Danjuma diverted in Dani Parejo's shot within the 8th minute at La Ceramica to seal a wonder win, with Bayern perhaps even fortunate now not to be similarly in the back of going into the second leg in Germany next week. Gerard Moreno hit the submit and then curled a protracted-range effort agonisingly extensive after Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer had skewed a clearance, in short leaving his personal net gaping.
Julian Nagelsmann's six-time European champions will still be heavy favourites to overturn the deficit at the Allianz Arena however Villarreal showed once more they may be no longer to be underestimated, having already sent Juventus crashing out inside the remaining sixteen. Unai Emery's facet have been visible as one of the kindest opponents to be had in the draw remaining month, with perhaps only Benfica positioned lower than them inside the zone-finals pecking order.
Bayern, nine points clear at the pinnacle of the Bundesliga, up against a Villarreal aspect who sit down seventh in La Liga, 12 points off the pinnacle four and into the final 8 of the Champions League for the first time considering 2009.
Yet Emery's aspect have a knack for growing to the event, having long past unbeaten in 4 league games in opposition to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid this time period, after defeating each Arsenal and Manchester United en direction to winning the Europa League closing yr. They have been faster and hungrier than Bayern all over the pitch in the first 1/2 and within the eighth minute, took the lead.
The extraordinary Giovani Lo Celso found area at the halfway line and drove ahead, playing proper to Moreno, who driven the ball forward to the road where Lo Celso had persisted his run. Lo Celso stabbed a incredible reduce-again with the outside of his left foot to Parejo, whose skewed end could likely have been stored by Neuer, most effective for Danjuma to intrude, diverting it faraway from the goalkeeper and into the alternative corner.
Villarreal stored coming and thought that they had a second although it might have been a fluke. Off stability, Francis Coquelin wedged a left-footed move into the field but it wandered off route, plopping over Neuer and into the internet. Coquelin was just offside. Bayern have been rattled, incapable of setting up manipulate. They have to were two down within the second half as Moreno struck the publish from distance earlier than being denied a simple end through a last-ditch block from Alphonso Davies.
Moreno's first-class chance got here simply after the hour as Neuer got here a long way out of his purpose, simplest to scuff his clearance straight to the forward, who had an open purpose and an entire half of pitch in front of him. With Neuer sprinting lower back, a long shot curled just extensive of the publish.
Davies unleashed shots at Villarreal's aim at the same time as Kingsley Coman's rasping attempt had to be tipped wide by means of Geronimo Rulli as Bayern in brief threatened. But it changed into their fighters who had the satisfactory chances on the counter-attack, Lo Celso responsible of ready too long inside the location on one wreck, before Alfonso Pedraza blazed extensive on the stop of another. Bayern can be relieved the deficit stayed at one.
