No one saw it coming, but the disciplined, die-hard Spanish slot Villareal stunned the favourites Juventus on their soil to reach the much-deserved Champions League 1/4 finals.The Spaniards won 3-0 following a goalless first half, as the hosts went to shambles as soon as they conceded once. From that point, it was a shocking, one-sided match in which Unai Emery’s side danced their way through.Europa League last season ✅Champions League this season ⏳It’s Unai Emery’s world, we’re all just having a good ebening in it pic.twitter.com/m062jvDbtR— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) March 16, 2022 Villareal netted three times in the last 15 minutes, twice from the spot, to crush Vlahovic and co. After missing a couple of solid first-half chances, the Italian giants sunk to the very bottom, suffering a heavy loss that ruins their UCL dreams.It didn’t seem going that way from the star, though…Both sides were quick coming off the starting grid, as Vlahovic tried twice from close range to break the deadlock, but both the crossbar and the rivals’ keeper prevented him from scoring. Morata added another header from a rather promising cross. Alas, the match stayed in a stalemate.FT: Juventus 0-3 Villareal (1-4).Villarreal are through to the Quarter-Finals of the #UCL, Juventus are OUT! Historical result for Villarreal! pic.twitter.com/O2kHIFAxrM— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) March 16, 2022 On the other end, the Spaniards had a riposte of their own via Lo Celso. He curled it beautifully from the edge of the box, only to see it go inches wide of the right post.That was the last exciting piece of the action in the first period, while the second started as a genuine lullaby until Rabiot shook things up with back to back strikes that raised the heat. At that moment, it became blatant both the ball possession and initiative were on the side of Bianconeri.💛 GOOOOOOOOOOOL DEL VILLARREAL 💛🇮🇹 0-1 💛Endavant Groguets! Who else but Gerard Moreno! 🇪🇸Just 4 minutes after entering the game, Moreno scores from the spot to give Villarreal the lead in the round! ☝️#LLL🧡🇪🇸⚽️pic.twitter.com/51vaoQb6DM— La Liga Lowdown 🧡🇪🇸⚽️ (@LaLigaLowdown) March 16, 2022 Yet, they managed to bottle it heavily as the visitors knocked them when least expected – Coquelin made his presence in the opposite area as Rugani failed to clear it properly and trumped Villareal’s forward for a blatant penalty.Gerard Moreno wasn’t too convincing from the spot, but it was enough for the lead.Instead of bouncing back, the black and whites succumbed to despair as Pau Torres killed the game with so little time left. 2-0 Villareal.THEY DOUBLE THE LEAD AND ARE GOING TO KICK OUT JUVENTUS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/tuoQcHhIBB— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) March 16, 2022 The excruciated home fans were painfully staring at the pitch as another Champions League dream of theirs was dismantling in front of their very eyes. And it wasn’t over yet…Another counter-attack resulted in a De Ligt’s handball, so Villareal was rewarded with the second penalty. And the outcome was the same as with Moreno’s, only this time Danjuma nailed it perfectly to seal a 3-0 victory (4-1 on aggregate).UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUERound of 16, second legTuesday, 8 MarchBayern – Salzburg 7-1 (4-0)/Lewandowski 12 (p), 21 (p), 23, Gnabry 31, Muller 54, 83, Sane 85 – Kjaergaard 71/Liverpool – Inter 0-1 (0-0)/Lautaro 61/Wednesday, 9 MarchReal Madrid – PSG 3-1 (0-1)/Benzema 61, 76, 78 – Mbappe 39/Manchester City – Sporting 0-0Tuesday, 15 MarchAjax – Benfica 0-1 (0-0)/Nunez 77/Man.Utd. – Atl.Madrid 0-1 (0-1)/Lodi 41/Wednesday, 16 MarchJuventus – Villareal 0-3 (0-0)/Moreno 77 pen, Pau Torres 85, Danjuma 90+2 pen/LOSC Lille – Chelsea 1-2 (1-1)/Yilmaz 38 pen – Pulisic 45+3, Azpilicueta 71/
