Bayern Munich 0-0 Sevilla (2-1 aggregate): 5 Talking Points

After riding their luck to achieve a 2-1 victory against Sevilla in the first leg of the quarterfinals tie, Jupp Heynckes returned to their fortress, the Allianz Arena, to see off the Andalusians in the second leg.

In what was a rather even game on the night, the Bavarians managed to hold off Vincenzo Montella's side to a goalless draw which was more than enough for the home side to go through.

Despite no goals being scored, it was not a completely dull affair as both teams had some good chances, with Sevilla's Ever Banega hitting the woodwork at the hour mark.

Tempers flared a bit at the end as Joaquin Correa was given his marching orders for putting in a late lunge at Javi Martinez. The referee blew the whistle soon after bringing an end to Sevilla's campaign in the UEFA Champions League.

Here are the five talking points from the game.

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#5 Bayern end their Spanish jinx

Bayern Munich defeated a Spanish side in the UCL knockout stages for the first time in five years

Die Roten's struggle against the Spanish sides in the Champions League of late is not breaking news. Since thrashing Barcelona by seven goals in 2013, Bayern Munich have been ousted from Europe's premier competition in each of the last four years by a Spanish club.

Be it Real Madrid's 5-0 mauling in 2014, Barcelona's well-played 5-3 ousting in 2015, Atletico Madrid's away goal luck in a 2-2 victory in 2016, or Real Madrid's debatable 6-3 win, Bayern have bowed out of UCL every time they have faced a team from Spain.

All of those struggles came to an end against the Andalusians whom they have pipped 2-1 to end their jinx. It is but fair that they did so with the same manager who was behind the 7-0 drubbing of the Blaugrana outfit, Jupp Heynckes.

#4 Sevilla successfully counter Bayern's diagonal switch in play

Jesus Navas (left) was always on the toes of Franck Ribery (right)

Switching the run of things diagonally was the Bavarians' most lethal weapon in the first leg at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville.

The likes of Jerome Boateng, Joshua Kimmich, and Rafinha played diagonal long balls to find Bayern players in space all the time. The same tactic helped Franck Ribery set up Thiago Alcantara's headed winner in that game.

Bayern attempted to break Sevilla's defence with the same ploy again but the Andalusians were up to the task this time.

Jesus Navas and Sergio Escudero were quick to spot the long balls and close down the empty men on the flanks. At the same time, Gabriel Mercado and Clement Lenglet were attentive enough to see off any crosses that the Bundesliga champions managed to put in.

#3 Sven Ulreich a largely untroubled man

The Bayern shot-stopper barely broke a sweat

Sevilla posed a bigger challenge tonight than most people would have imagined. The defended well, countered fast, and played hard football all around.

As a result of their exploits, Vincenzo Montella's side caught the Bavarians off guard on many occasions, turning defence into offence astutely. They even managed to take a total of 10 shots, with the Argentinian Banega hitting the upright in the 61st minute.

For what it's worth though, Sven Ulreich went largely untroubled throughout the game. Sevilla did not manage to register any shots on target.

The likes of Correa and Wissam Ben Yedder managed to cause worries to the Bayern back line on many occasions, but they, along with rest of the Sevilla attack were prematurely seen off by the Bavarian defenders.

Sevilla managed to get into good positions through some fluid play on offence but their end product was always sub-par. Even the Ever Banega attempt was a shot from long distance.

#2 Bayern Munich happy to see out a draw

Joaquin Correa caused a worry or two to the Bayern defence

Bayern Munich's dominance at the Allianz Arena is known to one and all. The 2013 treble winners have not lost a single game at home all season long, winning all of them in the Champions League.

In fact, both the home fixtures that the Bavarians played in March this year had a scoreline of 6-0, against Hamburg and Dortmund respectively. Hence, everyone expected the Allianz Arena outfit to go hammer and tongs at Sevilla in the first place.

However, that wasn't the case. Heynckes' side showed much-deserved respect to Sevilla and played a conservative brand of football. Never throughout the entire game did Bayern go all out on attack.

They were ready to allow Sevilla the possession and backed themselves to see out the Andalusian charge whenever it happened. In the end, Sevilla had a little over 50 percent of possession on the night, something you don't see much often.

Bayern knew that a draw was enough to see them through to the next round. This does not mean that the home side wasn't looking to attack. In fact, they should have scored early on in the second half when Robert Lewandowski side netted a Rafinha cross from close range.

Overall though, Bayern were happy to play risk-free football, something of a preference for Jupp Heynckes over the years, and played out a draw in the end.

#1 Arjen Robben tries to roll back the years but tries a bit too hard

Arjen Robben couldn't deliver a good end product today

To say that Arjen Robben has been a good player for Bayern over the years is an understatement. Over the years, the Dutch winger has contributed immensely to the cause of the German giants including his left-footed curling worldies after cutting in from the right flank.

Robben has always been a threatening presence for the Bavarians on the right side of the field and it was no different today. He was always on the charge to spearhead Bayern's counters and initiate their attacks.

However, Robben tried a bit too hard with the minimal end result. He racked up a total of five shots but none of them were on target. On many occasions, he could have passed to an open Joshua Kimmich on the overlap, who is known for his brilliant crossing but decided against the same.

He had four key passes and four dribbles as well, but the Dutchman failed to produce that elusive goal on the night.