2024/25 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Quarter-Finals, Leg 2

Aston Villa 3-2 PSG (4-5 on Aggregate)

Despite a strong comeback, it still wasn’t enough for Aston Villa as Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Semi-Finals! After just 11 minutes, PSG had the lead as Achraf Hakimi scored following a poor mistake by Emiliano Martinez! In the 27th minute, it was 2-0 to PSG as Nuno Mendes made it 5-1 on Aggregate! In the 34th minute, Aston Villa had one back as Youri Tielemans effort went flying in off Willian Pacho before Ousmane Dembele had a goal ruled out for offside! Honestly, Dembele should never have been offside here! In the 55th minute, Villa had another one back as John McGinn scored following another deflection off Pacho before, just 2 minutes later, and Villa were now in front on the night through Ezri Konsa! Gianluigi Donnarumma then pulled out a cracking save to stop Tielemans from scoring again before Donnarumma made another good save, this time to deny Marco Asensio! And then, right at the end of the game, Ian Maatsen had a great chance to send the game into Extra Time, but his effort was brilliantly blocked by Willian Pacho! In the end, it’s a performance that Aston Villa can be proud of, but it’s still not enough for them! Villa take on Newcastle tomorrow as they look to try and get straight back into the Champions League for next season! As for Paris Saint-Germain, they held on here! PSG take on Le Havre next time out, and they’ll fancy themselves against Arsenal in the Semis!

Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona (3-5 on Aggregate)

FC Barcelona’s First Leg advantage proved too much for Borussia Dortmund to overcome as the German side’s dream of making it to back-to-back Champions League Finals came to an end! After Wojciech Szczesny made a stupid challenge to concede a penalty, Serhou Guirassy stepped up and scored to give Borussia Dortmund the lead inside 11 minutes! Pascal Gross then had a goal ruled out for offside before Szczesny made up for his stupid challenge with multiple key saves! In the 49th minute, it was 2-0 to Dortmund as Guirassy scored again, but just 5 minutes later, and BVB’s momentum faltered as Ramy Bensebaini scored a costly own goal! In the 76th minute, Dortmund had another goal back as Serhou Guirassy completed his hat-trick, but it wasn’t to be enough as the hosts had another goal ruled out for offside! In the end, this was a much better performance from Borussia Dortmund, but they lost the tie in the First Leg! Dortmund host Borussia Monchengladbach this Sunday as they look to find their way back into a European place! As for FC Barcelona, they’re through to the Semi-Finals! Barca host Celta Vigo next time out, and they’ll believe they’re good enough to win the entire tournament from here!

Inter Milan 2-2 Bayern Munich (4-3 on Aggregate)

A First Leg victory proved enough for Inter Milan to knockout Bayern Munich! After no one took their chances in the First Half, it was Bayern Munich who took the lead 7 minutes into the second through Harry Kane! In the 58th minute, Inter Milan were back on level terms through Lautaro Martinez before, just 3 minutes later, Inter were in front as Benjamin Pavard completely flipped the game on his head! In the 76th minute, Bayern were back in the fight as Eric Dier headed home well, but Bayern just weren’t able to take their chances to send the game into Extra Time! Overall, Inter Milan are heading back to the Semi-Finals of the UEFA Champions League! Inter had to Bologna next time out before they face a difficult test against Barcelona! As for Bayern Munich, their First Leg loss hurt them dear! Bayern head to FC Heidenheim next time out as they look to try and win back their Bundesliga Title!

Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 on Aggregate)

Another storming win for Arsenal knocked the Reigning Champions Real Madrid out of the competition! Kylian Mbappe had a goal ruled for offside after just 2 minutes before Arsenal were awarded a penalty after Raul Asencio pulled down Mikel Merino! It was Bukayo Saka who stepped up for the visitors, but his effort was brilliantly saved by Thibaut Courtois! Real Madrid were then awarded a penalty of their own after Kylian Mbappe went down following contact from Declan Rice, but the referee then decided to change his decision! In the 65th minute, Arsenal had the lead through Bukayo Saka, but their lead only lasted around 60 seconds as Vinicius Junior equalised almost straight away! What the heck was William Saliba doing here, this is absolutely abysmal! Endrick then had a great opportunity to give Real Madrid the lead which he blasted wide before, in the 93rd minute, Gabriel Martinelli scored to seal a terrific victory for The Gunners! In the end, Real Madrid weren’t good enough here! Madrid host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as they look to try and end the season as LaLiga Champions! As for Arsenal, fair play to them! The Gunners head to Ipswich next time out, and they will very much believe that this is their Champions League to lose now!