In the early morning of March 20, Beijing time, the English FA Cup, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A ended a number of key matches, Bayer Leverkusen defeated Bayern in the 25th round of the Bundesliga, Paris Saint-Germain lost to Rennes in the 28th round of Ligue 1, Manchester United reversed to defeat nine Fulham in the FA Cup 1/4 final to advance to the last four, Napoli beat Torino by 4 goals in the 27th round of Serie A, and Arsenal beat Crystal Palace in the 28th round of the Premier League to throw Manchester City 8 points.
Manchester United - Fulham
In the FA Cup 1/4 final, away Fulham launched the attack, Diop's header was saved by De Gea, Willian volleyed deflected, and Fulham, who failed to win the opening game, quickly switched to attack. United regained possession and the threat began to increase, but both Wighorst and Sabitzer's shots failed to result in a goal. Just five minutes into the second half, Fulham snatched the start and Diop took advantage of a corner kick to assist Mitrovic to score the goal.
Leading Fulham also wanted to take advantage of the chase, but they underestimated United's ability to counter-attack. Halfway through half-time, Jadon Sancho countered past the goalkeeper and his shot was blocked by Willian, and the referee awarded a red dot package and B Fei equalized the ball. Mitrovic, who was not calm, also received a red card against the referee, and suddenly lost two people to make it difficult for Fulham to support. Sabitzer then scored in front of the goal and scored twice in stoppage time as Manchester United beat nine Fulham 3-1 at home to advance to the last four and will compete with Brighton for a place in the final.
Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern
In the 25th round of the Bundesliga, due to Dortmund's 6-1 victory in this round, if Bayern Munich do not win this round, they will lose their top spot. However, away to veteran powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern will not have an easy task to take all three points. Bayer Leverkusen opened with constant pressure to keep goalkeeper Sommer busy for a while. Bayern, who were slightly passive, took advantage of the home team's attack to score first, and Kimmich received a wonderful pass from Gretzka in the middle of the penalty area. Subsequently, the two sides spent a lot of time fighting for possession, and the continuous fierce scramble once caused a clash between the players on both sides.
Bayer Leverkusen returned to the second half to continue the pressure, Adri broke through the box and was trampled on, the referee looked back at the VAR penalty and Palacios equalised from the spot. Bayern took possession to create successive chances, but Gretzka and Musiala failed to seize the chances. Adri took advantage of the counter-attack to create another point in the box and Palacios fired a double shot. Bayern Leverkusen withstood the pressure and did not leave a chance to equalize, Bayern were reversed 1-2 away from home, ending a three-game winning streak in the league and relegating to second place in the Bundesliga by one point.
Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
Ligue 1 28th round of Rennes, this is the best chance for Paris to avenge a small loss away in January, from the beginning of the game, Grand Paris has been fierce in front, because Rennes defense is relatively forward, Grand Paris has repeatedly used the strategy of long passes behind to create a single chance for Mbappe, however, Mbappe did not wear shooting boots this game, did not take several good chances, and finally scored a goal and was ruled offside. After withstanding a series of attacks from Paris, Wren responded with Paris' attacking routine, and before half-time, Rennes pressed the steal from the ball and immediately hit the back with a long pass, and Ekambi scored with a hard shot from inside the box.
Paris, who had not yet slowed down, were hit again in the opening stages of the second half, or a passing error in midfield was tackled, and Hugochukoneche's cross assisted Muiga in front of goal. Paris who trailed by 2 goals began to storm, but in the face of Rennes, who defended well, Paris lacked a central fulcrum and lacked a slight means in attack, Mbappe's consecutive inside shots were defended by the opponent, and Messi's heavy guns outside the box could not be converted into goals, in the end, Paris was killed by Rennes 0-2, Messi's 5 chances were wasted, and Mbappe missed 2 great chances.
Arsenal - Crystal Palace
In the 28th round of the Premier League, the visiting team Crystal Palace took advantage of Arsenal's opening attack to continuously instigate a high-quality counterattack, Ramsdell and the goalpost blocked the shots of Edouard and Saha. Arsenal stepped up their attack, their penetrating attack in both ribs put a lot of pressure on the Crystal Palace defense, and the continuous impact soon brought goals to Arsenal, Saka received a penetrating pass from the ribs, Martinelli volleyed from the point to score. Just before half-time, Saka's rib cut received White's wonderful pass and pushed into the far corner.
Arsenal continued to penetrate in the second half, with Trossard cutting straight through the defence to assist Xhaka in front of the penalty area. Although Schrump pulled a goal back for Palace from a corner, Saaka's powerful shot from the middle of the box completely shattered their opponents' hopes of a comeback, and Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at home to win six consecutive Premier League matches, eight points ahead of Manchester City, who are one game away. New signing Trossard provided six assists in 10 Premier League games, equalling the number of Premier League assists in the B season.
Turin-Napoli
In the 27th round of Serie A, against Torino, ranked 11th in Serie A, Napoli showed strong attacking ability with a continuous attack, and in the first 10 minutes, Napoli's strong attack was effective, and Osmeyne scored with a header from a corner cross. Behind Torino were suppressed in the backfield to develop a dense defense, which is not a problem for Napoli, who have outstanding attacking ability. Halfway through the half, Kvarac Helia broke through inside the box and was brought down to create a penalty, which he himself scored.
Napoli, with two goals in hand, showed no signs of stopping and hardly gave Torino any chance to counter-attack. Just five minutes into the second half, Osmeyne scored another header with a cross, and 15 minutes later, Ndombele headed in with a cross from Kvarac Helia as Napoli swept Torino 4-0 and continued to lead Serie A after 71 minutes. Osmayne has already scored 15 goals in 2023, second in the top five leagues, behind Marcus Rashford, who has scored 16 goals.