Villarreal star Gerard Moreno aims dig at Julian Nagelsmann after Bayern crash out

Villarreal striker Gerard Moreno aimed a dig at comments from Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann in the midst of their Champions League quarter-final.

The Bayern boss said after the German champions first leg defeat in Spain that the Spanish side “made the mistake of letting us live” by only winning the game by a solitary goal. Yet Villarreal stunned Bayern once again in the second leg as Samuel Chukwueze’s late goal earned them a 1-1 draw on the night and progress through to the last four.

Moreno – who set up Chukwueze for the late winner with a perfectly-timed threat through ball – brought up Nagelsmann’s quotes after the game in a thinly-veiled dig at the German. "In the first leg we made the mistake of not finishing the tie, and all these comments serve as motivation for us. They made the mistake today of not killing us off and we took advantage of that. What this team has done is great."

It was another historic night for the Yellow Submarine, who built on last season’s remarkable Europa League success – in which they beat Arsenal and Manchester United along the way – to reach the Champions League last four for the second time in their history. The remarkable triumph over Bayern, one of the competition’s favourites, was even more eye-catching than their Round of 16 progress past Juventus.

Villarreal defender Juan Foyth, formerly of Tottenham, explained on BT Sport after the game: “It is a special night for the club and for the town, it is a historic moment. We competed really well and tonight, we will celebrate then tomorrow, we will go again. The equaliser? I knew from the moment that went in we would need to maintain our concentration and to continue to defend well against some unbelievable. Kingsley Coman