Real weathers a City surge to progress; Bayern dumps Arsenal
Real Madrid advanced to the seminals of the Champions League after beating Manchester 4-3 on penalties at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Antonio Rudiger struck the decisive spot kick after the game had nished 1-1 through extra time and 4-4 on aggregate.
Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic both saw their penalties saved in the shootout as defending champion City was eliminated by record 14-time winner Madrid.
Rodrygo red Madrid ahead in the 12th minute with a twice-taken e¢ort from close range to beat City goalkeeper Ederson on the rebound.
City dominated the game from then on with Kevin De Bruyne leveling in the 76th by lifting a shot high into the net from close range.
City immediately took advantage in the shootout after Julian Alvarez converted his opening penalty and Luka Modric’s e¢ort was saved.
But Madrid keeper Andriy Lunin then saved successive spot kicks from Silva and Kovacic to swing the balance in the visitors’ favor.
Defeat ended City’s bid to become the rst English team to win back-to-back Champions League titles and its pursuit of successive trebles.
Joshua Kimmich’s header powered Bayern Munich to a 1-0 win over Arsenal to reach the seminals with a 3-2 victory on aggregate.
With the score at 2-2 from the rst leg in London, Kimmich’s header o¢ Raphael Guerreiro’s pinpoint cross put Bayern ahead in the 63rd minute as Bayern largely neutralised the English team’s attack.
The results (quarterfinals, second legs): Bayern Munich 1 (Kimmich 63) bt Arsenal 0 (Bayern wins 3-2 on aggregate); Manchester City 1 (De Bruyne 76) drew with Real Madrid 1 (Rodrygo 12) (after extra-time 4-4 on aggregate; Real wins 4-3 on penalties).
Semifinal line-up: Borussia Dortmund v PSG; Bayern v Real (first leg: April 30 / May 1, second leg: May 7 / 8).