{"id":25819,"date":"2022-04-12T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25819"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:45:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:45:57","slug":"villarreal-knock-bayern-munich-out-of-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25819","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal Knock Bayern Munich Out Of Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Samuel Chukwueze was Villarreal’s hero (AP\/Press Association Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Samuel Chukwueze snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equalizer to send Villarreal through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Chukwueze swept home a cross by Gerard Moreno to cancel out Robert Lewandowski\u2019s 52nd-minute opener and send the LaLiga side through by virtue of a 2-1 aggregate scoreline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villarreal had withstood mounting Bayern pressure in the second half, with Lucas Hernandez and Thomas Muller among those who had a chance to win it before the visitors sealed the deal with extra-time looming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosts had looked listless for much of the first period and it took until just before the half-hour mark for them to muster a shot on target when Jamal Musiala headed straight at Villarreal keeper Geronimo Rulli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villarreal were coping comfortably with Bayern\u2019s one-dimensional approaches and looked increasingly confident of clinging onto the hard-fought single-goal advantage they had forged in the first leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewandowski\u2019s frustrations got the better of him when he was booked for a foul on Raul Albiol in the 33rd minute, then Arnaut Danjuma and Moreno both came close for the visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it was a different story after the break as Bayern finally got into gear, and Dayot Upamecano should have scored from a clever cut-back by the busy Leroy Sane in the 51st minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewandowski ended a strong spell of pressure by poking Bayern in front on the night moments later, sparking a spell of pressure that saw Hernandez shoot straight at Rulli, and Muller miss a glorious chance with a close-range header from another Sane cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the midst of the chances, Moreno had served a warning by flashing the ball across the face of the Bayern box on a swift counter-attack, and that danger became a reality four minutes after Chukwueze\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nigerian kept his cool to fire another Moreno cross past Manuel Neuer and the \u2018Yellow Submarine\u2019 saw out the dying moments to secure a famous aggregate win and a place in the last four.<\/p>\n

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