Villarreal reduces Bayern and dreams of the semifinals

Julian Nagelsmann wanted to settle the tie at the Estadio de la Cerámica.

What he did not expect is that it was Villarreal who were about to do it.

In a superb game, Unai Emery's team won by a minimum against a Bayern that was close to returning to Germany with a serious corrective.

What he couldn't do was extend his streak away from home.

that invited the yellows to dream of repeating the feat of their debut in the competition and reaching the semi-finals.

Lo Celso's game was to save on video

and enjoy it from time to time.

The Argentine footballer opens up a range of possibilities for Emery that allows the Basque coach to surprise his rival with his approach.

Against the Germans he formed a square in the center of the field.

There were no pure wingers but that role was played many times by Gerard and Danjuma, very open to the band to leave Bayern's central defenders without reference.

Sometimes it was Coquelin who appeared in the area as a false 'nine' and as such he exercised on the edge of the break.

His goal, with a pinch of luck as it was really a center that was poisoned and caught Neuer off guard, was invalidated by the VAR after detecting that the Frenchman was slightly ahead when he received in the area.

Thus, Bayern was saved from a truly compromised situation as it was the second of the Castellón team, who went ahead early in an action that serves to summarize Lo Celso's match.

In one of those aids he recovered, got rid of the pressure of the Germans and headed down the band.

After throwing a wall with Gerard, he rushed to the baseline and sent back for Parejo's shot, which Danjuma deflected against a sold Neuer.

good approach

The goal did not alter the script of a game in which Nagelsmann's team dominated but without creating danger.

The Germans were not capable of breaking Villarreal's orderly and compact defence, with two lines very close together and defending in a high block whenever they could.

They tried especially on the wings but neither Coman nor Gnabry managed to get the ball to a missing Lewandowski.

It also happens to Bayern that retains certain tics from the Guardiola era, sometimes abusing the pass and wanting to rush the plays as much as possible.

The result was that he went into the break without shooting between the three posts and with only a couple of shots deflected from the edge of the box to take to his mouth.

He did show a bit more incisiveness after the break and Coman took just five minutes to put a poisoned ball in the small area that Müller and Lewandowski did not get to hole for very little.

The more risks from the Germans, the more facilities for Villarreal to reach the Neuer area with danger.

Despite the fact that Bayern continued to dominate, the best or chances were for the people from Castellón, who could have taken a good income to Munich if they had been a little finer in the end.

Emery's men took advantage of the spaces left behind by their rival to plant themselves again and again in the area

.

Gerard hit the post and was narrowly missed by a shot from midfield after intercepting a pass from Neuer, who had come out of his goal to start the play.

Davies also disrupted another arrival from the Catalan when he was already arming his leg against the German goalkeeper and Danjuma fell asleep in the area after receiving completely alone and staying face to face with Neuer.

The last one was for Pedraza, whose shot did not find a goal after receiving the umpteenth genius of Lo Celso.

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