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Alonso awful, Boateng bogus, Dante infernal - Bayern punished for conservatism and ineptitude

An abysmal team performance and match strategy saw the Bundesliga leaders punished by Porto - but miraculously they remain in the tie.

PORTO, Portugal -- What is it they say about best laid plans? Bayern Munich’s idea to shackle Porto by depriving the team of the ball expired within a minute of this Champions League quarterfinal; for that is how long it took for Xabi Alonso to commit the first major error on a wretched, mistake-ridden evening for the German champions elect.

"He is incredibly important for them and when you get into these one-on-one situations you have to pressure him," Jackson Martinez told Sky, who provoked the mistake and later scored an all-important third goal.