Manchester City put England ahead in the semi-finals, after defeating Bayern Munich 3-0, in the match that took place today, Tuesday, on the grounds of the Etihad Stadium, for the first leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals.
The match started in its first round with a big club between the two teams, seeking to open the scoring early, in order to conduct the match the way they wanted, especially by Thomas Tuchel, who leads Bayern Munich for the first time in the European Champions League, after being appointed coach of the team to succeed Nagelsmann.
The two teams exchanged control between themselves, with an advantage for Manchester City through the offensive initiative, at a time when Bayern Munich suffered from offensive depth, in the absence of its striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, due to injury, noting that goalkeeper Jan Sumer saved his team in many Occasionally, balls were destined for his net.
After many failed attempts, Manchester City managed to score the first goal in the 27th minute through Rodrigo Hernandez, with a powerful shot from outside the operations box, leaving no chance for goalkeeper Jan Sumire to save, while Thomas Tuchel urged his players to rush more, In order to tie before the end of the first round.
Bayern Munich tried to equalize in various possible ways, through the few attempts that were made available to him, without being able to do so, in the absence of solutions and a striker capable of turning the balls into the net, while Manchester City kept maneuvering from time to time, in search of scoring the second goal, without He was also able to achieve his goal, so that the first round ended with Haaland’s comrades advancing with a clean goal over Tuchel’s sons.
Bayern Munich entered the second round impulsively from the start, hoping to adjust the result and then search for the goal of victory, before the return match that will take place next Wednesday, on the grounds of its Allianz Arena, while De Bruyne’s comrades continued their maneuvers, in order to surprise Tuchel’s sons with the second goal, but All their chances were in vain, as Jan Somer continued to shine in the saves.
And at a time when Bayern Munich was looking for a tie, Manchester City surprised him with the second goal in the 70th minute with a header by Bernando Silva, and the third after only seven minutes thanks to Erling Haaland, thus putting Guardiola’s sons ahead in the European Champions League semi-finals, before the Allianz Arena match next week, After the match ended with a 3-0 victory.
Bayern Munich will host Manchester City, on Tuesday, April 18, at the Allianz Arena, starting at seven in the evening, for the second leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals.
In another match that took place at the same time, on the grounds of Al-Nour Stadium, for the first leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals, Inter Milan managed to win with two clean goals over Benfica, Portugal, also putting one foot in the golden square.
The first half ended as it began on a whim, after the two teams failed to translate the opportunities they had into goals, due to lack of focus and haste in the final touch, not to mention the good standing of the two goalkeepers Odysseas Vlachodemus and Andre Onana, thus delaying the decision on the identity of the victor until the second round. .
The second round was completely different from the previous one, after Inter Milan managed to open the scoring in the 51st minute through the player Niccolo Barella, thus finding Benfica late in the result, at home and in front of its fans, and demanding a tie, to remain in the competition to qualify for the semi-finals, before The return match will take place next Wednesday.
Benfica of Portugal tried to equalize through the attempts that were made available to him without success, in the absence of offensive efficiency, while Inter Milan, Italy, was looking for the second goal, until he managed to do so in the 82nd minute through the player Romelu Lukaku from a penalty kick, while it did not. The last minutes knew anything new, so the match ended with the victory of Mkhitaryan’s comrades with two clean goals over Roger Schmidt’s sons.
Inter Milan will host its Portuguese guest, Benfica, on Wednesday, April 19, at the San Siro stadium, starting at seven in the evening, for the second leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals.