The 2024 Champions League final will be staged at Wembley, but the Premier League team is definitely absent, and the competition for Champions League places in the Premier League next season is also behind Serie A and Bundesliga.
In the early hours of this morning, Beijing time, this season's Champions League 1/4 finals came to an end, the number one favorite Manchester City was eliminated by Real Madrid in a penalty shootout, Bayern defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home, and the Galaxy Battleship and Bayern will meet in the semifinals. So far, the Premier League teams in this Champions League have been wiped out.
Bayern 1-0 Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate
The Gunners drew 2-2 at home in the first leg and returned to the Allianz Arena after seven years, and Arsenal was still helpless in the face of the disabled Bayern. After Goretzka hit the post in the second half, Guerrero set up Kimmich to soar to the top to score the winning goal. In the end, Bayern defeated Arsenal 1-0 and advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-2.
According to OPTA statistics, Arsenal was eliminated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League knockout round for the fifth time in their history, in addition to the Gunners have been eliminated by Barcelona three times and lost to Barcelona once in the final.
"Five years of Bayern, three years of Barcelona", the painful memory of Arsenal lingers. Moreover, Arsenal have never won an away match in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, with three draws and five defeats in eight away games. The Gunners last reached the last four of the Champions League in 2009.
In four days, Arsenal suffered two consecutive defeats on two fronts, and the situation took a turn for the worse, with Arsenal losing 2-0 to Villa in the Premier League last Sunday, and the top of the table was overtaken by Manchester City by two points. Now that the Champions League is out, they are only left with league fixtures.
Bayern Munich are the opposite, Bayer Leverkusen won the title early last week, Bayern's league hopes were completely dashed, and Kane and his team-mates were left with only the Champions League to avoid the fate of the big four.
Tuchel, who has been criticised all season, has finally been able to raise his eyebrows again after a tactical change over Arteta. Bayern president Heiner praised after the game: "Tonight was Tuchel's tactical masterclass. ”
After the Champions League restructuring, Bayern reached the semifinals for the 13th time and will compete with Real Madrid for a place in the final. Thomas Tuchel became the first German coach to reach the last four of the Champions League with three different clubs (Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich).
Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid 3-4 on penalties 7-8 on aggregate
Real Madrid won 3-3 at home in the first leg, and the second leg was played more cautiously at the Etihad than in the six-goal feast of the first leg. In the first half, Vinicius crossed and Rodrygo took the lead.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin played well and made many wonderful saves until the 76th minute, when substitute Doku broke through the cross, Rudiger cleared not far away, and De Bruyne volleyed from close range to equalize 1-1!
Neither side scored in the aftermath of the game, with Foden and Toni Rudiger each missing chances in extra-time. Entering the penalty shootout, Modric's penalty was saved by Ederson, but Lunin saved seat B and Kovacic penalties in succession, and the Galaxy Battleship passed the penalty shootout 4-3 and eliminated Manchester City 8-7 on aggregate.
With Manchester City out, the Premier League teams in this Champions League have been wiped out. Four Premier League teams played in the Champions League at the start of the season, Manchester United and Newcastle were eliminated in the group stage, and Manchester City and the Gunners were eliminated in eight and four stages. The last time the Premier League collectively missed the Champions League semi-finals was in 2020.
Due to the defeat of the Premier League team in the Champions League and the promotion of Bayern Dort in the Bundesliga, the Bundesliga has surpassed the Premier League to rise to second in the standings of the major European leagues this season, which is related to the Champions League place next season. Next, Bayern, Dort, and Bayer Leverkusen only need to win three more games, and the fifth place in the Bundesliga can also play in the Champions League next season.
The Premier League is basically out of the picture, unless tomorrow Liverpool reverses Atalanta, West Ham reverses Bayer Leverkusen, and Villa continue to win in the Europa League...... Will there be a miracle?
Real Madrid vs Bayern!
The Champions League semi-finals were announced, Real Madrid vs Bayern, Paris vs Dortmund. The latest odds to win the championship were revealed, Real Madrid rose to first place at 1 to 2.37, Paris and Bayern were both 1 to 3.75, and the difference between the three was not much. Dort is the least favored at 9.00 to 1.
The number of championships in the semi-finals this season is in the history of Real Madrid's 14 crowns, Bayern also has 6 titles, Dortmund won the only one in 1997, and Paris is currently still 0.
Real Madrid vs Bayern is known as the European derby, the two sides have met 26 times in Europe, Bayern 12 wins, Real Madrid 11 wins, and 3 draws. Scoring 42 goals each, an average of 3.23 goals per game, the scene is never conservative.
In the last 10 years, the two sides have met 6 times, and Real Madrid is unbeaten with 5 wins and 1 draw. Don't look at Bayern's 5 knockouts of Arsenal, but Real Madrid has eliminated Bayern 6 times, which is the highest record for knocking out the same opponent in the Champions League.
As the 14th champion of the Champions League, Real Madrid's DNA is too stable. According to statistics, Real Madrid has participated in the Champions League 1/4 finals for the last 12 times, and 100% of them have advanced, leaving behind the ancient miracle of three consecutive championships in 2016-2018 and four championships in five years from 2014 to 2018, worthy of the title of the only big demon king of the Champions League.
Real Madrid's horror is also reflected in penalty kicks, according to statistics, Real Madrid has participated in 15 penalty shoot-outs in their history, won 11 times, and won all the last 4 times. But the last time they lost a penalty shoot-out was in the 2012 semi-finals against Bayern.
Who can reach the top at Wembley?