Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick inside the opening 23 minutes as Bayern Munich thoroughly took apart Red Bull Salzburg to reach the Champions League quarter-finals again in as many appearances in the tournament.
The Poland captain, on his 100th start in the competition, confidently slotted home two penalties, sending Salzburg goalie, Philip Kohn the wrong way on both attempts, inside the first 21 minutes, after being amateurishly brought down twice by Salzburg defender Maximilian Wober, with the second confirmed after a VAR review.
Lewandowski's 40th goal of the season in all competitions came as he confidently slotted in the first penalty as he swept it into the bottom left corner.
He added his third after chasing down an attempted clearance from the visiting shot-stopper to tap in from close range.
The feat was the first time a Champions League hat-trick has been completed as early as the 23rd minute, although it is not the quickest treble in the competition, with that record held by Bafetimbi Gomis following his three goals in eight minutes for Lyon in a 7-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb in 2011.
Bayern's were in the driving seat early on in the reverse fixture, putting in a resurgent display after the six-time winners were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw in the first leg in Austria.
Matthias Jaissle's Salzburg had early chances with Nicolas Capaldo and Nicolas Seiwald both guilty of failing to convert key opportunities.
They were made to pay for their profligacy by the ever-impressive Lewandowski before another mistake in defense allowed Serge Gnabry to add a fourth with a low shot that squirmed under Kohn, while Thomas Muller thumped in a fifth after the break.
Maurits Kjaergaard did at least manage to claim a consolation of the sorts with a powerful effort into the top-left corner.
But that only seemed to stir Julian Nagelsmann's team back into life, with Muller finishing off a well-worked move for number six before Leroy Sane thumped home late on to send the Bavarian giants through to the quarter finals.
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