Villarreal surprise Bayern to reach Champions League semi-finals

Villarreal surprise Bayern to reach Champions League semi-finals

Robert Lewandowski had put Bayern beforehand at the night time to degree the tie on mixture after Villarreal's 1-0 first-leg win, and additional time loomed till Chukwueze struck. The result means Bayern Munich exit the Champions League in the zone-finals for the second one yr going for walks.

Villarreal are into the semi-finals for the primary time because 2006 and could play either Liverpool or Benfica in the last four. The English side take a 3-1 lead into Wednesday's 2nd leg at Anfield.

Unai Emery's Villarreal soaked up everything Bayern threw at their defence, other than Lewandowski's strike early in the second half. It turned into a heart-breaking night for Bayern, who ruled for most of the match earlier than Chukwueze scored just four mins after approaching.

Bayern started with urgency, but the Villarreal defence became alert to each risk. Bayern teach Julian Nagelsmann modified formation, opting for a three-guy defence in place of a back 4. Villarreal were pinned of their personal half of for maximum of the first 1/2 as Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Hernandez dictated play from the returned. Yet for all their domination of possession, a header via Jamal Musiala immediately at Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli became Bayern's simplest clean hazard of a goalless first half.

Lewandowski, who became in large part nicely marshalled, earned the first booking of the game. The Villarreal lower back 4 worked tirelessly throughout, however left-back Pervis Estupinan had a specially busy first half as Leroy Sane constantly probed down the flank. Bayern sooner or later broke the deadlock inside the 52nd minute. A unfastened pass out of defence best got as a ways as Kingsley Coman, who moved the ball to Thomas Mueller. The Germany big name slipped the ball into the path of Lewandowski, who controlled to get his shot past two defenders and the diving Rulli.

The Poland striker set free a primal scream to have fun his thirteenth intention in 10 Champions League video games this season. Bayern kept up the strain as Mueller went close with a diving header and was left along with his head in his hands, as became Coman when he fired over soon after. Nagelsmann despatched on a few fresh legs in a bid to get a decisive second aim inside the 90 minutes via bringing on Serge Gnabry and Alphonso Davies.

However, Villarreal stunned the house crowd while Gerard Moreno broke down the left. He installed a low go which Chukwueze despatched spinning over Neuer to ship the Spaniards through.

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