Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland scores the crew’s first aim in opposition to Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal conflict in Munich on April 19, 2023
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Manchester City cruised into the Champions League semi-finals after a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich on Wednesday secured a 4-1 combination win that moved them a step nearer to an elusive first title in the competitors.
City ahead Erling Haaland, who had missed a first-half penalty, made amends in the 57th minute, drilling in his forty eighth aim in all competitions this season to kill off the tie earlier than Bayern levelled with a Joshua Kimmich penalty in the 83rd.
It was City’s fifteenth consecutive sport with out defeat throughout all competitions and Pep Guardiola’s crew, shedding finalists in 2021, will subsequent face holders Real Madrid in the final 4.
Record for Guardiola
It was additionally the tenth time Guardiola had reached the semi-finals as a coach, a brand new document.
“I am so happy to be three in a row semi-finals (with City),” Guardiola mentioned. “I could not expect (Bayern) differently, you saw how good they are.”
“In this competition it is the details. In these two games in the right moments we were there,” mentioned Guardiola, who coached Bayern from 2013-16.
“In the second half we adjusted some things and since minute one in the second half we felt were much, much more in control.”
Bayern at all times had a mountain to climb after shedding 3-0 in the primary leg, however acquired off to a powerful begin.
Kingsley Coman was a relentless supply of hazard on the wing, preserving City defenders busy, and the hosts’ greatest likelihood got here in the seventeenth minute when Leroy Sane latched on to a Jamal Musiala cross however dragged his shot large with solely keeper Ederson to beat.
The Bavarians, knocked out of the German Cup two weeks in the past following coach Thomas Tuchel’s arrival, caught a break a minute later when defender Dayot Upamecano was initially despatched off after receiving a straight pink card for a last-man foul on Haaland.
A VAR assessment, nonetheless, confirmed the striker was offside and the Bayern defender’s dismissal was overturned.
Haaland misses, then scores
Upamecano, who had been closely criticised for his mistake that led to City’s second aim in the primary leg, was much less lucky a bit of later when he was penalised for a handball. Haaland despatched his penalty excessive over the bar, a uncommon miss for the Norwegian striker this season, however he did significantly better after the restart.
After combining properly with Kevin De Bruyne, Haaland shook off the embattled Upamecano, earlier than beating keeper Yann Sommer, setting a brand new document having taken simply 27 matches to succeed in 35 targets in Europe’s premier membership competitors.
City’s aim was the primary Bayern conceded at dwelling in the whole competitors this season and the hosts, who’ve solely the Bundesliga title left to play for, acquired an equaliser when Kimmich transformed a spot kick.
“It is really annoying that we didn’t take the lead with all the chances that we had,” Kimmich mentioned. I might have favored to see how this match had gone if we had made it 1-0 in the primary half.”
Their frustrating evening was completed when Tuchel was sent off after a second booking in the 86th minute.
Inter see off Benfica to arrange Milan showdown
Inter drew 3-3 with Benfica on Wednesday to win their Champions League quarter-final 5-3 on combination and can face metropolis rivals AC Milan for the appropriate to be the primary Italian crew to succeed in the ultimate for six years.
It can be Inter’s first semi-final look since they received the European Cup for the third time in 2010, the final Italian Champions League triumph with Juventus shedding the 2015 and 2017 finals.
“It will be a special derby,” Inter striker Lautaro Martinez, who ended his 10-game scoring drought by scoring his crew’s second aim in opposition to Benfica, informed Amazon Prime Video.
“We all know what this sport means, to play a Milan derby in the Champions League semi-finals.
