Berlin (dpa) – FC Bayern Munich was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The German soccer record champions did not get more than 1: 1 (0: 0) in the second leg against FC Villarreal, the Munich team had lost the first leg in Spain 0: 1. The international press writes about this:
Spain
“AS”: “Villarreal torpedoed Bayern Munich and reached the semi-finals. A goal by Samu Chukwueze in the 87th minute took the U-boat to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second time in its history. (…) It was 95 Minutes of suffering and Chukwueze’s goal will go down in Yellow Submarine history.”
“Marca”: “What an evening, what enthusiasm. Madrid and Villarreal are in the semi-finals! (…) Villarreal is written in golden letters.”
“Sport”: “Villarreal is determined to turn European football upside down. After sweeping away Juventus in Turin, the ‘Yellow U-Boot’ knocked out FC Bayern in a fierce game in Munich.”
‘El Mundo Deportivo’: “‘Herr’ Villarreal defeats Bayern and reaches the semi-finals! A last-minute goal from Chukwueze is enough for Unai Emery’s team to write one of the golden pages of their history.”
‘El País’: “Villarreal’s castle was stronger than Bayern Munich. The Spanish side have reached the semi-finals after revealing the plight of the most consistent team in recent years in the Champions League, a team exhausted by an internal crisis , which indicates a cycle change.”
“El Mundo”: “Chukwueze lets Villarreal continue to dream. (…) Villarreal never tires of swimming against the tide. First they knocked out Juventus in the round of 16, now they defeated one of the biggest favorites to win the Champions League and is in the semi-finals for the second time in its history.”