Bayern Munich come from two behind to beat Juventus and keep Guardiola's hopes alive
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Updated 16/03/2016 at 23:28 GMT
Allianz Arena, Champions League last-16, second leg - Bayern Munich 4 (Lewandowski 73, Muller 90, Thiago 108, Coman 110) Juventus 2 (Pogba 5, Cuadrado 28); Bayern win 6-4 on aggregate
Bayern Munich's French defender Kingsley Coman (L) and Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara celebrate victory at the end of the extra time of the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, second leg football match FC Bayern Munich v Juventus in M
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Bayern Munich produced one of the great European comebacks as they roared back from two goals down to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals for the seventh time in eight years by beating Juventus 4-2 after extra time at the Allianz Arena to clinch a 6-4 aggregate victory.
After coming back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in Turin, Massimiliano Allegri’s stunned the German champions by taking a 2-0 goal lead in Bavaria, with Paul Pogba netting after just five minutes following mistakes from David Alaba and Manuel Neuer, before Juan Cuadrado curled home on 28 minutes after an Alvaro Morata-inspired counter-attack.
Juve defended well as Bayern laboured, but Robert Lewandowski finally pulled a goal back 17 minutes from the end following a fine cross from Douglas Costa, then La Vecchia Signora uncharacteristically conceded a second goal from a far-post cross as Thomas Muller pounced in injury time to set up extra time.
And the tie finally turned in the hosts' favour as substitute Thiago Alcantara slotted home from inside the box on 108 minutes, then two minutes later Kingsley Coman – on loan from Juve – ran half the length of the field before curling a shot around Gianluigi Buffon to wrap up the victory.
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Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller (C) celebrates with Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba (L) after scoring a goal
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Talking Point - why is Kingsley Coman on loan at Bayern Munich?
Coman signed for Bayern Munich on a two-year loan from Juventus in August, with an option to buy at the end of it. Why? The 19-year-old came off the bench for Juve in the champions League final against Barcelona, so he is obviously thought highly of at the club.
He came on for Bayern tonight and transformed the match, setting up one goal and hitting the fourth with a run and a curled finish from his own half as Juve chased the match. He joins Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in joining the select group who helped eliminate their parent club from the Champions League. The Belgian was in the Atletico Madrid side that knocked out Chelsea in 2014.
MAN OF THE MATCH - Juan Cuadrado (Juventus)
The Colombia international failed to make his mark at Chelsea after signing for the Premier League side last February from Fiorentina, but moved to Juve on a season-long loan during the summer. The 27-year-old has impressed in La Vecchia Signora's recent Serie A run, but has flattered to deceive when making the step up to the Champions League.
But in his ninth Champions League match, he finally netted his first goal, and his pace and close control made a mug of a horribly off-form David Alaba down the Bayern Munich left. Juve boss Max Allegri took him off in the final minute of normal time as he looked to close out the game, but almost immediately regretted it as Muller levelled to send the tie into extra-time.
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Juventus' Juan Cuadrado celebrates after scoring a goal with team mates
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If he and Alvaro Morata had been on the pitch in extra-time, would Bayern have been quite so confident going forward in the extra 30 minutes?
PLAYER RATINGS
Bayern Munich: Neuer 6, Alaba 4, Benatia 6, Lahm 6, Kimmich 6, Vidal 6, Alonso 6, Ribery 6, Muller 7, Costa 6, Lewandowski 7. Subs. Bernat 6, Thiago Alcantara 8, Coman 8,
Juventus: Buffon 7, Lichtsteiner 7, Barzagli 7, Bonucci 7, Evra 7, Cuadrado 9, Khedira 7, Hernanes 7, Alex Sandro 7, Pogba 8, Morata 8. Subs: Mandzukic 7, Pererya 6, Sturaro 6.
KEY MOMENTS
6' – GOAL! Bayern Munich 0-1 Juventus. Agg 2-3. A mix-up at the back between Alaba and Neuer sees Lichsteiner slip the ball to Pogba to net.
22' – DISALLOWED GOAL! Another mistake by Neuer, as he shanks a clearance, but Morata is offside when he puts the ball into the net. But replays suggest he was onside when he received the ball.
28' – GOAL!Bayern 0-2 Juventus. Agg 2-4. Alaba gives the ball away in midfield and Morata sets up Cuadrado on the break to breeze past Lahm and finish past Neuer.
44'- SAVE! Neuer makes a brilliant save to deny Cuadrado from Pogba's pass, and Lichsteiner is unable to follow up.
74' – GOAL!Bayern 1-2 Juventus. Agg 3-4. Lewandowski heads home Costa's inch-perfect cross past Buffon from six yards for his eight goal of the campaign.
90' – GOAL!Bayern 2-2 Juventus. Agg 4-4. Muller heads home from Coman's cross for his seventh goal in the competition.
107' – GOAL! Bayern 3-2 Juventus. Agg 5-4. And the goal comes from Tiago, with a sidefooted cool finish from close range following good build up play by Muller and Lewandowski.
109' – GOAL!Bayern 4-2 Juventus. Agg 6-4. Coman makes it 4-2 with a run from inside his own half and cuts back to curl a shot past Buffon.
114' – CHANCE! Juventus fans look distraught - who can blame them? Storaro skies on after Neuer palms away a Mandzukic scuffed effort.
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Bayern Munich's midfielder Thomas Mueller celebrates win fans after the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, second leg football match FC Bayern Munich v Juventus in Munich, southern Germany on March 16, 2016.
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KEY SATS
Bayern are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for a record 15th time.
Bayern claimed their 10th home win in a row in the CL. The only teams that posted longer home winning streaks in the competition are Man United (12, 2006-2008) and Real Madrid (11, 2013-2014).
Coach Josep Guardiola keeps a 100% record in the round of last 16. His teams have progressed to the quarterfinals on all seven occasions.
Bayern became the fourth team to score at least two goals in extra time in a CL match after Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Ajax.
Thiago's (3-2) and Kingsley Coman's goals (4-2) were Bayern's first CL goals ever in extra time.
Thomas Müller has now scored in seven of his last eight CL home appearances (9 goals).
Robert Lewandowski became the second player after Thierry Henry to score in seven consecutive CL home matches.
Philipp Lahm (60) became the sixth player to captain a single side in the CL on at least 60 occasions after John Terry (105, Chelsea), Javier Zanetti (84, Inter), Paolo Maldini (78, Milan), Carles Puyol (76, Barcelona) and Oliver Kahn (65, Bayern).
Gianluigi Buffon made a club record 90th Champions League appearance for Juventus, one more than Alessandro Del Piero (89).
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