FC Bayern is in the semi-finals of the Champions League. A header from Joshua Kimmich is enough against Arsenal FC. The ticker to read.
FC Bayern – FC Arsenal 1:0 (0:0) I CL quarter-final second leg (first leg 2:2)
Kimmich
puts FCB in the lead:
header hits
the Allianz Arena
Huge opportunity
for Bayern: double
aluminum hit
prevents them from taking the lead
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Conclusion:
Bayern – like BVB – are one of the four best teams in Europe. In a thrilling quarter-final second leg, Munich prevailed thanks to Joshua Kimmich's goal. The German record champions showed a strong team performance over 90 minutes and gave the guests almost no chance.
In the second half, the Munich team increased their offensive efforts and ultimately took the deserved lead through Joshua Kimmich. The FCB bulwark also held up afterwards, so that in the end there was the first CL semi-final since 2020.
FC Bayern – Arsenal FC 1:0 (0:0)
Lineup FC Bayern: |
Neuer – Kimmich, de Ligt, Dier, Mazraoui (75' Kim) – Laimer, Goretzka – Sané (89' Upamecano), Musiala, Guerreiro – Kane |
Arsenal line-up: |
Raya – White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu (86' Nketiah) – Jorginho (68' Jesus), Odegaard, Rice – Saka, Havertz, Martinelli (68' Trossard) |
Gates: |
1:0 Kimmich (64') |
90th minute +5: The game is over. After an outstanding game, FC Bayern are in the Champions League semi-finals!!
90th minute +4:
Arsenal gets another free kick chance in front of the penalty area. Saka immediately leads, giving White a chance from a tight angle in the penalty area. Goretzka clears for a corner.
90th minute +2:
Kimmich is shown a yellow card after a tactical foul.
90th minute:
Bayern counter via Laimer and Kane, who finds Musiala. However, its conclusion is central and ends up directly in the arms of Raya. There are four minutes of added time.
88th minute:
Now the first really good chance for Arsenal in the second half. Odegaard moves into the penalty area and finishes dryly at the near corner. But Neuer is there and can parry. Meanwhile, Tuchel brings in Upamecano for Sané.
86th minute:
Arteta reacts again and brings Edward Nketiah on for Tomiyasu.
84th minute:
Ben White gets a yellow card after a foul against Guerreiro.
83rd minute:
The Munich team is currently managing to keep the guests far away from their own goal. But the fact remains: just one goal from the Gunners and there is extra time.
80th minute:
Minjae Kim takes over from Mazraoui in the correct position. Saka has not been able to put his stamp on the game so far.
78th minute:
In the parallel game, Manchester City equalized against Real Madrid. It would currently go into extension there. The winner there meets the winner in Munich.
75th minute:
Thomas Tuchel has to react. Mazraoui apparently can't do it anymore after an outstanding game. Minjae Kim comes for the Moroccan.
72nd minute:
Bayern are pushing for the second goal. Again the Munich team comes into the Gunners' penalty area via Kimmich and Sané, but they can each be blocked at the last moment.
68th minute:
Arteta reacts to Bayern's lead and brings on Trossard and Jesus. Martinelli and Jorginho have to make way for this.
66th minute:
Bayern follow up straight away! Mazraoui brings the ball into the middle on the left side and finds Sané. But the offensive star can no longer press the ball and get the ball onto the goal.
Kimmich puts FCB in the lead: header hits the Allianz Arena
64th minute: GOOOOOOOOOOOOR FOR FC BAYERN!!! There's the tour for the people of Munich!! And it's Joshua Kimmich's head. Sané asserts himself on the left side, but finds no takers with his cross. The ball goes to Guerreiro on the other side, who in turn crosses. Kimmich comes rushing and heaves the ball unstoppably into the goal. 1-0!
61st minute:
Bayern are now pressing Arsenal earlier and earlier after losing the ball. And so far they have been successful. After winning the ball again, Goretzka finishes. Corner. This brings in nothing.
57th minute:
Huge misunderstanding in the Arsenal backline. After a Bayern attack, Saliba wants to pass back to Raya, who is already standing in front of his goal. The ball spins out of bounds a few meters from the goal.
55th minute:
Konrad Laimer receives the first yellow card of the game. The Austrian stops a counterattack from Martin Odegaard in midfield.
52nd minute:
So far, Thomas Tuchel's plan with Noussair Mazraoui seems to be working. The Moroccan has no problems with the nimble Bukayo Saka. Strong play from the full-back.
49th minute:
On the subsequent counterattack, Neuer once again shows his class. After a long ball, the Bayern keeper plays outstandingly and clears it with his head in front of the rushing Martinelli.
Huge opportunity for Bayern: double aluminum hit prevents them from taking the lead
47th minute:
THE HUGE CHANCE FOR BAYERN! Kimmich crosses the ball perfectly timed to Goretzka, who heads the ball onto the crossbar. The rebound goes to Guerreiro, whose ball lands on the post. By far the biggest chance of the game!
46th minute:
It continues in the Allianz Arena. Both teams enter the pitch unchanged.
Conclusion at half time:
So it's goalless going into the catacombs. As in the first leg, Bayern are extremely compact and want to achieve their actions through quick counterattacks. Thomas Tuchel's team did well in the first 35 minutes and had the best chance of the game through Mazraoui. In the last ten minutes, however, Arsenal managed to push Munich extremely far into their own half.
45th minute +1:
And then there's a break. FC Bayern goes into the break with a 0-0 draw against Arsenal.
45th minute:
There is one minute of added time.
44th minute:
It seems as if both teams want to go into the break with this score 0-0.
41st minute:
Arsenal's pressure increases. Bayern are no longer able to keep the Gunners far away from their own goal, as they did in the early stages. In addition, FCB loses the ball too often when moving forward.
38th minute:
Dangerous! Laimer loses the ball while moving forward, but rushes back strongly and is able to clear Odegaard's cross.
36th minute:
Kimmich tries a cross from the half field and hits Saka square in the face. The Englishman remains lying dazed.
31st minute:
And the next really good chance for Arsenal. Odegaard asserts himself strongly on the left flank and finds the completely free Martinelli in the middle. But the Gunner can't place the ball and shoots it straight into Neuer's arms.
Neuer parries brilliantly: Odegaard's deflected shot becomes dangerous
29th minute:
Now the first good chance for the Gunners. Odegaard tries it from a distance and the ball is deflected treacherously for Neuer. The Bayern keeper is actually already on the ground, but then has to reach over again and holds the ball outstandingly.
24th minute:
And the Munich team again! Musiala tries it from around 23 meters. However, Raya is able to parry the ball. The fact remains: Arsenal have more of the ball, but Bayern appear more dangerous.
23rd minute:
The first big chance for Bayern! Once again FCB moves forward quickly. This time via Guerreiro and Mazraoui, who runs over the man in front of him. The Moroccan's cross is dangerously deflected and goes out a few meters from the Arsenal goal.
22nd minute:
Declan Rice tries it from a distance because Bayern are still extremely close. However, Goretzka can block.
16th minute:
Now Bayern quickly get into half of the guests. After an outstanding diagonal ball from Musiala, Sané breaks through to the baseline, but is blocked there for a corner. This brings in nothing.
15th minute:
Bayern are extremely compact and concentrate almost exclusively on defense in the first few minutes. Arsenal have been very confident on the ball so far and have not given Munich a chance to counter.
12th minute:
Both teams are still feeling each other out. Nobody really wants to take risks in the initial phase.
8th minute:
Martinelli tries a shot from the penalty area. However, there was no threat to Manuel Neuer's goal.
7th minute:
As in the first leg, Bayern leave the ball to Arsenal. Tuchel's match plan seems clear: to achieve success through a compact defense and quick counterattacks.
4th minute:
The first goal belongs to Bayern! After a cross from Kimmich, Kane finishes but doesn't put the ball on goal.
3rd minute:
The guests from London start with a longer ball relay. Similar to the first leg, Bayern are initially low and don't want to let anything go wrong.
KICK-OFF! The ball is rolling in the Allianz Arena. FC Bayern welcomes Arsenal FC for the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League. Here we go.
Update from April 17th, 8:54 p.m.:
The tension in the Allianz Arena is palpable. The teams are already ready in the catacombs. Everything is arranged. There is a light drizzle in Munich. The Gunners from London should also know him.
Update from April 17th, 8:22 p.m.:
“This is a great gift, a privilege,” says Thomas Tuchel at the microphone at DAZN, looking forward to the game. For the Bayern coach it's a 50:50 game. “He played it in the national team and delivered very, very good performances for us in the Champions League,” says Tuchel, explaining Mazraoui’s lineup for the suspended Davies.
The 50-year-old justifies the use of Guerreiro with the strength of Bukayo Saka. “It wasn’t Thomas’ role to play half-left-back,” says Tuchel. Serge Gnabry also often had to move into the defensive line in the first leg.
Update from April 17th, 8:11 p.m.:
The Munich team are aiming for their first CL semi-finals since 2020. Since the coup in Lisbon, the German record champions have failed in the quarter-finals three times in a row. The curse should be broken today. Arsenal last reached the semi-finals of the premier class in 2009.
Update from April 17th, 7:55 p.m.:
Mikel Arteta is also largely relying on the team from the first leg. The Spaniard only makes one change. Takehiro Tomiyasu starts at left back instead of Jakub Kiwior.
Bayern line-up against Arsenal: Tuchel relies on Guerreiro
Update from April 17th, 7:51 p.m.:
FC Bayern's lineup is here. And Thomas Tuchel actually relies on Raphaël Guerreiro. Thomas Müller therefore only has a place on the bench for now. Incidentally, it is the first time that the Portuguese has started on the left wing for Bayern. In the first leg, Guerreiro had already come on as a substitute for the injured Gnabry.
Otherwise, compared to the first leg, Noussair Mazraoui replaces the suspended Alphonso Davies.
Update from April 17th, 7:05 p.m.:
Who will Thomas Tuchel put in his starting line-up? It all comes down to a decision between Thomas Müller and Raphaël Guerreiro. We'll know more in less than an hour.
Update from April 17th, 6:34 p.m.:
The tension is rising in the Bavarian capital! The ball will roll in the Champions League in around two and a half hours. The balance sheet speaks for Bayern: in its European Cup history, Munich advanced in 22 out of 25 cases after a draw in a foreign place.
The German record champions also did not lose any of their last 14 home games (11 wins, 3 draws) in the premier class. The last meeting with the Gunners in Munich went to Bayern 5-1.
FC Bayern against Arsenal in the live ticker: lineup surprise for Guerreiro?
First report from April 17th:
Munich – Showdown in the Allianz Arena! FC Bayern welcomes Arsenal FC for the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League (TV information about the game). The starting position is clear: with a win, Munich will be among the best four teams in Europe!
Who will replace Gnabry? Tuchel is probably planning a surprise
After the 2-2 draw at the Emirates a week ago, the German record champions want to improve on their good starting position and reach the CL semi-finals for the first time since 2020. Compared to the first leg, Thomas Tuchel will be without Alphonso Davies (suspended) and Serge Gnabry (torn hamstring).
And according to
Bild
information, a real surprise is looming in Munich's starting eleven. So it's not Thomas Müller who should replace Gnabry, but rather Raphaël Guerreiro! Noussair Mazraoui would take the Davies position in this case.
After BVB's success: Will FCB also make it to the semi-finals?
Otherwise, Tuchel should trust the same starting eleven as in London. For Munich, the Champions League is the last chance for the title in a messed up season. After BVB, Munich could also be the second German team in the semi-finals.
Will the German record champions take the next step towards Wembley?
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