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Bayern Munich trail Villarreal 1-0 from the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Can Robert Lewandowski inspire a turnaround to send the Bundesliga ...

There is the possibility for the game to go to extra time, and possibly even penalties, if Bayern win by just one goal. 65 minutes to KO: We have the Bayern team for tonight. They set up this clash with Bayern after a 3-0 away win at Juventus in the last 16 saw them go through on 4-1 aggregate. 2 minutes: Sane finds space on the right and his cross finds Thomas Muller in the middle. 25 minutes: Midway through the first half and the good news for Villarreal is they still have their one-goal lead in the tie. But a fine ball from Etienne Capoue finds Gerard Moreno on the right and he cuts in and drills a shot just wide. 30 minutes: Musiala has Bayern's first effort on target as his header is straight at Rulli. Villarreal are content to keep the midfield tight and allow Bayern space on the flanks. 20 minutes: Bayern are upping the tempo and Nagelsmann is nodding contently from the touchline. Bayern are ahead on the night and level on aggregate. Sounds simple on paper but in reality this is going to be a very half for Emery's men. It is all Bayern now and they are causing Villarreal panic every time they go forward. 62 minutes: Just a reminder if it stays this way at 1-0 to Bayern we are going to extra time.

Minute-by-minute report: Villarreal hold a narrow lead after the first leg as the tie heads to Munich. Join Barry Glendenning.

One hour until kickoff: We have lineups! Looks like Nagelsmann is back to his usual habits, opting to start Bayern Munich in a back-three setup with what looks ...

Even if you’re lagging behind the others, keep replying to the most recent call of the player’s name. It puts the newest comments at the top. It’s not necessary to have the whole comments loaded at one time while you’re just casually following along. A last-minute penalty was the decider against Augsburg on the weekend, which is not acceptable for a team of Bayern’s caliber. If Bayern Munich cannot perform against Villarreal, then they WILL be dumped out of the Champions League. The odds are against the team — it has been over SEVEN years since Bayern came back to win a UCL knockout tie after losing the first leg. Bayern have the ball.

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Samuel Chukwueze scored a late winner in the tie as Villarreal stunned Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 ...

First Juventus, now Bayern Munich. Villarreal is proving to be the giant killer in this season's Champions League.

In all, Bayern outshot Villarreal 23-4 and outpossessed the visitor 68%-32% as part of a one-sided statistical performance. Villarreal in Spain on Arnaut Danjuma’s goal, and perhaps even more surprisingly was held scoreless in the first half of the second leg at home. Villarreal withstood a barrage of chances and picked its spots wisely, and it moves onto the semifinals, where it’ll face Liverpool unless Benfica can overturn a 3–1 aggregate deficit at Anfield on Wednesday.

Lewandowski, Neuer, Müller and Gnabry will surely not all sign new deals but Nagelsmann looks safe despite tactical flaw.

Kahn will be expected to act decisively to move on from the disappointment – although Nagelsmann, a long-term project for the club, is likely to be safe. It’s the policy that led to Niklas Süle signing for Borussia Dortmund from this summer – much to Nagelsmann’s displeasure – and has always been thus at Bayern, with that willingness to set limits prompting the exits of Toni Kroos and David Alaba in the past, for example. There is a need, as Nagelsmann has agreed with the club’s decision makers, for a big defensive restructure. Personnel is the main issue, and the main mitigating factor for the coach. Losing Gnabry, the present and the future at 26, is unthinkable. “I’ve been asked the question 1,734 times in the last few weeks,” he said after a recent draw at Hoffenheim. When it mattered, his team were too easy to cut through, while lacking attacking fluency with Leroy Sané and Serge Gnabry not in their best form.

The "Yellow Submarine" has claimed another of Europe's elite sides as Villarreal continue their run and make Bayern rue some missed opportunities.

Despite an array of attacking talent which saw them come out with five forwards, Bayern couldn't break through and Villarreal had the best first-half chances -- both wasted by Danjuma and Gerard Moreno. But when Robert Lewandowski put Bayern ahead and levelled the aggregate scores by finishing off a Thomas Muller pass on 52 minutes, it seemed inevitable that the home side would surge to the victory by exploiting gaps in the Villarreal defence. At one point in the first-half, every Villarreal player was behind the eighteen-yard line as they attempted to frustrate Bayern, and the tactic worked. Arnaut Danjuma's goal in the first-leg -- Francis Coquelin had another goal ruled out by VAR -- gave Villarreal a slender advantage going into this game and it seemed an impossible task for Emery's side considering that Bayern, with 30 goals in the competition this season prior to kick-off, were the top scorers in the Champions League by some distance, with Manchester City in second place on 24 goals. They are hard-working and committed and they have a taste for upsetting European football royalty. Emery's team stunned Juventus in Turin to eliminate the Italian giants in the Round of 16 and they have now beaten Bayern. And Villarreal are what they have always been, a team that punches way above their weight.

Bayern Munich were last crowned champions in 2020, but how many times have the Bundesliga giants won Europe's most historic competition?

Robert Lewandowski has scored 68 goals in 77 appearances in the Champions League for Bayern and is showing no signs of slowing down. Their next win came in the 2000/01 season, edging out Valencia on penalties. However, they have suffered losses as well, most notably in the 1998-99 final as Manchester United scored two injury-time goals to snatch a victory in Barcelona.

Under a sky of blue and field of green, Villarreal -- affectionately known as the "Yellow Submarine" due to its luminescent yellow kit -- sunk Bayern Munich ...

The Yellow Submarine is flying high in Europe's top club competition after ending Juventus' run in the round-of-16 and now Bayern Munich's hopes of a seventh Champions League. The Spanish club will now face either Liverpool or Benfica in the semifinals. "It's an extraordinary feeling, it was not easy for us. Then, early in the second half, Bayern finally broke through the Spanish side's steadfast defense when Robert Lewandowski scored his 13th Champions League goal of the campaign to equalize the tie on aggregate.

Villarreal players were critical of Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann for failing to respect the Spanish outfit.

We are here because we have a solid project. We knew it would be a very difficult challenge as they are amongst the best teams in the world, but faith moves mountains." "We are going to enjoy the semifinals," Villarreal coach Unai Emery said after Tuesday's game.

BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski might only be one of many cases that FC Bayern Munich needs to solve when designing the future of the club's squad. Several ...

"All that we see right now might be the well-known game of exploring options." Reports speak of Bayern demanding 60 million euros for a deal this summer and Barca offering between 25 and 30 million. Several experienced players such as Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer aside from Serge Gnabry are said to be in the middle of negotiations.

Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has dismissed as 'nonsense' reports that their top-scoring striker Robert Lewandowski could leave when the season finishes ...

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It definitely sounds like Bayern won't be selling Lewandowski this summer even if he wants to leave.

“I just said that we definitely have another season for Robert Lewandowski. Robert knows what he has in us. We have always said that we will start the talks and we started them a long time ago. I don’t think that can be.”

Bayern Munich trail Villarreal 1-0 from the Champions League quarter-final first leg. Can Robert Lewandowski inspire a turnaround to send the Bundesliga ...

There is the possibility for the game to go to extra time, and possibly even penalties, if Bayern win by just one goal. 2 minutes: Sane finds space on the right and his cross finds Thomas Muller in the middle. They set up this clash with Bayern after a 3-0 away win at Juventus in the last 16 saw them go through on 4-1 aggregate. 65 minutes to KO: We have the Bayern team for tonight. 25 minutes: Midway through the first half and the good news for Villarreal is they still have their one-goal lead in the tie. But a fine ball from Etienne Capoue finds Gerard Moreno on the right and he cuts in and drills a shot just wide. 30 minutes: Musiala has Bayern's first effort on target as his header is straight at Rulli. Villarreal are content to keep the midfield tight and allow Bayern space on the flanks. 20 minutes: Bayern are upping the tempo and Nagelsmann is nodding contently from the touchline. Bayern are ahead on the night and level on aggregate. Sounds simple on paper but in reality this is going to be a very half for Emery's men. Another night of European glory for Emery and they now face either Liverpool or Benfica for a place in the final. 75 minutes: Coman cuts in from left and fizzes a drive just over the bar.

Samuel Chukwueze scored in the 88th minute as Villarreal stunned Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years.

Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. - Shots - 10Sané - 11Coman - 6Kimmich - 8Goretzka - 2Upamecano - 5Pavard - 1Neuer "They made the mistake today of not killing us off and we took advantage of that.

Villarreal threw a party after shocking Europe to become Champions League semi-finalists by getting the better of six-time winners Bayern Munich over two ...

Villarreal shocked Europe to become Champions League semi-finalists after getting the better of six-time winners Bayern Munich over two legs. After pulling off one of the most unexpected two-legged wins in UCL history, Villarreal's players staged a party in the away team's locker room at Bayern's Allianz Arena. Villarreal Party In Locker Room After Knocking Bayern Munich Out Of The Champions League

Barça seemed the favourites to sign Mazraoui on a free transfer this summer when his contract with Ajax ran out. However, the German champions have reportedly ...

Antony is not the only wide forward that Barcelona are targeting. Barça seemed the favourites to sign Mazraoui on a free transfer this summer when his contract with Ajax ran out. The Brazilian winger has been a revelation since arriving at the Dutch outfit back in 2020.

That did not sit well with Villarreal at all. “I think their coach, who I don't know personally, showed a lack of respect towards Villarreal and towards ...

“We are not here to be told how nice we are, that we come from a small town. Finally, Villarreal manager Unai Emery is using the old “nobody believes in us” tactic to keep his squad fired up. Since we found out that we were facing Bayern, we said to ourselves that it was possible, that we could do it.

Villarreal midfielder Etienne Capoue took the opportunity to rub salt into Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann's wounds after a famous win at the Allianz ...

Former Gunners boss Emery has the opportunity to take them a step further, even as they sit well off the pace in La Liga having won just 12 of their 31 league games this campaign. After the final whistle, Capoue said: "When the draw came out and Villarreal played, [Bayern's] coach disrespected not Villarreal but football by saying that he wanted to settle the tie in the first leg. That is exactly what they did in the first leg when Arnaut Danjuma converted their only shot on target to send them to Munich with a 1-0 lead.

A 10th straight Bundesliga title won't erase the sting of a quarterfinal exit to Villarreal—something that's not lost on manager Julian Nagelsmann.

That was clear in the Premier League game between Manchester City and Liverpool on Sunday. But Bayern is largely untested at home and meets that sort of challenge infrequently. There is a dependence on Robert Lewandowski, who will be out of contract after next season and has so far refused to sign a new deal, with CEO Oliver Kahn moved to dispute swirling reports that the Polish star will leave. Regardless, the Bayern hierarchy is not habitually patient. It’s a small sample size and managing Bayern is different from managing Hoffenheim or Leipzig. But the initial evidence is not encouraging. It remains a fine attacking side, and the margins are fine. Perhaps Bayern will reason that he is still young and his side will still win the Bundesliga. It’s likely the club will give him another chance. And how does it deal with the fallout of quarterfinal disappointment in the form of a 2–1 aggregate defeat to Villarreal, the seventh-placed team in La Liga? Hansi Flick, who had led Bayern to the Champions League the season before, left at the end of last season to take over as Germany’s national team manager and was replaced by Julian Nagelsmann. “To be honest, this is one of the worst three defeats of my career,” Nagelsmann said after Tuesday’s defeat. As Bayern played a back three, Salzburg, again and again, got in behind the wingbacks. This is certainly one of the three toughest occasions.” How does it deal with an opponent it cannot just overwhelm, particularly in the pressure of a knockout tie?

Potentially one of the biggest shocks in this season's Champions League occurred last night when Bayern Munich were eliminated by Villarreal.

With him on the wing, Bayern are much more effective. Ideally, Bayern have a fit Alphonso Davies on the pitch. “Should Lewandowski really go, would it make sense to rebuild more extensively or not? However, it still appears to be a work in progress according to Hlusiak. “In Villarreal they had a really bad evening and could actually be happy that they only lost 1-0. “Bayern failed to get Lewandowski into the game properly in both legs.

According to a report from Sport Bild (as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich star striker Robert Lewandowski is not opposed to signing ...

Bayern Munich is more inclined to offer Lewandowski one less year than he desires, though. What could prove to be more difficult than the finances, however, is that Lewandowski and his agent, Pini Zahavi, want a deal that runs though the 2024/25 season.

Nagelsmann will rightfully take most of the heat for this failure in the Champions League — and also the DFB-Pokal as well. The squad has shown flashes of ...

The squad has shown flashes of brilliance, but often has looked choppy and underwhelming. The issue of contract length is already at the forefront of Lewandowski’s mind and surely will be important to Müller and Neuer, as well. Lewandowski, Müller, Neuer likely still have much to offer, but the club is in the precarious position of telling those players just how much...and for how long. His eagerness to push up put Bayern Munich in a bad spot against Villarreal and it ultimately led to the game-winning goal. Did the entire match come down to that moment? Nagelsmann opted for Davies, which was probably the correct decision given his options, but one that ultimately helped lose the game. Of course, Bayern Munich has spent a good portion of this season doing just that — only without a true right wing-back. Ultimately, Flick walked away, but so did mostly all of the staffers associated with his tenure. Such is the state of the modern athlete. It happened with Carlo Ancelotti, Niko Kovac, and Flick, as well. Why not start at the beginning? Because of investment.

Robert Lewandowski will stay with Bayern Munich due to a mutual appreciation of their working relationship, according to CEO Oliver Kahn.

“First of all, it is very important that we have a contract with Robert Lewandowski that lasts another season. “Robert knows what he has in us. His current contract in Munich is due to run until 2023. However, in 2020, it was not awarded, and in 2021, it went to Lionel Messi, even though Lewandowski claimed FIFA’s equivalent. This season, he should be in contention for the top honour again, having hit 47 goals in all competitions. Lewandowski has emerged as a major transfer target for Barcelona in recent weeks.