Bayern Munich squeezed into the Champions League quarterfinal after coming from behind to beat Juventus 6-4 on aggregate in a thrilling fixture.
The Germans were trailing as the match entered injury time at the end of regulation time in the second leg only for Thomas Muller to head home a thumping equaliser.
The five-time European champions pushed on in extra-time as goals from Thiago and Kingsley Coman -- on loan at Bayern from Italians Juve -- sealed a win that seemed improbable midway through the second half.
After 73 minutes, visitors Juve -- who had trailed 2-0 in the first leg before battling back for a draw -- led 4-2 on aggregate thanks to early goals from Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado.
But Robert Lewandowski headed home from the influential Douglas Costa to give the home fans hope as Bayern, beaten once in their previous 15 games, started to prove their mettle.
Coach Pep Guardiola's tactical changes started to work and the Spaniard has now reached at least the quarterfinal stage of the Champions League in all seven of his seasons as a manager.
Much attention will also focus on 19-year-old Coman, the Juventus loanee who came on for Bayern on the hourmark and who had already made a big impact before scoring the final goal to seal the dramatic win.
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