Vidal bails out Bayern on a difficult night
The visitors had a nervy start to the game and went behind in the 27th minute. But the Chilean resorted parity ten minutes later with a stunning half-volley from outside the box. In doing so, he scored his second goal of the tie and gave his side a much-needed boost who looked a bit flat until the equalizer.
The Estádio do Sport Lisboa was buzzing with energy and Pep’s men had to dig deep to silence the home crowd. Bayern Coach, Pep Guardiola managed to turn heads with his team selection for the night.
The Catalan decided to bench his star striker, Lewandowski who had failed to find the net in his three previous outings. The visitors are on an unbeaten run of twelve away games and are the top scorers in the Champions League with twenty-eight goals. For all their dominance they didn’t create too many open chances in the first half.
If Pep has intentions of leaving Germany with a parting gift, he’d do well to have a plan B against more efficient sides in the final four.