Villarreal stun Bayern with late equaliser to reach Champions League semis

Munich: Underdogs Villarreal scored an 88th-minute equaliser through substitute Samu Chukwueze to snatch a stunning 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich and advance to the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over the Germans on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT).

Six-time European champions Bayern had equalled the score of the first leg in Spain last week when Robert Lewandowski drilled in off the post for the lead in the 52nd minute with his 13th goal of the competition this season.

Villarreal’s Champions League hero Samuel Chukwueze.Credit:Getty

But they failed to find the net again despite intense pressure in the second half and several missed chances.

Instead it was Villarreal, semi-finalists in 2006, who scored against the run of play with Chukwueze beating goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with a left-foot effort to silence the home crowd.

The clash between Real Madrid and Chelsea is into extra time after the Londoners reversed a 3-1 loss last week to bring the aggregate score to 4-4.

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