Bayern Munich knocked out of champions league by villarreal

Unsurprisingly, Emery kept the same team that shocked the German giants a week before, including goal scorer Arnaut Danjuma.

But after having 22 shots in the first leg with the first on target coming on the hour mark, Nagelsmann switched to a back three this time.

Teen sensation Jamal Musiala began up top with Lewandowski and Thomas Muller while Serge Gnabry and Alphonso Davies dropped to the bench.

The change by Nagelsmann was in anticipation of a low, defensive block by the Yellow Submarine. As a German newspaper headline put it: “The submarine becomes the bus”.

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another goal as Danjuma fluffed his lines 1v1 with Manuel Neuer before being called back for offside.
And for all their good work, the visitors gifted Bayern their goal seven minutes into the second half, and it was this competition’s top scorer who gobbled up the chance.

Villarreal scored with their only shot on target
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Villarreal scored with their only shot on target
Moments earlier, Dayot Upamecano had skied a great chance from a Leroy Sane pull-back.

But then Dani Parejo stuttered on the ball outside his box allowing Lewandowski to find an angle and fire a low shot in off Rulli’s left-hand post.

His 13th goal in 10 games in Europe this season, and his 86th in 106 Champions League outings.

That goal really deflated Emery’s workhorses, and the rest of the half turned into defence against attack as Bayern pushed to complete the comeback.

Bayern should have done so in the 70th minute as Muller somehow skewed a free header wide from a super
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In preparation for extra-time, Nagelsmann brought on Gnabry and Davies, but then Villarreal embarked on a rare sprint upfield.

Gerard Moreno found space and squared it to an on-rushing Chukwueze who smashed it first time into Neuer’s top corner.