Bayern Munich | 3 - 1 | Villarreal |
|---|---|---|
| Franck Ribéry (3') |  | Jonathan De Guzman (50') |
| Mario Gomez (23') | | |
| Franck Ribéry (69') | | |
| Date | : | Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | Time | : | 21.45 CET |
| Play on | : | UEFA Champions League |
'Bayern Munich 3 - 1 Villarreal' 22nd Nov Highlights 2011
Bayern Munich secured a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League and also the first place in Group A with a 3-1 win over Villarreal, who bid farewell to Europe as they are guaranteed to finish now instead of the bottom.
Franck Ribery and Mario Gomez scored in the opening 23 minutes to give a good start for Bayern Ribery and then wrapped the scoring with his second after Villarreal had taken the goal through Jonathan De Guzman
With Manchester City lost 2-1 at Napoli, Bayern already have an unquestionable advantage of five points at the top of the standings
Villarreal, whose cause was not helped by two defensive mistakes bad for both Ribery goals are still searching for their first point of the group stage.
The German giants went into the game that only need a draw to seal a place in the last 16 years, but with pride wounded by a 1-0 home defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the league at the weekend - a loss that saw Bayern take the cutting from the top to two points.
He took the men Jupp Heynckes just two minutes to start removing the memory of that loss, though as Ribery put the hosts ahead with a feint over Diego Lopez after good work from Toni Kroos, who had intercepted a pass Carlos Marchena terrible.
Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Philip Lahm, David Alaba and Ribery then tried their luck in the Bayern goal laid siege to the visitors in the early stages, and the home side were rewarded with a second goal by Gomez.
Tymoschuk was unlucky not to score himself as his long range drive on the pole again, but Gomez was in the right place at the home of the groove to leave Bayern recovery even more control.
Villarreal, who scored a goal in the loss of each of their first four games were already out of contention for a ticket to the two best, but there was a lifesaver Europa League and refused to budge on the Allianz Arena.
Borja Valero made two good saves from Manuel Neuer before the break, while Hernan Perez also gave custody at home before the Spanish team pulled a goal just before halftime.
The left Joan Oriol made good progress forward before cutting the ball across the edge of the box that sent Guzman to the bottom corner of the net with a blistering volley.
Yellow Submarine could not progress further, however, and Bayern restored their two goal lead through on 69 minutes Ribéry, and thus secured the victory.
The goal came on another terrible mistake by the defense Villarreal, Bruno Soriano with the culprit this time as his sloppy pass in their field was intercepted and fed the ball quickly Bayern for Ribery, who rounded Lopez before slotting the home.
Bayern Munich vs Villarreal Last 5 match
| Bayern Munich | Villarreal |
| Nov 19, 2011, Bayern Munich 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund | Nov 19, 2011, Villarreal 1 - 0 Betis |
| Nov 6, 2011, FC Augsburg 1 - 2 Bayern Munich | Nov 6, 2011, Espanyol 0 - 0 Villarreal |
| Nov 2, 2011, Bayern Munich 3 - 2 Napoli | Nov 2, 2011, Villarreal 0 - 3 Man City |
| Oct 29, 2011, Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Nürnberg | Oct 29, 2011, Villarreal 2 - 0 Rayo Vallecano |
| Oct 26, 2011, Bayern Munich 6 - 0 FC Ingolstadt | Oct 26, 2011, Real Madrid 3 - 0 Villarreal |
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