WRAPUP 2-Soccer-Bayern lead German quartet into UEFA Cup last 16

By Justin Palmer

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich led a quartet of German clubs into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup when the competition favourites thumped Aberdeen 5-1 on Thursday.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern, who next play Anderlecht, went through 7-3 on aggregate after a one-sided contest at the Allianz Arena.

They were joined in the second knockout round by Bayer Leverkusen, who enjoyed a 5-1 demolition of Galatasaray, and now meet league rivals Hamburg SV, who dispensed with FC Zurich.

Werder Bremen cruised through 4-0 on aggregate against Braga. The four German sides to progress occupy the top four positions in the Bundesliga.

It was a perfect night for British sides with Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Bolton Wanderers all progressing. Zenit St Petersburg, Getafe, Olympique Marseille, PSV Eindhoven, Benfica, Fiorentina and Sporting also booked their places.

Bayern made the breakthrough against Aberdeen after 12 minutes when Lucio thumped home a vicious free kick and they doubled their advantage nine minutes before halftime with defender Daniel van Buyten's powerful header.

Podolski added two more with a close-range finish on 71 minutes and a header six minutes later. Steve Lovell pulled one back for the Scottish side before Mark van Bommel's strike took Bayern's tally in the competition to 22 so far this season.

Leverkusen, one place and two points behind third-placed Hamburg in the Bundesliga, tore Galatasaray apart at the BayArena after a goalless first leg in Istanbul.