Joshua Kimmich of Bayern Munich scores his group’s first purpose previous David Raya of Arsenal throughout the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on April 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.
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Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich powered in a 63rd-minute header to offer the Germans a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday and ship them by means of to the semifinals for the primary time in 4 years with a 3-2 combination win.
Germany worldwide Kimmich timed his run into the field completely to attach with a Raphael Guerreiro cross and put Bayern, who had earlier hit the woodwork twice from a double likelihood, in the driving seat following a 2-2 first-leg draw.
The Bavarians, enduring their worse home season in greater than a decade after failing to win each the Bundesliga title and the German Cup, will subsequent face both Manchester City or Real Madrid in the final 4.
There was little to separate the 2 sides in a cautious first half with Bayern threatening early with two pictures from striker Harry Kane, who had scored in the primary leg.
Arsenal, bidding to achieve the semi-finals for the primary time since 2009, had been nearly caught on the break in the twenty third minute when Noussair Mazraoui’s cutback after a fast flip of tempo was palmed large by David Raya. The Arsenal keeper additionally blocked a Jamal Musiala shot a minute later as Bayern had a short spell of strain in the primary half.
The greatest likelihood, nonetheless, fell to Arsenal in the thirty second with Gabriel Martinelli’s first-time shot, after good work from Martin Odegaard, going straight to keeper Manuel Neuer, who set a contest file together with his 58th clear sheet.
The hosts went shut straight after the restart with Leon Goretzka’s header bouncing off the crossbar earlier than Guerreiro hit the submit with a shot on the rebound.
But they regularly upped the strain towards a toothless Arsenal and Kimmich charged into the field and drilled his header previous Raya.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta made a number of substitutions however they may not discover a means into the German field and had no actual scoring probabilities in the second half with Bayern remaining disciplined and in management of the sport.
The defeat caps a disappointing 4 days for Arteta’s group after their Premier League title problem suffered a blow with their loss to Aston Villa on Sunday.
