German Bayern Munich reached the semi-finals of the Champions League by defeating its English guest Arsenal in Munich in the second leg of the quarter-finals. Joshua Kimmich scored the only goal of the match in the 63rd minute and it was enough to reach the quarter-finals after returning with a valuable 2-2 draw in the first leg in London. .
In the next round, Bayern Munich will meet the winner of the match between defending champion Manchester City and Real Madrid, and the crisis of the English Arsenal team has increased, as it lost the top spot in the English Premier League last week and exited the Champions League and lost its chance to reach the Club World Cup.
The Bavarian team advanced to the semi-finals for the first time since 2020, when it won the title at the expense of French club Paris Saint-Germain.
The competition is considered the only hope for Bayern Munich to save its season after it gave up the German Championship to Bayer Leverkusen after controlling it in the last 11 seasons and exiting early from the local cup competition.
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel was forced to make two changes to the lineup for the first leg, including Portuguese Rafael Guerrero instead of the injured Serge Gnabry in the left wing position, and Moroccan defender Noussair Mazrouai instead of the suspended Canadian Alfonso Davis.
On the other hand, Arsenal’s Spanish coach, Mikel Arteta, made one substitution, including Japanese full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu instead of Polish Jakub Kievor.
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