Arsenal, Bayern advance to Champions League semifinals

Arsenal have progressed to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League despite playing out a goalless draw with Sporting CP in the second leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday night.

Leading 1-0 from the first leg in Portugal, the Gunners had the upper hand, and they held on goalless at the Emirates Stadium to beat the Portuguese.

Arsenal reached the Champions League semi-finals two seasons in a row for the first time in their history.

Mikel Arteta’s side will now face Atletico Madrid in the last four as they fight for a place in the final.

Elsewhere, Bayern and Real Madrid put on a thrilling display at the Allianz stadium as the German side secured a 6-4 aggregate win to progress to the semi-finals.

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Trailing 2-1 in the first leg at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid had the opportunity to fight, and gave everything in the second leg.

But it was Bayern who won the day as they secured a 4-3 home win in a thrilling encounter to progress to the last four.

Harry Kane and Michael Olise were among Bayern’s scorers while Kylian Mbappe and Ardar Güler were on the scoresheet for Real, who ended the match with nine men following two red cards.

The German champions have now set a Champions League semi-final date with reigning champions Paris St-Germain.

The winner of this match will face Arsenal or Sporting in the Champions League final.