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21:52
Mid-term conclusion:
Seconds before the half-time whistle, Villarreal shows up again and Gerard Moreno is found in the penalty area, but hits the ball from a tight angle into the side netting. This means that after 45 minutes in the second leg between Bayern Munich and the Submarinos it remains 0-0. Bayern play dominantly and have a lot of ball possession, but are still waiting for their first really good chance to score. So far, FCB has not been able to counter the massive defense of the guests. The hosts keep trying with crosses and balls behind the chain, but just can’t get to the end. The Spaniards defend passionately, do little up front and take time off the clock whenever they have a chance. The German record champions still have 45 minutes to at least force an extension. See you soon!
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21:48
There are three minutes on top of that. Bayern are running again.
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21:46
Official injury time (minutes): 3
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21:46
Again and again half field crosses or chip balls into the box are the Munich mean, but Upamecano’s attempt towards Lewandowski is too imprecise.
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21:44
Out of nowhere it suddenly becomes dangerous for Bayern, because a single pass overturns the defense and Danjuma is gone. The goal scorer from the first leg then clearly misses from ten meters and a hit would also have been checked for offside.
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21:41
Kimmich chips the leather into the box and into Musiala’s run, which then allows Pau Torres to boil it far too lightly. Goal kick!
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21:40
Munich is increasing the pressure more and more. The chain of three advances very far again, Manuel Neuer gives the libero on the center line. However, there is still a lack of degrees.
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21:38
What is Lewy doing there? Only three minutes after his yellow card, FCB striker Raúl Albiol ruthlessly stepped on his slippers again. If he’s unlucky, he flies down.
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21:37
Of course, Raúl Albiol used Lewandowski’s foul to take almost two minutes off the clock. That was a bad thing, but you don’t have to lie there for so long.
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21:34
Yellow card for Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Pig! Lewandowski presses at the front and steps on Raúl Albiol’s foot. Clear yellow card for the Pole.
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21:34
Bayern are struggling! The two chains of four of the guests make the game so tight that it’s just not possible to get through. Coman wants to send Musiala down, but plays the ball straight out.
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21:31
Musiala was still with Raúl Albiol when he graduated, but both can continue.
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21:31
But the best cross to date comes from Leon Goretzka! After Sané has been discarded, the 27-year-old finds Jamal Musiala with his cross, who heads from ten meters straight into Rulli’s arms.
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21:29
The Munich team combine well as usual, but have been pretty monotonous in the last third so far. It always boils down to Sané or Coman creating something on the site.
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21:28
Joshua Kimmich pulls a free kick from the half-field directly into the goal, as the guests’ offside trap snaps the entire FCB offensive.
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21:26
Bayern are still overwhelmingly superior, but the big chances are still missing. The ball now flies into the Submarinos’ penalty area more often, but so far it hasn’t gotten through.
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21:24
Kimmich and Lo Celso collide badly in mid-air and both get hit in the face. After a few rolls over the floor, both of them seem to be able to continue without major treatment.
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21:21
Bavaria is becoming more dangerous! Sané’s next cross is better and lands on the second post at Coman, who cannot find a teammate with his header. Seconds later, Musiala prevails in the pits and chases the leather right through the five, but this time nobody gets close.
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21:20
After the Emery-Elf had ventured into the opposing half again in the first few minutes, they have now locked themselves deep in their own half. Discharge is currently non-existent.
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21:17
Again and again the hosts try with sharp half-field crosses behind the back four of the Spaniards. Both Hernández and Sané lack the final precision.
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21:14
The Bavarians have prepared the opponent so far and almost always have the ball in the opposing half. The home side’s game against a Villarreal team, which is retreating to its own sixteen with ten men, is still lacking in brilliant ideas.
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21:13
First good chance for FCB! Leroy Sané appears on the right side of the five after a diagonal ball and passes the ball inside, keeper Rulli clears with a foot defense before Lewandwoski can get to the ball in the middle.
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21:11
Villarreal are again extremely secure with the ball and don’t let Bayern put them under pressure. After a ricochet from Upamecano, the ball falls down at the edge of the penalty area at Danjuma, who can’t do anything with it.
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21:08
The first conclusion of the game comes from the guests. Gerard Moreno clearly warps from a distance. On the other side, Musiala shoots from the back after a corner and is blocked.
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21:06
There is no sign of nervousness among the guests. In their own penalty area, the Submarinos let the ball run quickly through the ranks and skilfully elude Bayern’s pressing.
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21:04
A little later, after a Sané ball, Müller appeared alone in front of keeper Gerónimo Rulli for the first time, but was offside when the ball was passed.
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21:03
Munich puts the forward gear and pushes the game far forward. The triple chain of Pavard, Upamecano and Hernández acts 15 meters in the opposing half! Müller gets a first chance to cross, but puts the ball behind the goal.
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21:01
The ball rolls! Bayern play all in red, Villarreal all in yellow.
20:58
Slowly but surely, things are getting serious in the arena! The two teams have just stepped onto the pitch at a pleasant 14 degrees Celsius and are listening to the Champions League anthem at this moment. Bayern or Villarreal – who can listen to them again in the semi-finals? It starts in a few moments!
20:53
Today’s game will be officiated by a Slovenian team of referees led by referee Slavko Vinčić. The Italian Massimiliano Irrati is responsible for the video evidence.
20:48
Villarreal coach Unai Emery still sees his team as the underdog despite the 1-0 lead. “Bayern are the favourites. It will be incredibly difficult and we have to try to find answers,” said the Spaniard, who has won the Europa League four times in his career and most recently last year with Villarreal. “The respect is enormous, but we accept the challenge,” said Emery, who announced beforehand that he wanted to do less for the game this time and, above all, to lurk for counterattack chances.
20:40
FCB coach Julian Nagelsmann was optimistic ahead of the game. “I don’t think it’s going to happen twice in a row that we play a bad game against the same opponent,” said the 34-year-old, making it clear that for his team it’s not always about making the fans beautiful and attractive to offer football. “We also have to make a tactical foul and play disgusting football,” demanded Nagelsmann on the PK before the duel and added with a view to the first leg: “We made a lot of mistakes. We want to punish Villarreal in the second leg, they would have scored more goals be able.” Manuel Neuer was also combative. “We’re not to be trifled with when we lose a game like that in Villarreal 1-0. That annoys us, of course,” said the Munich keeper.
20:36
Julian Nagelsmann is going full offensive in this match and changes the system to a 3-4-2-1, in which Sané and Coman also have to work backwards on the flanks. Full risk from the first second at FCB!
20:29
A look at the staff: There have been three changes at Bayern compared to the weekend. Lucas Hernández is back from injury, along with Kingsley Coman and Jamal Musiala. Tanguy Nianzou, Omar Richards and Serge Gnabry rotate to the bench for this. Villarreal coach Unai Emery had rested his entire starting eleven in the league and is now sending back the formation that was successful in the first leg against Munich.
20:16
The guests from the east of Spain have recently saved their good performances for the premier class. Before the strong first-leg performance against Bayern, Villarreal had already knocked out Juventus thanks to a brilliant 3-0 away win. In the domestic league, on the other hand, things have been modest recently. The 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao was the third straight game without a win for the Submarinos, who have little chance of qualifying again for Europe via the league.
20:11
To make matters worse, before the most important game of the season, the alternating theater around Robert Lewandowski picked up speed again. Yesterday the news leaked out that the Pole has apparently finally decided to leave Bayern and will play for FC Barcelona in the coming season. A denial followed, but the unrest naturally remains.
19:59
Things didn’t really go well for the German record champions recently. In the first leg in Villarreal they were more than well served with the 0:1 and only have a good chance of progressing today because the Spaniards did not consistently use their chances. At the weekend, FCB wanted to warm up in the league for today’s cracker, but FC Augsburg, threatened with relegation, also proved to be a major hurdle. Only a late penalty sealed the close 1-0 win. Today the Nagelsmann team has to show a different face if the dream of the next Champions League title is to live on.
19:57
Hello and welcome to Bayern’s quarter-final second leg in the UEFA Champions League! After the 1-0 loss in the first leg, FCB have to deliver against Villarreal CF in front of their home crowd to keep the dream of the next handle pot alive. Kick-off is at 9 p.m. in the Allianz Arena!