Villarreal secured Champions League qualification to the semi-final following a one all draw with German champions Bayern Munich. The Yellow Submarines were victorious in their home game last Wednesday against Bayern winning 1-0 at home.
Bayern created chances in the first half but resolute defending by Villarreal kept them at bay. Arnaut Danjuma had a good burst of pace during a counter attack but his shot went wide.
The first half ended a goalless affair with Villarreal with the advantage. However parity was restored when Lewandowski,set up by Muller,found the back of the net in the second half. Bayern Munich kept pressing to avoid an extra time continuation of the game and both sides began making changes.
Villarreal shifted their tactics from an ultra defensive approach to a counter pressure strategy. Bayern Munich were attacking and a lightening swift counter attack in the 78th minute found Gerard Moreno found space to the right hand side and found a rushing Samuel Chukwueze who calmly picked his spot and put the ball past Manuel Neuer for the score to be 1-1.
Bayern Munich began to go ultra attacking but they could not break down the defence of Villarreal and it ended their European campaign in what fans of the club will call a disappointment on the European scene.
Chukwueze made history as his goal has qualified the Yellow Submarines for the semis fogthe first time since 2005/2006 season where they lost to Arsenal.
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