Arsenal reaches Champions League semi-final again after 16 years

Arsenal reaches Champions League semi-final again after 16 years

arsenal and Inter Milan on Wednesday evening on an exciting football night for the Champions-League Half-FINALE qualified. Arsenal defeated Real Madrid, while Inter turned FC Bayern Munich off to secure a place in the next tournament round.

semi -finals is certain

The semi-final pairings have now been determined. Paris Saint-Germain meets Arsenal's Londoners, while Barcelona meets the Italian giants Inter Milan. Both clubs are looking for their first Champions League title, the Gunners are particularly inspired because they switched off the reigning Champions League winners from Madrid.

arsenal defeats Real Madrid

Arsenal went to the Santiago Bernabéu for the second leg with a three goal lead, but Real Madrid is known for his spectacular comebacks in the Champions League. The guests knew that an early goal could be decisive to increase the pressure on the Madrilenen.

Arsenal received a penalty in the 10th minute. Bukayo Saka competed, but failed due to Thibaut Courtois, who parried his weakly shot penalty. A few minutes later, Arsenal seemed to be punished for this missed opportunity when Kylian Mbappé was brought down in the Arsenal penalty area. But after a long Var check, the penalty for Real Madrid was withdrawn.

The game ran tough up to the 65th minute until Saka made up for his mistake from the first half. After a nice attack, Saka was positioned by Mikel Merino in one-on-one. The Arsenal star demonstrated nerve strength and chip the ball elegantly into the net via Courtois.

After the fourth goal, all Arsenal fans seemed to breathe in at a aggregated perspective. But the moment of relief did not last long, because Vinícius Júnior equalized only minutes after Saka's goal. The Brazilian used a mistake by William Saliba to hit the empty goal.

In the end, however, Arsenal won 2-1 that evening and prevailed with a total of 5: 1, which has secured the first semi -finals since 2009, where they now meet PSG.

Inter Milan beats Bayern Munich

For Inter Milan it was a narrow 4: 3 victory against Bayern Munich. The Italians won the first leg 2-1 and went into the second leg with confidence. Bayern Munich, however, wanted to mix the cards again and in the second half achieved a balance in the overall core through Harry Kane.

Inter Milan did not let it be put off and answered quickly. Just six minutes after Kanes Gate, Lautaro Martínez scored the 3-2 for Inter, and only three minutes later Benjamin Pavard increased to 4: 2. Eric Dier provided new hope for Bayern, but Inter defended the narrow lead to the end.

Now Inter Milan is expecting a semi-finals against Barcelona that is in the Champions League semi-final for the first time in six years-despite a 1: 3 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Hansi Flick's team strives to regain the title after 10 years - at that time when Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar listed the team.

reported by CNN, George Ramsay contributed to reporting.