Bayern Munich 4-2 Juventus (AET, agg 6-4): German giants stage stunning comeback as Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman strike in extra-time thanks to Thomas Muller's last minute header

  • Juventus took shock early lead at the Allianz Arena as Paul Pogba kept his cool to place the ball past Manuel Neuer
  • Juan Cuadrado doubled advantage for visitors, curling the ball home after a blistering run from Alvaro Morata
  • Robert Lewandowski replied for hosts with a powerful header on 72 minutes to give Bayern a lifeline
  • Thomas Muller struck a dramatic late equaliser for the hosts in the final minute to take tie to extra-time
  • Bayern pair Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman struck in the additional half hour to give Munich victory
  • Coman is on a two-year loan from Juventus and scored to ensure his parent club were eliminated
  • German giants join Real Madrid, Atletico, Barcelona, PSG, Wolfsburg, Manchester City and Benfica in quarters
  • Click the link to relive all the action as it unfolded at the Allianz Arena with Sportsmail's live coverage of the clash
By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:16 GMT, 16 March 2016 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 17 March 2016 
 
For 85 minutes, the awkward prospect of Manuel Pellegrini outrunning Pep Guardiola in the Champions League was amusingly real. For just as long, Guardiola faced the extraordinary possibility of being cast as a Bayern Munich failure.
That is the strange lot for a man who looks set to collect a third straight Bundesliga title but whose appointment three years ago was based on the greater brief of winning the Champions League. Cleaning up domestic business is nice and expected; winning in Europe is all that ever really mattered.
On Wednesday night, that almost came crashing down in a weird and wonderful match between the best of Italy and the best of Germany. Juventus crushed Bayern for more than an hour and led by goals from Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado, giving them a 4-2 aggregate lead. 


Bayern winger Kingsley Coman - on loan from Juventus - bends his boot around the ball to curl it into the net and confirm the win

Bayern winger Kingsley Coman - on loan from Juventus - bends his boot around the ball to curl it into the net and confirm the win

The Bayern Munich squad pile on goalscorer Alcantara as they held the lead for the first time on Wednesday evening in Germany

The Bayern Munich squad pile on goalscorer Alcantara as they held the lead for the first time on Wednesday evening in Germany

Thiago Alcantara looks ecstatic and removed his shirt after firing Bayern Munich ahead in the second half of extra time against Juventus

Thiago Alcantara looks ecstatic and removed his shirt after firing Bayern Munich ahead in the second half of extra time against Juventus

Bayern Munich celebrate their emphatic victory with a triumphant show of unity in front of supporters who had had a night to remember

Bayern Munich celebrate their emphatic victory

Bayern hero Muller celebrates with supporters and shouts into a megaphone after the German side secured their place in the last eight

Bayern hero Muller celebrates with supporters and shouts into a megaphone after the German side secured their place in the last eight

MATCH FACTS 

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Kimmich, Benatia (Bernat, 45), Alaba, Alonso (Coman, 60) Douglas Costa, Muller, Vidal, Ribery (Thiago, 101), Lewandowski. 
Subs: Ulreich, Rafinha, Gotze, Rode.
Scorer: Lewandowksi, 72, Muller, 90, Alcantara 106, Coman, 109
Booked: Kimmich, Bernat, Vidal, Thiago, Lewandowski. 
Juventus: Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra, Khedira (Sturaro, 68), Pogba, Cuadrado (Pereyra, 89), Hernanes, Alex Sandro, Morata (Mandzukic, 72). 
Subs: Neto, Zaza, Asamoah, Rugani.
Scorers: Pogba, 5, Cuadrado, 27
Booked: Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Cuadrado, Pereyra, Khedira, Sturaro, Mandzukic. 
Referee: Jonas Eriksson
Attendance: 70,000 
How undignified it seemed that the man who is coming to Manchester City this summer would exit the Champions League before Pellegrini.
But then came the glorious fightback.
Robert Lewandowski gave Guardiola’s side a lifeline with a 72nd-minute header and Thomas Muller scored in stoppage time, taking the game into extra-time. A pair of crosses and a pair of headed goals; it’s not Guardiola football as we know it, but it did the job.
Just like that, 2-0 down on the night had become 2-2 and that became 4-2 up with excellent extra time goals from Guardiola’s substitutes, Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman, the latter a Juventus player on loan in Germany. Brilliantly dramatic.
And all this in a tie that had already had its share of swings in the first leg. Bayern, remember, had led 2-0 in Turin only to draw 2-2. A pair of away goals ought to have given them the edge in Munich last night, or at least a slight feeling of comfort.
The opposite was true. Whatever was Guardiola’s plan, it went horribly, woefully wrong. They faced a Juventus side determined to swamp the midfield and squeeze the life out of Bayern’s defence, which is precisely what happened.
The opening goal, scored after only six minutes, was a calamity of Bayern mistakes from a pair of players in Manuel Neuer and David Alaba who tend to make so few. Tellingly, they were mistakes made in panic.
Sami Khedira was the creator, in so much that he hit an excellent throughball that ultimately led to the goal. 
But before it reached Pogba, Neuer made the rash decision to sprint from his goal for a ball that Alaba was better placed to deal with. Alaba hesitated as his goalkeeper closed in, allowing Stephan Lichtsteiner the opportunity to beat both men to the punch and square to Pogba. With the goal vacated, the former Manchester United midfielder threaded a shot between two covering defenders and Bayern were behind. 

Muller shouted and sang along with supporters

The Bayern Munich sat and looked on from the Allianz Arena pitch as Muller roused the crowd

Muller shouted and sang along with supporters as the rest of the Bayern Munich sat and looked on from the Allianz Arena pitch

Paul Pogba put the Italians ahead against Bayern Munich as he side-footed the ball home on the edge of the area on five minutes

Paul Pogba put the Italians ahead against Bayern Munich as he side-footed the ball home on the edge of the area on five minutes

Pogba is congratulated by his team-mates as they surround the midfielder after taking the lead at the home of the Bundesliga leaders

Pogba is congratulated by his team-mates as they surround the midfielder after taking the lead at the home of the Bundesliga leaders

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola looks dejected with his side trailing to Italian giants Juventus midway through the first half

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola looks dejected with his side trailing to Italian giants Juventus midway through the first half

Juan Cuadrado doubled the advantage for the away side with an assured finish after neat feet to get the better of Mehda Benatia (right)

Juan Cuadrado doubled the advantage for the away side with an assured finish after neat feet to get the better of Mehda Benatia (right)

Cuadrado watches his effort curl past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and into the corner of the net as Juventus took control with a 2-0 lead

Cuadrado watches his effort curl past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and into the corner of the net as Juventus took control with a 2-0 lead

Cuadrado is congratulated by Juventus team-mates Stephan Lichtsteiner (second left), Andrea Barzagli (left) and midfielder Hernanes 

Cuadrado is congratulated by Juventus team-mates Stephan Lichtsteiner (second left), Andrea Barzagli (left) and midfielder Hernanes 



Juventus defender Alex Sandro climbs above Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso to win possession for the away side in the air

Juventus defender Alex Sandro climbs above Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso to win possession for the away side in the air

Juan Cuadrado scored an impressive second following Alvaro Morata's bustling run - CLICK HERE for more from our brilliant Match Zone

Juan Cuadrado scored an impressive second following Alvaro Morata's bustling run - CLICK HERE for more from our brilliant Match Zone

Champions League quarter-finalists 

Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Wolfsburg, Benfica, Bayern Munich, Barcelona
Draw will commence at 11am on Friday  
Juventus' defeat means that England will still enter four clubs in next season’s Champions League, as Italy can no longer better their UEFA coefficient.
That strike could be chalked down to errors and a second almost followed in a similar vein, with Neuer scuffing a clearance and Morata scoring, only to incorrectly judged offside.
That was a let off for Bayern, but Juventus made it 2-0 soon enough with a quite brilliant counter-attacking goal created by the brilliance of Morata and buried wonderfully by Cuadrado.
Morata almost scored an exceptional third close to the hour, which coincided with the great recovery.
With 18 minutes to play, Douglas Costa, impressive on the right in place of Arjen Robben, who had a cold, sent over a brilliant cross and Lewandowski headed his eighth goal in eight Champions League games this season. Basic, direct stuff from a club that can elaborate with the best of them.
The kicker was that they did again in stoppage time. Excellent substitute Kingsley Coman crossed from the right in stoppage time and Muller won the header. Guardiola was a picture of waving arms and wild eyes.
The effect was greater in extra time. Thiago put Bayern ahead in the 108th minute and Coman scored moments later. Two fine goals, one big impact.
Guardiola, one of the great managers football has known, is not a failure just yet. 

Striker Robert Lewandowski climbed high at the back post to score a header for Bayern on 72 minutes and cut Juventus' lead in half

Striker Robert Lewandowski climbed high at the back post to score a header for Bayern on 72 minutes and cut Juventus' lead in half

Lewandowski jumps for joy and rallies supporters behind the goal after giving Bayern Munich a lifeline with less than 20 minutes to play

Lewandowski jumps for joy and rallies supporters behind the goal after giving Bayern Munich a lifeline with less than 20 minutes to play



Bayern forward Thomas Muller heads the ball towards goal to score a dramatic late equaliser in the final minute to take the tie to extra-time

Muller is congratulated by Lewandowski and roars in the direction of David Alaba after netting to save Bayern's European campaign

Muller is congratulated by Lewandowski and roars in the direction of David Alaba after netting to save Bayern's European campaign

Buffon lies on the ground beaten by Thiago Alcantara's extra-time goal which set Bayern Munich on their way to reaching the next round

Buffon lies on the ground beaten by Thiago Alcantara's extra-time goal which set Bayern Munich on their way to reaching the next round

Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson settles a dispute between Bayern Munich forward Muller and Juventus centre back Leonardo Bonucci

Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson settles a dispute between Bayern Munich forward Muller and Juventus centre back Leonardo Bonucci

Juventus' legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon clenches his fists in celebration as Cuadrado's goal put the Italians 4-2 up on aggregate

However, the Italian was left dejected as he left the pitch

Juventus' legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon clenches his fists in celebration in the first half but was left dejected as he left the pitch

Pogba, scorer of Juve's first goal, attempts to win possession under pressure from Bayern Munich pair Xabi Alonso and Thomas Muller

Pogba, scorer of Juve's first goal, attempts to win possession under pressure from Bayern Munich pair Xabi Alonso and Thomas Muller