In the early morning of April 13, Beijing time, the second leg of the 2021-22 Champions League quarterfinals was played twice. La Liga duo Villarreal and Real Madrid joined forces to advance, while defending champions Chelsea and Bundesliga supremacy Bayern regrettably stopped in the top four.
In real madrid's home match against Chelsea, the "Galaxy", which holds a 3-1 lead in the first leg, played very conservatively at the Bernabeu. Just 14 minutes into the opening, Werner assisted Mount to break the deadlock first. In the 50th minute, Mount assisted on a corner kick and Rudiger's header broke the goal to make it 3-3 on aggregate.
In the 62nd minute, Real Madrid's left-back Mendy's dribble was cut off and Chelsea immediately counter-attacked by Marcos Alonso, but VAR ruled that he had a handball first and the goal was invalid. In the 75th minute, much-maligned German striker Werner tricked the Real Madrid backline to break the goal and make the aggregate score 4-3!
Just as Real Madrid was on the verge of being out, Ballon d'Or Modric stepped forward. In the 79th minute, Modric's long outside foot pass into the box, Rodrigo wrapped up a volley to break the goal, real Madrid once again pulled the aggregate score to 4-4. In extra time, in the 96th minute, Benzema's header broke the goal. In the end, Real Madrid eliminated Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate at home and advanced to the round of four. It is also the 15th time in Real Madrid's history that they have reached the top four of the Champions League, the most of all clubs.
In another game, Bayern's home match against Villarreal, in the 52nd minute, Müller assisted Levan to break the deadlock! The total score of the two sides was 1-1! In the 88th minute, Villarreal counter-attacked quickly, Chuk Uze scored, and Huang Qian eliminated Bayern 2-1 on aggregate, advancing to the top 4 of the Champions League for the second time in 16 years. Bayern, on the other hand, have stopped in the round of 8 for two consecutive years after winning the Champions League for the sixth time.
In the semi-finals, Villarreal will face the winners of Benfica and Liverpool, while Real Madrid will face the winners of Manchester City and Atletico.