The first leg of the 2023/24 Champions League semi-finals was staged, and Bayern faced Real Madrid at home in the first leg of the "European derby". In the Saudi league in the Middle East, the semi-finals of the Saudi King's Champions Cup kicked off, and last season's Saudi league champions Jeddah United hosted Riyadh Crescent. Each team has joys and sorrows, a few joys and some sorrows.
Bayern vs Real Madrid
The rivalry between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid is known as the "European Derby", both teams are Europe's top giants of the century, and have long maintained the top three club rankings in Europe, Bayern have won the Champions League six times, and Real Madrid has won the Champions League 14 times. The two teams have met 26 times in the Champions League, with Bayern having a slight advantage with 12 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses. This "red and white duel" attracted the attention of fans all over the world.
Bayern lost their dominance in the Bundesliga this season, the league title was snatched by Bayer Leverkusen, and the glory of 11 consecutive titles came to an end, Tuchel was unable to control Bayern, and halfway through the season, the Bayern club hierarchy announced Tuchel's departure at the end of the season. Bayern, who was disappointed in the Bundesliga, focused all their energy on the Champions League, and finally Bayern eliminated Arsenal with an aggregate score of 3-2 in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals for the 13th time since the Champions League was restructured.
Under the tutelage of Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid successfully completed the replacement of the old and the new, and in La Liga, they took the initiative to win the championship with an 11-point lead, and it was only a matter of time before they won the championship. Real Madrid met the biggest favorite Manchester City in the Champions League 1/4 finals, the two legs were tied 4-4, and in the penalty shootout, Real Madrid had the last laugh and advanced to the Champions League semifinals for four consecutive seasons, and since the Champions League was restructured, it reached the Champions League semifinals for the 18th time, worthy of the title of the king of the Champions League.
In the game, in the first half, Kroos scalpel assisted Vinicius to score! At halftime, Real Madrid temporarily led Bayern 1-0 away. In the second half, Sane cut into the near corner to equalize! Musiala made a penalty and Kane scored a penalty! Bayern overtook Real Madrid with two goals in 4 minutes; Kim Min-jae sent the point, Vinicius scored the equalizer! In the end, Bayern won 2-2 Real Madrid at home, the two sides shook hands, and the second leg moved to the Bernabeu decisive battle!
Jeddah United 1-2 Riyadh Crescent
After seeing Qatar successfully host the World Cup, Saudi Arabia spent a huge amount of money to introduce Ronaldo, and took this opportunity to attract many famous European stars, Benzema, Neymar, Mane, Mahrez and other stars have come to the Middle East to pan for gold. Jeddah United, as last season's league champions, was not far behind, so they brought in Ballon d'Or Benzema in the transfer market, but slipped to 5th place in the Saudi league due to poor results.
Riyadh Crescent is the most invested and expensive team in Asian football this season, with stars such as Neymar, Mitrovic, Malcom, Milinkovic, Neves, Koulibaly, Bounou and so on. Riyadh Crescent once set a world record of 44 consecutive wins in all competitions, but after being eliminated from the AFC Champions League by Al Ain, Riyadh Crescent is aiming to win the domestic double in the Saudi league.
In the game, in the first half, Hamdala was blown for a goal, Michael pushed and scored, Milinkovic was sent off in a straight red, and in the second half, Hamdala volleyed to equalize, Malcolm assisted Abdulhamid to push and overtake the score, and finally the ten-man Riyadh Crescent 2-1 Jeddah United entered the final, and the final will be the winner of Riyadh Victory and Calij.