At 3 o'clock on April 18, Beijing time, the second leg of the 23-24 Champions League 1/4 finals ushered in two key battles, Manchester City sat at home against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich played against Arsenal at home, and finally the Champions League semifinals this season were successfully born!
Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid (3-4 on penalties)
The two teams played out a goal-scoring shootout in the first leg at the Bernabeu to 3-3, with Manchester City at home and the two favourites of equal strength fielding their regular players as much as possible.
The game began, and the two sides entered a fast pace of play. In the 12th minute, Real Madrid launched a strong counterattack, Carvajal made a long pass at the back, Bellingham stopped the ball and distributed it to Valverde, Uruguay midfielder followed up the pass, Vinicius sent a cross, Rodrygo's shot was blocked and the follow-up shot was scored! The score was 0-1, Real Madrid successfully took the lead away!
After the first half, the score was 0-1, and despite City's successive attacks, Real Madrid seized a crucial counter-attack opportunity. In the second half, Manchester City firmly grasped the initiative on the field, and Real Madrid defused the opponent's attack with a rather solid defense, especially goalkeeper Lu Ning played well in this game.
In the 76th minute, Doku passed the ball from the left side, and De Bruyne scored from close range! Manchester City equalized 1-1, and the two teams were tied 4-4 on aggregate!
After 90 minutes of regular play, the two teams drew 4-4 on aggregate and then came to extra time, but both teams were in a stalemate and failed to score, so it went into an exciting penalty shootout!
In the first round, Alvarez successfully hit, and Modric stepped forward to take the penalty but was saved. In the second round, the penalty in seat B was won by Lunin, and Bellingham hit the penalty.
In the third round, Kovacic's penalty was saved by Lunin again, and Vazquez hit the penalty. In the fourth round, Foden and Nacho both successfully hit the penalty spot.
In the 5th round, Ederson stepped forward to break through the door guarded by Lunin, and then Rudiger successfully hit for Real Madrid, and the final penalty shootout score was locked at 3-4!
The game was finally over, the score of the second leg was fixed at 4-5, Real Madrid won a thrilling penalty shootout away, successfully advanced to the semifinals with an aggregate score of 8-7, and became the Champions League semi-finals for 4 consecutive years!
This is also the 10th time that Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti has led the team to the semifinals of the Champions League in his coaching career, tying Pep Guardiola for the first place in the history of the Champions League!
Real Madrid goalkeeper Lu Ning was in great form, resisting Manchester City's strong attack, playing well in the penalty shootout, and was the hero of the promotion of the White Army.
Unexpectedly, Manchester City, as the favorite to win the championship, suffered Waterloo at home, with a possession rate of as much as 67% in this game, and only scored 1 goal in 33 shots, which could not be effectively converted into a goal advantage, and withdrew from the championship competition.
Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal
Compared to Real Madrid being pressed by Manchester City away, in another game at the same time, Bayern and Arsenal played evenly and back and forth. The two sides did their best, Bayern sat firmly at home and played unhurriedly, but Arsenal organized the attack but lacked enough threat.
In the 29th minute, Odegaard fired a long-range shot that Neuer successfully saved. In the 41st minute, Ben White kicked a long-range shot.
The score was 0-0 at half-time, with Bayern establishing a solid defence and Arsenal having to find their feet from outside the box.
Entering the second half, Arsenal still struggled to find a good opportunity, and Bayern, who were playing at home, saw an opportunity. Finally in the 63rd minute, Sane broke through on the right side with the ball and passed, Guerreiro crossed from the left, Kimmich successfully scored with a header! Bayern broke the deadlock and led 1-0 at home, which was the final word!
At the end of the game, Bayern won 1-0 at home in the second leg and successfully entered the Champions League semifinals with an aggregate score of 3-2.
Arsenal suffered a reluctant exit, and the team has been eliminated from the Champions League for the fifth time in their history. With Manchester City and Arsenal both out, they collectively stopped in the top 8 of the Champions League, and all the Premier League teams were out.
Finally, this season's Champions League semi-finals and semi-finals have been announced, including 2 Bundesliga teams, 1 La Liga team and 1 Ligue 1 team: Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid!
What do fans think of the Champions League semi-finals this time, and who can make it to the Champions League final?
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