‘No more excuses’ – What Villarreal loss means for Bayern Munich and Julian Nagelsmann

One of the biggest shocks in this season’s Champions League occurred on Tuesday night when Bayern Munich were stunned by Villarreal. The six-time winners and 2020 champions were left aghast when Samuel Chuckwueze scored an 88th minute equaliser at the Allianz Arena to give the underdogs a 2-1 aggregate win, following their victory in the first leg in Spain.

Ad/> The result means Bayern have exited at the quarter-final stage in back-to-back seasons but while last year saw them go down to a very strong Paris Saint-Germain side, losing to Villarreal is not something that would have ordinarily been expected to happen. Champions LeagueVillarreal shock Bayern to reach semis thanks to Chukwueze's late strike18 HOURS AGO Manager Julian Nagelsmann was highly sought after prior to his appointment last summer and was expected to keep the glory flowing in Bavaria, but this unexpected bump in the road might mean a rethink and reshuffle of both his team selections and tactical plans.

Eurosport Germany’s Marc Hlusiak talks us through the fallout from a disappointing night... What went wrong for Nagelsmann? Over two matches, Bayern should expect to beat Villarreal, right? Bayern are on course for a 10th league title in a row which could justifiably prompt a discussion about the level of competition they face domestically and whether that dominance can negatively impact the different challenges they face in Europe.

However, despite a healthy nine-point advantage at the top, Hlusiak says the team haven’t had it all their own way this season. “In general, Bayern is currently in a phase in which they do not exude the usual dominance — not in Europe and not in the Bundesliga.