On May 1, Beijing time, the Champions League, the Championship, and the Saudi King's Cup fought fiercely all night, the first leg of the Champions League semifinals Real Madrid drew with Bayern away, and Ipswich narrowly defeated Coventry in the 45th round of the Championship and was only 1 point away from promotion to the Premier League.
Champions League semi-finals: Bayern - Real Madrid
Bayern's intention to start the game was obvious, Sane just opened into the Real Madrid penalty area and was blocked by Lunin, missing the opportunity to start the dream game. Bayern's high-intensity pressing kept stealing the ball, and the high-pressure attack was also wave after wave, and Sane's exquisite back-heel pass created a push opportunity for Kane, who stole the ball in the middle circle and fired directly over the crossbar. Real Madrid organised an attack when the opposition's tempo slowed, and midfield maestro Kroos caught the striker's subtle movement with excellent vision in the middle circle of half-time, penetrating the layers of defence with a penetrating through ball, Vinicius Jr. rushed into the box with a delicate push into the bottom corner to break through Neuer's goal. The battle between the two sides in midfield intensified in the second half, with neither side being able to create more dangerous chances, but both created a well-placed free-kick that could not be converted into a goal.
Real Madrid came back to create a killing chance in the second half, Bellingham split the ball in the middle of the box, Kroos cut in and fired into the far corner and was saved. Bayern's offensive resumed, in the 52nd minute, Guerrero played a fast attack with a diagonal pass in the middle, and Sane took the ball on the right side to cut into the penalty area and shot through the net to equalize. Four minutes later, Bayern's high-pressure attack caused a mistake in the Real Madrid defence, Vazquez intercepted and brought down Musiala to send a penalty opportunity, and Kane scored the ball steadily to complete the overtake. In the 84th minute, Kim Min-jae brought down Rodrygo in the penalty area and gave a penalty gift, and Vinicius scored a penalty to equalize, and finally Bayern drew 2-2 at home to Real Madrid.
Championship: Coventry City-Ipswich
Before the game, Leicester City defeated Preston North End in this round to win the championship in advance and lock in a place to advance to the Premier League, while Ipswich ranked third in the Championship with 90 minutes, and Leeds United, who were only in the middle of one game with a goal difference, only need to get four points in the last two games to secure the second place and be promoted to the Premier League, and the initiative to promote is in their own hands.
Facing 9th-placed Coventry City, Ipswich gave up possession with a more pragmatic approach and focused on counter-attacking. In the 8th minute of the opening game, Burns provided a wonderful assist for Moore to score a lightning goal to take the lead. The backward Coventry attacked repeatedly, Palmer and Sims missed two long-range shots at the top of the arc, Wright pushed the shot from the right side of the penalty area and was saved, Coventry possession of more than 60%, and there was a lot of offensive threat, until the 64th minute of the second half, Wright pushed the goal back to pull a goal back. Ipswich responded quickly and it took just five minutes for Burgess to strike back again. In the end, Ipswich maintained the advantage until the end of the game with a better defense, and won 2-1 to get the crucial three points. At the end of the game, Ipswich moved up to third place with 93 points, three points behind Leeds United, and only a draw in the final round could successfully qualify for the Premier League.
Saudi King's Cup semi-finals: Jeddah United - Riyadh Crescent
Jeddah United were more imposing and quickly organized a quick transition to break through the defence with a long pass, but Hamed was outflanked in the middle but was ruled offside. The Crescent Moon made a strong attack, and in the middle of the half, Malcolm made a precise assist for Michael to shake off the goalkeeper and push the empty goal to take the lead. Just before half-time, the leading Crescent team was dealt a blow and Milinkovic was sent off for a foul in a tackle. Faced with the disadvantage of numbers, the new moon adjusted its strategy to strengthen the defense and counterattack. Jeddah United finally scored under the onslaught, and in the 69th minute, Ghamdi's precise cross assisted Hamed to tackle the equaliser. Five minutes later, Hamed scored another goal that was ruled offside. In the 82nd minute, Malcolm provided another wonderful assist, and Abdulhamid scored the winning goal, and finally Riyadh Crescent won 2-1 and successfully advanced to the final, where it will compete with the winner of Cristiano Ronaldo's home team Riyadh Victory and Sehat Gulf.