Bayern Munich Excusive Interview: Neuer, Müller, Alonso, Thiago • Champions League 2016 ENG SUB

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Bayern Munich Exclusive Interview Owen Hargreaves was granted exclusive access to his former club, speaking with world stars Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Xabi Alonso and Thiago Alcantara, as well as sporting director Matthias Sammer. __________________________________________________________________ 16 MAR 2016 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 2ND LEG 4 BAYERN MUNCHEN 2 JUVENTUS Lewandowski (73' minutes), Müller (90'+1 minutes), Thiago Alcántara (108' minutes), Coman (110' minutes) AET HT 0-2 FT 2-2 (Agg 6-4) Pogba (5' minutes), Cuadrado (28' minutes) Bayern Munich fought back from two goals down to beat Juventus in extra time, dramatically progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals. With the tie poised at 2-2 after the first leg, Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado scored to put Juve in command. Robert Lewandowski's header gave Bayern hope but Juve looked to have seen them off until Thomas Muller's 90th-minute goal forced the match into extra time. And a buoyed Bayern finished in style through Thiago and Kingsley Coman. The hosts - who had dominated possession to little effect in normal time - played with more urgency after Muller's lifeline, with the introduction of substitutes Coman and Thiago playing a key part in the turnaround. Juventus will not only have to come to terms with falling so close to the finishing line, but the pill will be even more bitter knowing that the player who inflicted the killer blow was Coman, a talented teenager on a long-term loan at Bayern from the Bianconeri. The 19-year-old Frenchman made three assists in Bayern's 5-0 thumping of Werder Bremen in the league at the weekend and was once again influential when he replaced the ineffective Xabi Alonso after an hour. Juve perfection - but not for the full 90 Juventus have won all but one of their last 19 Serie A games and not conceded in the league for nearly two months, but despite such impressive form Massimiliano Allegri maintained his team would have to enjoy the "perfect game" to beat opponents who had won their last nine European home games by an aggregate score of 36-4. For the majority of the match they met Allegri's demands. They pressed Bayern high up the pitch, forcing the home defence into rushed, uncharacteristic errors. Even in the face of wave after wave of red-shirted attacks in the final 15 minutes, the Bianconeri's defence seemed to have enough knowhow to carry the team home, restricting the hosts to hopeful shots. But Muller struck after a fine Coman cross to give an enthralling match an added twist. Coman played a part in Bayern's opener, too - his dash to the byline prevented the ball from going out and he then fed Douglas Costa, whose drifted cross towards the far post found the clinical Lewandowski.