Bayern 1-1 Villarreal (agg 1-2): Last-gasp Chukwueze sends Spanish side through to semi-finals

Samuel Chukwueze scored a late winner in the tie as Villarreal stunned Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years.

Villarreal had two shots on target over both legs and scored two goals

Unai Emery masterminded another European giant-killing on Tuesday night, with a late goal from substitute Samuel Chukwueze giving Villarreal the 1-1 draw they required to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Protecting a 1-0 lead from the first leg, Emery's charges defended for their lives in Bavaria and got their reward when Chukwueze popped up at the back post to cancel out Robert Lewandowski's strike and put the Yellow Submarine two games away from the final in Paris. The pattern for the game was set early on with the visitors – as expected – defending deep, narrow and in numbers, while Bayern tried their best to break down this low block.

For the most part, Die Roten failed in this endeavour, settling for an endless barrage of aimless crosses that rarely put Villarreal under pressure.

It was Gerard Moreno who would have the first meaningful chance of the match, cutting inside and curling well wide in the opening exchanges.

The Yellow Submarine survived a couple of goalmouth scrambles as the first half wore on but it took half an hour for Bayern to force Geronimo Rulli into action, with Jamal Musiala guiding a header straight into the keeper's grateful grasp.

The hosts came out firing in the second half, and Dayot Upamecano wasted their best chance of the game when he placed a shot well over after Leroy Sane showed good composure to find him in the box.

Thankfully for Bayern, a few minutes later they did draw level on aggregate. Thomas Muller found Lewandowski on the edge of the box and the Pole was afforded all the time in the world to steady himself and roll the ball off the post and into the back of the net.

Bayern continued to turn the screw but Villarreal regained their composure defensively and stopped conceding so many shooting opportunities.

Villarreal reached the Champions League semi-final for the first time since 2005-06, when they lost to

The visitors also threatened on the counter at times, with Arnaut Danjuma firing an effort just past the post.

Villarreal reached the Champions League semi-final for the first time since 2005-06, when they lost to a sucker-punch. After a great defensive header by grizzly veteran Raul Albiol, the away side turned defence into attack in a heartbeat with Moreno finding substitute Chukwueze at the back post, who beat Manuel Neuer with a clever (or extremely lucky) finish.

Etienne Capoue was among a number of ex-Premier League players to feature for Villarreal

Former Arsenal boss Emery has pedigree in European football, winning the Europa League twice with Sevilla as well as with Villarreal last season.

His side had already dumped out Juventus in the Champions League this time around, but few gave the Yellow Submarine a chance against a Bayern outfit that are nine points clear in the Bundesliga and chasing a 10th successive title.

Villarreal, meanwhile, sit seventh in La Liga, but Emery has moulded them to thrive under the lights on big European nights, pulling off another defensive masterclass and ruthlessly dispatching Bayern on the break.

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