The results of the last eight of the Champions League, surprisingly Villarreal was able to beat Bayern Munich with a thin score 1-0.
The Villarreal vs Bayern Munich match is presented in the first leg duel for the 2021/22 Champions League quarter-finals, Thursday (7/4/2022).
In the match that was held at the Estadio de la Ceramica, initially Bayern Munich emerged as the favorite team to win.
However, most people’s predictions are wrong. Bayern Munich did not find the best rhythm in this match.
Villarreal’s only goal in this match came through Arnaut Danjuma’s slick action in the 8th minute. Bayern had several opportunities to reply, but could not score a goal in return.
This 1-0 victory will certainly be a valuable asset for Villarreal when they travel to Germany for the second leg duel later.
The game started, Bayern immediately tried to take the initiative to attack. The 7th minute, Pavard’s long-range shot still bounced too high.
The 8th minute, Villarreal scored a surprise goal. Crisis in the penalty box. Parejo’s shot was not perfect, the ball was wild and then Danjuma met with a shot into the bottom right corner. Goal! Villarreal 1-0 Bayern Munich.
This goal makes Villarreal play more confident. Until the 20th minute, the high pressure line applied by Villarreal made Bayern difficult.
Bayern has not found the best rhythm until the 30th minute. The attacks of Muller et al. too easy to stop. Combinations between players don’t go well.
In the 41st minute, Villarreal scored the second goal through Coquelin’s action, which beat Neuer from close range. However, VAR intervened and disallowed the goal for offside.
The remaining five minutes of the first half passed quickly. No additional goals. The 1-0 score lasted until the break.
Entering the second half, not much has changed from the first half. Bayern increase the tempo to try to catch a goal back.
The 53rd minute, Villarreal almost scored a second goal through the action of Gerard Moreno. Shot from outside the penalty box, Neuer was dead steps, but the ball still hit the post.
In the 63rd minute, Neuer made a fatal mistake and lost the ball in a dangerous position. Moreno managed to snatch the ball and shoot, but still narrowly wide down the right.
Until the 70th minute, Bayern has not yet found a mature opportunity. Villarreal defended neatly to try to secure the score.
Entering the final 10 minutes, Bayern continued to try to find a goal back, but Villarreal’s defense was pretty neat. On the other hand, Pedraza threw away a ripe opportunity in the 87th minute, Villarreal failed to add to the score.
Bayern’s efforts to score a reply did not materialize until the end of the match. The referee blows the long whistle. Score 1-0 for Villarreal victory.
