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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Unai Emery has last laugh over Hatem Ben Arfa's failed prediction after Lionel Messi dig

Unai Emery has proved his former player Hatem Ben Arfa wrong after the Frenchman claimed that the Spanish manager would never progress past the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Emery is now at the helm of La Liga outfit Villarreal, who shocked the footballing world when they dumped German giants Bayern Munich out of European football's most elite club competition. The 'Yellow Submarine' made the daunting trip to the Allianz Arena with a one-goal lead under the belts hoping for a miracle.

Their wildest dreams were eventually realised, as Robert Lewandowski's strike just before the hour mark was not enough to hand the Bavarians any kind of momentum and Samuel Chukwueze sparked pandemonium in the away end with his 88th minute equaliser. The goal ensured the Spaniard's were going through as 2-1 aggregate leaders.

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