The Champions League 1/4 knockout round came to an end, Dortmund reversed Atletico Madrid 5-4, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Barcelona 6-4, Bayern Munich defeated the Gunners Arsenal 3-2, Manchester City fought extra time, and finally lost to Real Madrid on penalties! Since then, the Champions League semi-finals have also been officially released, they are: Paris Saint-Germain, Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid!
Top half: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund both staged a victory escape in the Champions League quarterfinals! Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-3 in the first leg, and the second leg was full of firepower, and easily reversed Barcelona to advance to the Champions League semifinals with the advantage of one more player on the road; Dortmund successfully defended their home stadium and knocked down Simeone's Atletico Madrid after losing 1-2! The dream of the two La Liga giants meeting the Champions League semifinals was shattered, and in the first half of the Champions League semifinals, Paris Saint-Germain will face Dortmund!
It is worth mentioning that in the group stage of this season's Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle were in the group of death! Dort and Grand Paris were able to stand out from the group of death and both enter the semi-finals of the Champions League, which is really rare! This season, the two teams have met twice in the group stage of the Champions League, and Paris is unbeaten with one win and one draw. In the historical encounter, the two sides have played each other 6 times, with Paris having the upper hand with 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Bottom half: Bayern advance to the fateful showdown against Real Madrid
Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 1-0 and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-2! Tuchel's team survived, Harry Kane rekindled the hope of winning the title! Bayern Munich had 51% possession of the ball, 15 shots on goal and 9 shots on target, suppressing the Gunners in terms of firepower! Arsenal had 9 shots on goal and 3 shots on target in the end, but unfortunately stopped.
Bayern advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 4 years, and entered the semi-finals of the Champions League for the 13th time after the Champions League was restructured. The last time Bayern advanced to the top 4 of the Champions League was back on August 15, 2020, Bayern beat Barcelona 8-2 and advanced to the top 4 of the Champions League!
In another Champions League 1/4 final, Rodrygo scored, De Bruyne equalized and once again became the savior of Manchester City, the two sides drew 1-1 in regular time, and the aggregate score went into extra time 4-4!
In the end, Manchester City fell, and Real Madrid once again advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League under the leadership of Carlo Ancelotti! Their semi-final opponent was the mighty Bayern Munich! The two Bundesliga teams are in the upper and lower halves and are expected to meet in the final! However, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are the more favored side, can the Bundesliga duo finally lock up the ticket to the Champions League final? Will Real Madrid be able to win the 15th Champions League title in history? Can Mbappe lead Paris Saint-Germain to open a new era of the Champions League? Let's wait and see!