Bayern Munich 4-2 Juventus : Five Talking Points

Two goals in extra-time helped Bayern Munich come from 2-0 down to beat Juventus 4-2 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday and advance to the quarter-finals 6-4 on aggregate.Starting the second leg at 2-2 and having conceded two away goals, Juventus got off to the perfect start in the first half as Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado scored to give them a 4-2 aggregate lead.But goals from Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller forced extra-time and in the 30 extra minutes, goals from substitutes Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman ensured Pep Guardiola’s side progressed safely to the quarter-finals.Here are the major talking points from the game:

#1 Dj vu all over again

Bayern had the last laugh

This was a game of two halves is a cliche that is dotted out far too often in football but anyone who followed both legs of the encounter between the reigning German and Italian champions will tell you that both legs followed the exact same pattern until extra-time in the second leg.

If the first leg was all about Bayern taking a 2-0 lead in the first and Juventus only realizing they could attack and scoring two goals in the second half, the second leg was one where Juventus scored twice in the first half and in the second half, Bayern finally realized that despite all the possession getting crosses in would lead to goals and then proceeded to score two to take the game to extra-time.

Although extra-time didn’t follow the pattern, it was interesting to note how 180 minutes of football between two world-class teams be so utterly predictable.