It was an all-or-nothing situation where Bayern, however seemingly in crisis, emerged victorious due to its greater experience in top competition. The six-time European champions are in the semi-finals of the Champions League after ending the dream of Mikel Arteta thanks to a single goal from Joshua Kimmich (1-0) which decided the tie after 2-2 at the Emirates.
He has done it at PSG and Chelsea and now Thomas Tuchel He has done it again despite the fact that he has an expiration date at Bayern in a turbulent season where on Sunday they surrendered the Bundesliga to Bayer Leverkusen after eleven consecutive years of hegemony. But the competitive gene of the Bavarian team was able to overcome an Arsenal that appeared in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in 2010.
Harry Kane He started by warning with a shot that went slightly wide, but it was clear that Arsenal began to dominate the favored ball as Bayern deliberately sat back, waiting for their chance to create space.
Musiala, lighthouse of Bayern
At first the strategy went well for Thomas Tuchel because Jamal Musiala His team’s leading light in attacking play, he provided plenty of starts and even tested David Raya with a shot from outside the area that the Catalan goalkeeper deflected near the post (24′).
But Arsenal’s dominance became deeper and deeper, taking advantage of the fact that the rival did not press high and had problems getting the ball out, so they could not connect with Kane.
So, after half an hour came the English’s first chance despite that fact Bukayo Then, well controlled by Noussair Mazraoui and Raphaël Guerreiro for his band. Martin Odegaard’s long shot from a stranger sent him out Manuel Neuer by hand changed with some excitement.
A few seconds later a ball of Odegaard he finished it in the middle Gabriel Martinelli in Neuer’s hands. The German goalkeeper also saved a header from Kai Havertz after Declan Rice’s cross before half-time.
Double occasion with two wood finishes
The trend in which the first half ended changed after the break. The match continued with a double chance from Bayern finishing at the posts. First Leon Goretzka headed a cross onto the crossbar Joshua Kimmich and, on the rebound, Guerreiro’s shot went off the post.
Kimmich, head first!
Bayern didn’t just watch their arrival, they put an extra level of intensity into the match and, although Kane was still absent, he scored a perfect header from Kimmich after Guerreiro’s cross in the middle of the area (63′).
Arteta brought it Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard to give your team more depth. He did not succeed because the accumulation of attacking players did not bring opportunities. On the other hand, Bayern, with more space always coming out through Musiala, had a 2-0 advantage with some dangerous arrivals and even surpassed the Gunners’ possession.
Another blow for Arsenal
Arsenal are the living image of impotence and took another heavy blow after losing the lead in the Premier League on Sunday when they lost at home to Aston Villa. On the other hand, Bayern returned to the semi-finals of the Champions League since 2020, when they won against PSG.
match lineup
1
6
40
27
4
fifteen
10
8
9
42
22
22
4
18
twenty
2
6
8
41
29
7
Eleven
Allianz Arena
David Raya22
62′
91′
Ben White4
83′
75′
Takehiro Tomiyasu18
85′
53′
Jorginhotwenty
67′
William Saliba2
Gabriel Magalhães6
88′
Martin Odegaard8
Declan Rice41
Kai Havertz29
Bukayo Saka7
Gabriel MartinelliEleven
67′
Replacements
Aaron Ramsdale1
Karl Hein31
88′
Jakub Kiwiorfifteen
75′
Oleksandr Zinchenko35
Thomas Party5
Emile Smith Rowe10
Fabio Vieiratwenty-one
Mohamed Elneny25
Gabriel Jesus9
67′
92′
Eddie Nketiah14
85′
Leandro Trossard19
67′
Reiss Nelson24
coach
Thomas Tuchel
Mikel Arteta
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
