“Borussia” Dortmund beat “Atletico” Madrid 4:2 (2:0) at home, winning 5:4 in two games.
Within six minutes at the end of the first half, the home team scored 2-0 with the goals of Julian Brandt and Ian Mätsen.
In 16 minutes, the guests fought back at the beginning of the second half. First, Mats Hummels sent the ball into his own goal, but Angel Correa scored in the 64th minute.
Two more goals scored by the hosts within four minutes in the 74th minute after the “goals” of Niklas Fillkrug and Marcel Zabicer allowed “Borussia” to reach 4:2.
Meanwhile, PSG won 4:1 (1:1) away from Barcelona, winning 6:4 in the sum of two matches.
In the 12th minute, Rafinha put the hosts in the lead after a pass from 16-year-old Lamin Jamal, but the chances of the hosts were reduced by Ronald Araujo’s red card in the 29th minute.
Paying more attention to the defense, in the 34th minute “Barcelona” made a change, instead of forward Jamal, defender Injigo Martinez was sent on the field.
PSG equalized the result in the 40th minute when Ousmane Dembele scored after Bradley Barkol’s pass – 1:1.
PSG won the victory in the second half, in the 54th minute after a pass from Ashraf Hakimi, Vitinja scored a goal and in the 61st minute, Kylian Mbappe scored an 11-yard shot. Mbappe sent the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, which Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen failed to reach.
In the 56th minute, the home coach Xavi Hernandez also received a red card for not being in his place.
In the 89th minute, the question of the winner was solved by Mbappe, who sent the ball rebounding in the penalty area into the lower right corner – 4:1.
Two more quarter-final second legs will be played on Wednesday evening.
32 teams played in the main tournament of the Champions League. The two best teams of each subgroup made it to the round of 16, while the third-placed team continued their season in the UEFA Europa League elimination tournament.
The final will be held on June 1, 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Manchester City won the Champions League last season, beating Italian club Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul, winning the competition for the first time.
2024-04-17 06:41:27
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