Villarreal managed to secure a place in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League with a gutsy performance over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
A late equalizer from Nigeria's Samuel Chukwueze cancelled out Robert Lewandowski's opener for the Bavarians, giving the Yellow Submarines a 2-1 win on aggregate, and a Champions League night to remember.
Amongst many tactics employed by Unai Emery, one stood out well above others.
A well-rehearsed offside trap saw Bayern Munich players - as many as 7 - caught unawares as freekick taker Joshua Kimmich floated a ball to the back post.
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Unai Emery, the manager of Villarreal, couldn't help but admire his brilliance at the Allianz Arena when his team got Bayern Munich to play into their hands with a well-practised trick.
It was a Champions League night to remember for the Yellow Submarine, who defied the odds to knock six-time European champions Bayern out of Europe's elite competition thanks to a late goal from Samuel Chukwueze.
Emery's team had a 1-0 lead going into Tuesday's quarter-final meeting thanks to former Bournemouth midfielder Arnaut Danjuma, but Bayern equalised early in the second half when the prolific Lewandowski found the net to make it 1-1 on aggregate. When Chukwueze scored, though, all Bayern dreams were dashed.
Emery, whose dream is to win the Champions League one day, clearly had a game plan coming into the second leg – and it worked.
“Let’s enjoy the semi-finals. Knowing we are here, not because of how nice we are, or to let others say we are a nice and small town, but because we’ve worked for it”, he said after the memorable victory.
Emery's Yellow Submarines will now play either Liverpool or Benfica in the semi-final.