Bayern Munich’s players managed a Champions League quarter-final second leg and advanced to the top four teams of the year after a 1-0 home win over Arsenal. In the first half, the English representative continued the performance from the first duel and pushed his opponent several times in front of his goal, but he did not manage to score a goal. On the other hand, after the change of sides, the German giant succeeded, with Joshua Kimmich scoring the first semi-final in four years.
Both Bavarians and Londoners were struck by grief at the weekend. Although Die Roten defeated Cologne, Leverkusen’s subsequent victory meant an end to Bayern’s 11-year title dominance. On the other hand, the Gunners lost to Aston Villa in front of their own fans and left the leading position in the Premier League to Manchester City.
For revenge, Thomas Tuchel had to solve problems on the left side of the field, where he missed the suspended Alphonso Davies and the injured Serge Gnabry. So Noussair Mazraoui and Raphaël Guerreiro got into the lineup. It was after the combination of these two players that Bayern got a huge chance in the 23rd minute, in which the Moroccan’s shot was fortunately headed for a corner by the visitors. Manuel Neuer, who rested and did not catch at the weekend, had to act for the first time against Martin Ödegaard’s bouncing shot. Much more dangerous was the situation from the 31st minute, when the Norwegian transformed himself into the role of a recording player. With a back pass, he encouraged Gabriel Martinelli to finish, but the experienced Neuer made a mistake on his weak attempt.
The start of the second half caught the home team in a much better mood. Leon Goretzka first rattled the goal structure with his head, and Guerreira’s subsequent shot was blocked on the way to the net by William Saliba. What the Arsenal defenders couldn’t prevent was Kimmich’s header from the 63rd minute. It was an exemplary combination from both ends of the pitch as Guerreiro crossed from the left and right-back Kimmich flew fearlessly into the box from deep in the box. The Bavarians dealt with the acquired leadership in a textbook manner. The goal further boosted the confidence of the centre-backs and Arsenal produced the only dangerous-looking finish, but Ödegaard missed with a shot at the near post.
Thus, Bayern managed an important match in front of their own fans and participation in the top four of the Champions League did not miss him after a three-year hiatus. The first match of the semi-final will take place at the turn of April and May at home against Manchester City or Real Madrid.
2024-04-17 20:00:00
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