Bayern Munich crashed out of the Champions League as Villarreal stun the Bundesliga giants with a late quarter-final winner.\u00a0 Villarreal snatched a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in the 88th minute through substitute Samu Chukwueze and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for just the second time in their history with a 2-1 aggregate win over the German champions on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Bayern dominated much of the first half, however, they were not able to score. They did manage to tie the score when Robert Lewandowski scored off the post through a low strike in the 52nd minute for his 13th goal of the season. Despite tremendous pressure in the second half and several squandered opportunities, they were unable to score again.<\/p>\n
After an unsuccessful second half, Bayern was stunned in the 88th minute as Samu Chukwueze beat Manuel Neuer with a left-footed effort to silence the home crowd.<\/p>\n
The Yellow Submarine move on to the semi-final for the second time in their history after 2006. They are set to Liverpool or Benfica in the semifinal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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