City and Arsenal knocked out of Champions League
THERE will be no English Premier League sides in the semifinals of the Uefa Champions League after Manchester City and Arsenal were eliminated at the quarter-final stage on Wednesday night by Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively.
Real Madrid broke the deadlock against Manchester City when Rodrygo made a close-range finish in the 12th minute at Etihad Stadium.
But Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne fired with his right foot from a narrow angle to beat Madrid goalie Andriy Lunin in the 76th minute.
The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, with neither team able to produce a goal.
Jude Bellingham, Lucas Vazquez, Nacho and Antonio Rudiger converted their penalty kicks for Real Madrid, but Luka Modric was unsuccessful.
For Manchester City, Julian Alvarez, Phil Foden and Ederson scored their penalties while
Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic missed theirs.
With this result, Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 4-3 on penalties to set up a semi-final clash against Bayern.
Bayern Munich scored the winner in its match against Arsenal after Joshua Kimmich produced a header from close range in the 63rd minute at Allianz Arena. The Bavarians clinched the second leg with a narrow win to advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Meanwhile Borussia Dortmund will take on Paris SaintGermain in the other Champions League semi-final after both sides came from behind in their quarter-final ties.
Borussia Dortmund beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 after losing the first leg 2-1, while PSG defeated Barcelona 4-1, overturning a 3-2 first leg loss.
The semi-final first legs will take place on April 30 and May 1, with the return legs on May 7 and 8.