Bayern Munich are trying to collect the fragments.
For the second time in a row, the German champions were eliminated last night (Tuesday) from the Champions League already in the quarterfinals, this time against the distinct underdog Villarreal.
Substitute Samuel Chukuwa's goal in the 88th minute arranged for the yellow submarine 1: 1 in Munich and 1: 2 in the sum of the meetings and sent Unai Emery's team to the top 4 in Europe.
After the defeat, the local media did not feel sorry for the Bavarians when the Bild wrote: "The yellow submarine sank Bayern at the last minute. The only kick to Manuel Neuer's goal came in. Villarreal stunned with a late outburst and caused heavy despair at Bayern Munich."
Bayern coach Julian Naglesman tried to explain at the end how his team failed and was dismissed in disgrace from Europe: "We played with a lot of intensity from the start but it's hard to produce a lot of situations against such a deep wall. It definitely hurts but I'm not afraid of anything, there are worse things in the world." .
Heavy shock in Munich, Photo: Reuters
On Thomas Müller's big miss, the coach replied sharply: "Thomas had to conquer from the situation he had, not winning many of these during the game."
Thomas Müller added: "We had to go through them convincingly now. It's hard to accept the defeat. I do not know what to say. It hurts a lot. We only have to blame ourselves for scoring only one goal. The result generally reflects what was in the rematch."
Villarreal celebrates at the head of Bayern Munich, Photo: Reuters
On the other hand, Boyariel did not hide their excitement when Gerard Moreno concluded in his own way: "From the first moment we believed we could do it. It's a huge joy for us. We passed one of the best teams in the world, but faith moves mountains. They made a mistake they did not They killed us in the first half, and paid dearly for it.
"We are competing against the best in Europe, but the size does not matter. We will now wait to see if we meet Benfica or Liverpool. We are in the Champions League semi-finals and it is our time to have fun."
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