There will be two Bundesliga clubs in the top four of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund was joined by Bayern Munich, who won 1-0 at home against Arsenal in the quarter-final second leg.
Based on the course of the current season, paradoxically – despite the historical rivalry of both teams – the favorite of the two-legged match was the team from north London. And more than a little.
Arsenal ran out of ideas
The Bavarians are currently playing a very bad season, they are in a huge crisis, best evidenced by the fact that after 11 years of domination, they lost the national championship to Bayer Leverkusen five rounds before the end. And Arsenal is completely different – perhaps this season, after two decades, they will finally regain control in the mighty Premier League.
However, the Champions League is the Champions League. Bayern has felt great there for years and knows how to prepare for evenings like Wednesday's.
After the first match, the status quo was maintained – a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium a week earlier. However, a repeat at the Allianz Arena was out of the question – only the hosts' players showed football quality and willingness to play. Arsenal actually did not create any meaningful opportunities throughout the entire match, playing too conservatively and sometimes without any ideas.
Joshua Kimich scored the winning goalGettyImages
And Bayern? He waited for his moment and gradually increased his advantage, especially in the second half. Shortly after the break, Leon Goretzka's header hit the crossbar, and then Raphael Guerreiro hit the post.
Everything was decided in the 63rd minute – that's when the Portuguese full-back played softly from the left side, Joshua Kimmich ran up to the ball in the penalty area and hit the ball diagonally. Perfect, worthy of the Champions League semi-final.
Jakub Kiwior didn't help the Gunners that day – he sat on the bench the entire match.
Bayern Munich – Arsenal 1-0
Goal: Joshua Kimich (63rd)
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