It's hard not to look at the second leg of Bayern Munich vs. Lazio in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 as anything other than a total formality. The first leg ended 4-1 to Bayern with three goals scored by the Bavarians in the first half, then pressure causing an own goal for the fourth at the start of the second and Napoli's one rejoinder coming in the ensuing chaos, two minutes later.

Even though they didn't score again, by regaining control immediately, Bayern showed their coolness under even the slightest bit of pressure meaning there's no reason why they wouldn't be able to waltz through a game that has no pressure whatsoever.

Of course, the magic of the knockout stages is that comebacks are possible and, to give the Italian side the benefit of the doubt, if the Bundesliga champions have two weaknesses, it's that they can sometimes take things too easily; having beaten Atletico Madrid 4-0 in their first group Stage encounter, they lost the reverse fixture 2-0 as they didn't think it was necessary to play at full strength.

The rumored team sheet, which lacks players such as Corentin Tolisso, David Alaba and Douglas Costa because of injuries, also features Alexander Nubel in goal instead of Manuel Neuer. Not because Neuer is injured, manager Hansi Flick just doesn't think he'll be needed.

This is perhaps hubris as their second weakness is that they have been leaky at the back for a while now. They haven't kept a clean sheet since February 5 and even lost a game 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt several weeks ago due to being unable to respond to their opponent's early lead.

To progress, Lazio will need three unanswered goals so if they hit Bayern hard and fast, that may be possible. In their last domestic game against Crotone, they scored three and won – conceding two in the process. This particular victory also comes on the heels of a three-game losing streak.

Simone Inzgaghi's team have been fun, likeable underdogs throughout the tournament, however for Lazio to progress, they would need to play the perfect game on the same night Bayern play their worst.