The first league was wiped out, the Bundesliga became the biggest winner, and the two new teams are expected to be crowned
The 2023-2024 Champions League quarterfinals have all ended, and the top four teams of this season have also been selected. The Premier League, known as the "world's No. 1 league", suffered a waterloo, and the two favorites Manchester City and Arsenal were all eliminated. The Bundesliga, which did not have a strong presence in the past, became the biggest winner, and among the top four teams, teams from the Bundesliga occupied two places, and they even hope to meet in the final!
As the only team to win the first round, La Liga's two giants, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, failed to grasp the advantage. In the face of the visiting French giants Grand Paris, Barcelona at home lost a good game with a goal first, Araujo made a reckless foul and let himself eat a red card, and Barcelona, which played one less early, also suffered a collapse in the second half, they were scored three goals in a row by the opponent, and finally lost 1-4 to Grand Paris, and the aggregate score was 4-6 and was eliminated, and once again became the object of "reversal".
Atletico's situation was not much better, away to Dortmund, Atletico conceded two goals in the half, and the aggregate score was reversed 3-2 by their opponents. Although Atletico scored two goals in a row after the start of the second half and regained control of the initiative, the overly conservative style of play still cost them a lot. In the 71st and 74th minutes, Dortmund scored goals by Phil Krueger and Sabitzer one after another, defeating Atletico Madrid with an aggregate score of 5-4, and entered the Champions League semi-finals again after 11 years!
With Barcelona and Atletico Madrid out, only Real Madrid is left with teams from La Liga, and their opponent is the defending champion Manchester City. Last season, the two teams met in the semi-finals, but Real Madrid were defeated 4-0 away from Manchester City, and in order to avoid a similar scene repeatedly, this time at the Etihad Stadium, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made sure to let the team retreat, and the game once became a half-time attack and defense drill for Manchester City. In regulation time, both teams scored a goal each, and in the end it was a brutal penalty shoot-out that Real Madrid beat Manchester City 4-3 to eliminate their opponents 8-7 on aggregate, avenging last season's defeat.
The matchup between Arsenal and Bayern is regarded by many Arsenal fans as the best opportunity to overturn the Bundesliga hegemony, because the current Bayern team is in the weakest stage in recent seasons. But it turns out that Bayern is Bayern, and even if the overall form is not at its best, it can still handle Arsenal. With Kimmich's goal, Bayern defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home, beating the opponent 3-2 on aggregate and becoming the second Bundesliga team to enter the semi-finals!
Borussia Dortmund and Paris have never lifted the Champions League trophy in the semi-finals. The winner among them will hopefully have the last laugh and become the 24th team to be crowned Champions League!