Kingsley Coman eliminated parent club Juventus from the Champions League, as Bayern Munich came back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 in extra time.
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Kingsley Coman eliminated parent club Juventus from the Champions League, as Bayern Munich came back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 in extra time.
See how it all unfolded on our Liveblog.
The Bianconeri fought back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw in the first leg, but it still left Bayern as favourites to qualify. Max Allegri had a huge injury crisis, losing Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio, Giorgio Chiellini and Martin Caceres, while Mario Mandzukic was only fit enough for the bench. Bayern also missed Javi Martinez, Jerome Boateng and Holger Badstuber.
It was the perfect start for Juventus, because within five minutes Manuel Neuer and David Alaba failed to deal with Stephan Lichtsteiner and Paul Pogba was able to fire the loose ball into the empty net. Not only did this goal stun the Allianz Arena, it put Juve ahead 3-2 on aggregate.
Remarkably, before that goal Bayern had not conceded a first half strike in their previous seven Champions League matches. It was a fine way to mark the day after Pogba’s 23rd birthday.
Franck Ribery and Douglas Costa fired well off target, but on 22 minutes Alvaro Morata had a goal incorrectly ruled offside after Sami Khedira intercepted Neuer’s clearance. There was a Bayern defender keeping everyone level.
The second goal did arrive soon after when Bayern lost possession on the edge of the Juve box and Morata went on a fantastic counter, rolling across for Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian waited for Philipp Lahm to make the sliding tackle, creating the space he needed to drill home.
The hosts continued to keep possession, but without creating any genuine danger until the 42nd minute, when Gigi Buffon parried from close range on Robert Lewandowski.
Moments later Juve should’ve had their third on a Pogba counter, but the roll across for Cuadrado was denied by a Neuer save, then Stephan Lichtsteiner blasted the follow-up over.
Arturo Vidal and Lichtsteiner were both booked for a scuffle after the restart, sparking a series of yellow cards on both sides, as the game got increasingly tense.
Morata pounced on an Alaba error, but his finish was too weak and straight at Neuer, then he went on another mazy run and the deflection turned his shot over from close range.
Juve-owned Kingsley Coman came on, but albeit with the vast majority of possession and pressure, Bayern struggled to create chances.
They finally broke through when a free kick was taken short and Douglas Costa’s fantastic cross found Robert Lewandowski for a header at the back post. It was the Poland international’s 12th goal in 12 games in 2016.
The siege mentality kicked in and at the 87th Lewandowski headed another Costa cross on to the post, but the Polish striker was offside anyway. Douglas Costa also curled inches wide, but in stoppages Coman’s cross from the right found Thomas Muller for a cushioned header at the back stick.
It was 2-2 on the night, 4-4 on aggregate and Bayern had repeated the trick Juve performed in the first leg by coming back from 2-0 down and forced extra time.
Lichtsteiner’s shot was smothered by Neuer after a smart Mandzukic lay-off and Bayern maintained possession. The deadlock was broken – and penalties avoided – when substitute Thiago Alcantara exchanged quick passes with Muller to drill a daisy-cutter past Buffon.
Juve’s heads dropped and 120 seconds later Coman went on the counter from his own half and cut in for a wonderful left-foot curler from the edge of the box.
Bayern 4-2 Juventus (aet, 6-4 agg)
Scorers: Pogba 5 (J), Cuadrado 28 (J), Lewandowski 73 (B), Muller 91 (B), Thiago Alcantara 108 (B), Coman 110 (B)
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Benatia (Bernat 46), Alaba; Alonso (Coman 60); Douglas Costa, Muller, Vidal, Ribery (Thiago Alcantara 101); Lewandowski
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Barzagli, Evra; Cuadrado (Pereyra 89), Khedira (Sturaro 68), Hernanes, Pogba, Alex Sandro; Morata (Mandzukic 72)
Ref: Eriksson (SWE)