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Villarreal Shock Bayern Munich To Reach Champions League Semifinals

Villarreal dumped Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on Tuesday, Samuel Chukwueze's 88th-minute strike at the Allianz Arena giving the Spaniards a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their quarter-final tie that took them through 2-1 on aggregate. Robert Lewandowski had put Bayern ahead on the night to level the tie on aggregate after Villarreal's 1-0 first-leg win, and extra time loomed until Chukwueze struck. Unai Emery's Villarreal continued their remarkable European run, having also surprised Juventus in the last 16 with a 3-0 win in Turin.

'Working miracles', 'didn't fit' - Arsenal fans argue after Unai Emery's shock win over Bayern

Unai Emery's Villarreal have pulled off a shock result and eliminated Bayern Munich from the Champions League. The Spanish outfit managed to beat Bayern in their home leg a week ago and a 1-1 draw in Munich was enough to secure their semi-final qualification tonight 2-1 on aggregate.

'Mission impossible' - Novak Djokovic concedes he ran out of gas in his shock defeat to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Novak Djokovic admitted his lack of match fitness made it ‘mission impossible’ as he ‘collapsed physically’ during a surprise second round exit against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 20-time major winner was featuring in just his second tournament of the 2022 season as a result of his vaccination status and Covid-19 regulations, and he looked way off his imperious best in a 3-6 7-6 (5) 1-6 defeat to the world number 46. Ad/> Djokovic had fought back from a set and a break down to win a tie break and force a decider, but the 34-year-old appeared hampered by fatigue in what turned into a one-sided finale to a two hour and 54-minute rollercoaster of an encounter.