two defeats in a row, and a team that cannot lose a third match in a row.

“We knew they would come very strong, and on top of that they had a bench full of top players.

Canadian left-back Alphonso Davies was impressive for the hosts. It was his shot which rebounded off the post into the path of Thomas Muller who added Bayern’s second, while he also gets the assist for Phillippe Coutinho’s trademark shot into the bottom corner from outside the area.

Tottenham will face one of Barcelona, Juventus, RB Leipzig, Paris St-Germain, or Valencia in the last 16 when the draw is made on Monday.