Champions League Wrap: Gunners’ 15-year drought continues as familiar foes strike; City cruelled in tense shootout
A 63rd-minute Joshua Kimmich header gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Arsenal and a place in the Champions League semi-finals on Thursday (AEST).
The 3-2 aggregate quarter-final victory means Bayern return to the last-four for the first time since winning the title in 2020.
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Bayern will now face Real Madrid in the semi finals after the Spanish giants beat Manchester City in a penalty shootout after their tie was level at 4-4 on aggregate.
The result continues a poor week for Arsenal, who conceded top spot in the Premier League table on Sunday with their first league loss of 2024.
Unlike last week’s four-goal spectacle in London, Wednesday’s match was a cagey affair, with few clear chances for either side in a testy opening half.
Midway through the second-half and with extra-time on the horizon, Kimmich burst through the Arsenal box and headed in a perfect Raphael Guerreiro chip.
Six-time Champions League winners Bayern join fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, who face Paris Saint-Germain, in the final four.
Hit by injuries to several first-team attackers including former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry -- who scored along with Harry Kane in the first leg -- and Kingsley Coman, Tuchel pushed Guerreiro into the forwards.
The move worked early, with the Portuguese finding space down the left flank and linking well with Musiala in the centre.
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