It was reported on April 18 that the last two games of the Champions League quarterfinals ended in the early morning, with Bayern winning Arsenal and Real Madrid eliminating Manchester City, and finally Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Dortmund advanced to the final, and the Premier League teams were all out.
Bayern beat Arsenal 1-0 at home to advance to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3-2. It can be said that this is the best compensation for Bayern after losing the league title, in the Bundesliga they lost the opportunity to compete for the title early, Bayer Leverkusen came out on top, and the Champions League is their last battleground, but fortunately they won Arsenal. Kimmich was the man who qualified in the end, and his flying shot to the top kept Bayern in the Champions League running.
The focus of Manchester City and Real Madrid is the most interesting, as the defending champions, Manchester City met Real Madrid again, the result was another draw in regular time, and there were no goals in extra time, and finally entered the penalty shootout, Real Madrid scored four goals in a row after the first penalty was missed, and Manchester City conceded all penalties in the second and third rounds, and finally Real Madrid advanced to the semi-finals 4-3. In this game, Manchester City shot 33 shots on goal in regular time + extra time, while Real Madrid only had 8, but the number of goals scored by both sides was the same, Manchester City can be said to have wasted a lot of opportunities, and Real Madrid's defense once again showed us what it means to be a top defense and counterattack. Of course, Real Madrid's Lunin should be said to be the best of the game, he saved two penalties in the penalty shoot-out to make Manchester City fall short in the end.
The results of the two games have eliminated all Premier League teams, and the Premier League has had a mediocre season in the Champions League, with four Champions League teams Manchester United and Newcastle eliminated early, and Manchester City and Arsenal also left in the last eight. The final four winners were La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. It is not uncommon for two Bundesliga teams to reach the last four at the same time. In this way, this season's Champions League semi-finals are as follows: Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain. The first leg will be on May 1 and May 2, 2024, and the second round on May 8 and May 9, 2024. Will the final be Grand Paris vs. Real Madrid?