In the men’s Champions League, Dortmund and PSG secured their places and will meet each other in the semi-finals.
10:29•Updated 10:35
There was no shortage of drama or goals in the quarter-finals of the men’s Champions League on Tuesday night.
Both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid went into the second legs of the quarterfinals with wins. Atletico Madrid had defeated Dortmund 2–1 at home, and Barcelona had claimed a 3–2 away victory over PSG in Paris.
On Tuesday, however, the parts changed, when Barcelona lost 1-4 at home and Atletico 2-4 away.
Barcelona took a 1–0 lead at the Montjuïc Stadium in the 12th minute Raph by hitting Even at that stage, the night for the Catalans looked good, as Barcelona had a two-goal lead in total goals.
However, the home team’s evening darkened at the half-hour mark, when Ronald Araujo beat PSG as the bottom player Bradley Barcola worthy of a red card.
Former Barcelona gambler Ousmane Dembele tied the game at 1–1 after 40 minutes.
In the second half, the visitors struck three times. First Shit shot PSG into a 2–1 lead in the 54th minute.
The hot Barcelona head coach Xavi flew to the side of the stand.
Moments later, Barcelona were fooling around again. João Cancelo rushed recklessly and brought down Dembele inside the penalty area. The penalty kick that followed the situation resulted in a French star Kylian Mbappe was able to strike PSG’s already 3–1 lead. The PSG striker scored his second goal of the night and the final score 4–1 in the 89th minute.
Barcelona pilot Xavi did not spare his words about the Romanian referee after the match Istvan Kovacs of the activity.
– The referee was really bad. I told him he was really bad. I don’t mind talking about referees, but now refereeing had a clear impact on our season. It has to be said, Xavi annoying.
– It is meaningless to talk about the game. The referee ruined everything. He changed the outcome of the game and the entire quarter-final pair. This was a disaster, the Barcelona pilot continued in the post-match press conference.
Kylian Mbappe, who was blacked out in the first leg of the PSG camp, was in the opposite mood. French star who flirted with Real Madrid for a long time chasing the first Champions League victory in the history of the French club with PSG. According to media reports, Mbappe is moving to Real in the summer.
– I dreamed of winning the Champions League with PSG. I have been proud to play for PSG since day one. This is special for me because I grew up in Paris. But we have to stay calm as there is one more agonizing step before the Wembley final, Mbappe told Reuters.
Goals were rotten in Dortmund
Drama and goals were also seen in Dortmund.
Dortmund, who lost the first leg with a goal, took the lead after just over half an hour of play By Julian Brandt by hitting Scored his first Champions League goal Ian Maatsen increased the lead to 2–0 and the home team went into the break with a two-goal lead.
At the beginning of the second period, Atletico Madrid leveled, when first Mats Hummels beamed the ball into his own net from a corner. Substitute after an hour Angel Correa leveled the game at 2–2 and took Atletico into the lead again in total goals.
However, Dortmund did not give up. Niclas Füllkrug gave the home team the lead again in the 71st minute. Dortmund’s hero became the one who scored the decisive goal Marcel Sabitzer.
For Dortmund, a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League was the first in 11 years. Dortmund host PSG in the first leg on Tuesday, April 30. The second leg will be played a week later in Paris.
Bayern host Arsenal, City host Real Madrid
The second legs of the other quarter-final pairs will be played on Wednesday evening.
The stakes are high in Munich when Bayern Munich, who lost to Bundesliga champions Leverkusen, host Arsenal. Bayern is looking to save their season from the Champions League.
– We still have a chance to make this season great if we win the Champions League. But of course the season is disappointing from the club’s point of view if we don’t win anything. We are expected to win, Bayern striker Harry Kane stated at the pre-match press conference.
Kane moved from Tottenham to Bayern in the summer, and the English striker was expected to finally win the title he had been chasing for so long. Bayern had won the previous 11 German championships. Bayern was already eliminated from the German Cup in November after losing third to Saarbrücken, who play at the highest league level.
The English striker has scored 39 goals for Bayern in all competitions.
Bayern Munich and Arsenal ended in a 2-2 draw in the first leg. The former Spurs striker has faced Arsenal numerous times in their local struggles, hitting a total of 14 shots in Arsenal’s net. Meeting the London club is emotional for Kane anyway, as he represented Arsenal’s academy when he was young. However, Kane was kicked out of the academy.
– Of course, it is perhaps the biggest match of our season. The memory of my youth is still in the back of my mind. I always had to prove that I was a good player. I don’t think it will ever go away, Kane chatted.
In the teams’ first meeting, the Swedish referee took center stage by Glenn Nyberg decisions, when both Arsenal and Bayern strongly felt that the team missed a penalty kick in the match.
In the second leg, Manchester City hosts Real Madrid. In the opening encounter, we were treated to goals, so we will start the second leg with a 3–3 situation.