Manchester City drew 1-1 in the second leg of the quarterfinals against Bayern Munich in the 2022/23 European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 20th (Korean time).
Man City, who took the lead in the 12th minute메이저놀이터 of the second half with Elling Hollan’s goal, allowed a penalty kick to Yoshua Kimmich in the 38th minute of the second half, but did not allow additional goals afterwards and maintained the balance.
Man City, who won 3-0 in the last game, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 aggregate score over Munich and the first and second games, and will face Real Madrid, who reached the quarterfinals before Man City.
Inter Milan, who played the match at the same time, also succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals. In the second leg against Benfica at San Siro in Milan, Italy, they drew 3-3.
Inter Milan won 2-0 in the first leg, and in the second leg played at home this time, they were able to confirm their advance to the semifinals with a 3-3 draw after a slugfest. It is the first time in 13 years since the 2009/10 season that Inter Milan have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Their opponent in the quarterfinals is defending Serie A champion AC Milan.
The four teams that made it to the semifinals have great reputations and skills, but they also have stories from each confrontation, so it seems that they will be enough to satisfy fans’ expectations.
Man City and Real have clashed in the Champions League semifinals in the 2021/22 season. The two teams have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the third consecutive season, and this quarter-final draw saw them face each other twice out of three.
At that time, Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-3 at home, and advanced 1-0 in the second leg away, and were likely to advance to the final. However, at the end of the second half, Real scored three goals with Rodrygo’s multi-goal and Benzema’s penalty kick, and had to suffer a bitter elimination.
Manchester City, who advanced to the final due to an unfortunate elimination, is expected to seek revenge against Real, and Real is also expected to do its best to maintain its status as the strongest in the Champions League.
The Milan derby is also not pushed. The Milanese brothers have not faced each other in the semi-finals since they faced each other in the Champions League semi-finals of the 2002/03 season, leading to their first Champions League derby match in 20 years.
At that time, AC Milan reached the final by beating Inter Milan, and won the championship by defeating Juventus in the final.
Since the two teams have rebounded by dividing even the Serie A championship in the last two years, a fierce battle is expected in the semifinals as well.
The fierce competition for the finals of the four teams will begin with the first leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu, Spain on May 10th.