Man City out after penalty shoot-out defeat to Real Madrid
Bayern will face Real Madrid in the semi-finals
Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid (agg 4-4) 3-4 after penalties
Holders Manchester City are out of the Champions League following a penalty shoot-out defeat to Real Madrid in an epic encounter at the Etihad Stadium.
After a 1-1 draw on the night that left the teams tied 4-4 on aggregate, Antonio Rudiger scored the winning spot-kick after Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic had their attempts saved to see the 14-time winners progress 4-3 in the shoot-out.
Rodrygo had given Carlo Ancelotti’s side the advantage on the night and in the tie with an early goal on the counter-attack but Kevin De Bruyne’s 76th-minute equaliser took the game into extra-time, in which neither heavyweight could deliver the knockout blow.
It was a backs-to-the-wall effort by Madrid and Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions were applauded from the pitch even in defeat. But their hopes of an unprecedented second successive treble are over. It is Madrid who face Bayern Munich in the last four.
Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal (agg 3-2)
A bullet header from Joshua Kimmich saw Bayern Munich win 1-0 in their Champions League quarter-final second leg, claiming a 3-2 aggregate victory and knocking Arsenal out of the competition.
The return leg did not quite have the drama of the first at the Emirates, but the Germans took advantage of a moment of lax Arsenal defending.
Kimmich powered home his effort just after the hour to see the Gunners beaten, suffering another blow to their hopes of silverware this season after a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Super Sunday.
Bayern will face Real Madrid in the semi-finals after they beat holders Manchester City on penalties in Wednesday’s other quarter-final. The tie is set to take place on April 30 or May 1 and May 7 or 8.
