Historical of the Champions Leaguewith six titles and five other finals, Bayern Munich He seems to always be there, lurking, looking for an opportunity, even when he doesn’t appear as a strong candidate on the radar. But it is supported by its status as a European giant and cup-winning team. Even in a year that went from discreet to bad in terms of results, in which they did not even do well in the Bundesliga, surpassed by an illuminated Leverkusen, which broke an 11-year hegemony of the Bavarians in the German championship. However, in the Champions League he is there, among the four best, faithful to his history.
At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich defeated 1-0 Arsenal English with goal Joshua Kimmich, enough to sign a 3-2 overall. The thrilling 2-2 score in the first leg was followed by a much more austere revenge. It was enough for Thomas Tuchel’s team to win 1-0 and be in the semifinals again, a stage in which they await Real Madrid, a duel to which they will attend as a challenger.
Not much happened in the first half. The first 20 minutes on the grass of the Allianz Arena left more good intentions than quality on the part of both. It was there when Gabriel Martinelli dangerously approached the local goal with an individual action, stopped by the Bayern defenders almost in the six-yard box. The Germans responded with two chances in a row, first with a shot by Noussair Mazraoui that grazed the left post, and then with another by Jamal Musiala, neither of them lucky.
Arsenal also increased the intensity and, around the half-hour mark, Martin Odegaard put Manuel Neuer in trouble with a shot from outside the area that hit an opponent and forced the goalkeeper to correct his stretch. The German goalkeeper then suffered from a left-footed shot by Martinelli inside the area, after a pass from Odegaard, which went just high.
The best of Bayern Munich’s victory
Upon returning to the locker room, the development changed. Arsenal started with less intensity and Bayern Munich punished. The imbalance came at 18 minutes: Leroy Sané overflowed from the right and crossed the delivery, Raphael Guerreiro arrived from the left, and the Portuguese sent the perfect cross for the arrival of Joshua Kimmich, who inflated the net with a header at maximum power , unattainable.
Although Mikel Arteta moved his bench, neither Leandro Trossard nor Gabriel Jesus had the desired impact on the management of the ‘Gunners’. Bayern handled the last one of the game well, slowed down the pace and relied on Musiala’s speed in transitions. Gabriel Jesus prowled for the equalizer, but wasted his chance. There was not much more from the English team, which had the last chance in the 43rd minute, in a right hand from Odegaard, which Neuer deflected with his left glove, although the referee did not call the corresponding corner.
Arsenal couldn’t, as they said goodbye to the top continental competition. For its part, the team coached by Thomas Tuchel returns to the semifinals after four years, looking for a title to win this season. Their last success in the Champions League was in 2020, in that strange “Super 8″ that ended with the final won against PSG. Harry Kane, the star that Bayern hired for this season, took another step towards what would be the first trophy of his career, and in the process, he took personal revenge on the club that did not take him into account when he was a juvenile Bayern Munich moves forward, with the wisdom and skill of Neuer, Kimmich, Goretzka and Sané, columns with years of experience and ability in those all-or-nothing duels. Bayern Munich is once again among the four best in Europe, and it is not a partner by any means.