Late strikes from Luis Diaz and Michael Olise sealed a dramatic 4-3 win for Bayern Munich over Real Madrid on Wednesday, clinching a 6-4 aggregate victory and setting up a semi-final with holders Paris Saint-Germain, while Arsenal advanced after riding their luck in a nervous goalless draw against Sporting that clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory.
The tie in Germany was level at the break in the second leg after a scintillating opening half, with record 15-time European champions Real Madrid going ahead three times on the night.
Arda Guler pounced on a loose Manuel Neuer pass to put the visitors ahead after just 34 seconds at the Allianz Arena. He scored again from a free-kick after Aleksandar Pavlovic equalized. Harry Kane put Bayern back ahead in the tie only for Kylian Mbappe to restore parity overall when he put Madrid 3-2 up before halftime.
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Eduardo Camavinga was sent off for a second yellow card with four minutes left and Bayern pushed forward, Diaz blasting into the corner from outside the box after a crucial deflection. With Real pressing for an equalizer, Olise curled in a magnificent shot to rubberstamp Bayern’s ticket to the last four and keep alive their quest for a seventh European crown.
Tempers boiled over after the final whistle with Guler picking up a straight red for confronting the referee.
Mikel Arteta’s team were well below their best in the quarter-final second leg at the Emirates Stadium, but they held onto their slender first-leg advantage as Sporting failed to make them pay for the latest in a growing list of angst-ridden performances.
The Gunners are to face Atletico Madrid for a place in the final.
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