At 3 o'clock in the morning on April 17, Beijing time, the second leg of the 23/24 Champions League 1/4 finals was contested, Dortmund played Atletico Madrid at home, and Barcelona hosted Paris. In the first leg, Atletico Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home to take the lead, while Barcelona beat Paris 3-2 away, and it seems that they have one foot on the threshold of the semi-finals.
However, football is always full of surprises, until the last moment of the game, it is impossible to predict the final result, not to mention that the Champions League two-legged knockout round is a 180-minute game, everything is possible, just like in the 21/22 season, when Manchester City led 1-0 away, Real Madrid's probability of advancing was only 1%, but in the last minutes, Rodrygo scored two goals alone, helping Real Madrid stage a miracle, making the impossible a reality, this is the biggest charm of football.
This time, the two losing teams in the first leg ushered in 90 minutes to change their fate, but unexpectedly, they both achieved a big reversal.
Borussia Dortmund played Atletico Madrid at home, and in the 34th minute of the game, Brandt volleyed home to give Atletico a 1-0 lead and tie the aggregate score. Just five minutes later, Sabitzer set up Maatsen's goal to give Borussia Dort a 2-0 lead and a 3-2 aggregate comeback. In the 49th minute, Hummels scored an own goal, and Atletico equalized the score and saw the hope of qualifying.
In the 64th minute, Correa's goal helped Atletico equalize 2-2 and retake the lead 4-3 on aggregate. In the 71st minute, Sabitzer sent a cross and Phil Krueger scored with a header, and Dort took the lead again at 3-2 and equalized 4-4 on aggregate. In the 74th minute, Phil Kruger knocked back, Sabitzer volleyed the goal, Dort led Atletico Madrid 4-2, and the aggregate score was 5-4 again.
Such a thrilling scene of ups and downs happened in just a few dozen minutes, how can you not love such football. Dort finally staged a miraculous comeback, reaching the last four of the Champions League again after 11 years.
Barcelona played at home to Grand Paris, and with a 3-2 lead away, Barcelona quickly took the lead at home. In the 12th minute, Raphinha scored to give Barcelona a 1-0 lead and the aggregate score extended to 4-2. At this moment, it seems that Paris is on the edge of the precipice again, and they have suffered too many similar scenes on the road to the Champions League over the past few years, and this time they choose to continue to persevere.
In the 40th minute, Dembele scored a goal, and the aggregate score became 3-4, and the big Paris saw hope. In the 54th minute, Vitinha blasted out a world wave to help Grand Paris equalize the aggregate score. In the 59th minute, Dembele broke through in the penalty area and was brought down by Cancelo, the referee awarded a penalty, and Mbappe hit the penalty, Paris led 3-1, and the aggregate score was 5-4.
In the 89th minute, Kounde made a mistake in clearing, and Mbappe seized the opportunity to score again, Paris 4-1.
In the end, Grand Paris eliminated Barcelona with an aggregate score of 6-4 and returned to the top four of the Champions League after three years.
Such a wonderful game, such a dramatic Champions League, how can people not love, so far, the two La Liga teams Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are both out, Paris and Dort have reached the Champions League semi-finals, and the two teams will face off in the semi-finals. The other 2 semi-final teams will be produced in the 4 teams of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Arsenal, so let's wait and see. (Xiong Yixuan)