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00:00A goal-laden Tuesday saw our first two semi-finalists confirmed, and while there were no surprises
00:08in the end, Cerro Gerasi's treble almost made Barcelona tremble, while Aston Villa so nearly
00:14had a night to remember.
00:17The wind is with Villa! Only one in it!
00:21Gigi Donnarumma's heroics ensuring PSG's progression, but who will join them in the
00:27final four?
00:27Welcome to the UEFA Champions League Highlight Show.
00:32Coming up, Bayern had to beat Inter in Milan, something no team had managed in their last
00:3714 Champions League home games, while Arsenal appeared to be tantalisingly close to a first
00:43UCL semi-final for 16 years as they travelled to Madrid.
00:49Nine goals on Tuesday, with Villa coming from two down to win on the night, but lose 5-4
00:54on aggregate.
00:55It's Arsenal or the defending champions for the French champions next.
01:00Inter and Bayern continued their fight for the right to face Barcelona.
01:04And we start Wednesday's review in northern Italy.
01:08Last week's first-legged encounter between the respective league leaders of the Bundesliga
01:16and Serie A saw Inter seize the initiative, thanks to a brilliant strike from Lautaro Martínez.
01:23Bayern persevered despite that blow, and the supremely well-organised Inera Zuri defence was
01:29finally breached for just the third time in Europe this season.
01:32Thomas Müller on target, the Germans' joy was short-lived though.
01:35Inter quickly struck again with a flowing move, finished off by Davide Fratesi, to leave
01:41them in polar position.
01:43Simoni and Zaghi's side boast the best defence in the competition, and had a chance to equal
01:56a club record by recording a seventh successive UCL home win.
02:00Bayern's away form has been hit or miss up to this point in Europe, with three wins and three
02:05defeats.
02:06They have, however, tended to do well on Italian soil in recent seasons, losing just one of
02:11their last eight games in that part of the world.
02:15Matching with great interest for us were Stuart Robson and Martin Tyler.
02:20Well then, to recall Federico Di Marco, who stayed on the bench during the first leg because
02:25he wasn't fully fit.
02:26He is now.
02:27So Carlos Augusto, a bit unluckily, he was involved in both goals in Munich.
02:31He steps down.
02:32That's the only change.
02:33Davide Fratesi, who came on in Munich and scored that priceless winning goal, he's still
02:39on the bench.
02:40Cristiani Aslani, who was suspended from the first game, is available again.
02:44Amongst tonight's substitute, as is the fit again, Iran international Mehdi Tauremi.
02:50Well, Bayern are still without a raft of senior players like Manuel Neuer, who is here supporting
02:56his teammates.
02:57Upamecano out, Davies out, Musiala, a big miss again.
03:01They also make just the one switch from that home game.
03:04Thomas Muller, scoring substitutes in dramatic, almost fairytale fashion in the Allianz Arena,
03:10is rewarded with a start and this is his final season at the club.
03:14He's in for Rafael Guerrero.
03:16Harry Kane did miss that golden opportunity in the first game.
03:19Bayern need him firing at his best now.
03:26Bayern have won here 1988, 2006, 2011 and 2022 when Leroy Zane was a scorer.
03:33He plays tonight.
03:352-1, remember, to the Italian club from eight evenings ago.
03:43Muller's back heel.
03:45It's a promising start this from the German club.
03:47Yeah, great little ball around the corner.
03:50And Lise with the strike.
03:52Lovely flick from Thomas Muller.
03:54And here's the block.
03:56Oh, he just has his ankle stood on by Lise.
03:59Complete accident.
04:00Oh, did Kim just catch him there?
04:08Yes, he did.
04:09And that is the first yellow card of the evening.
04:17And Turan was just too quick.
04:19He didn't need to make the challenge, did he?
04:21Now he's going to be under pressure for the rest of the game.
04:24All the worry from the German perspective that the next goal, if Inter get it, could end their hopes.
04:32And they nearly got it here, Turan was trying to apply the finishing touch.
04:37Well, it'll be interesting to see this again.
04:39How do the Inter players get in so easily here?
04:41Well, the players in the front area for Bayern don't go back.
04:44The players in the middle of the goal do.
04:46So, Achebe was onside, so too was Turan.
04:50There's a chance for Achebe.
04:54Lyman.
04:58Inter looking to be champions for a second successive season,
05:02which hasn't happened until around the time that they were European winners in the Mourinho era.
05:12Kane wanted to get deep to the far post.
05:14Doesn't get to him, he was unmarked.
05:17Here he is now.
05:18Find a way to shoot, he loves to do that.
05:21And that's what he does.
05:23Harry Kane with a big moment.
05:26He wasted a chance in the first leg.
05:28He's taken this one.
05:29And Bayern have got level on aggregate.
05:32That's where Inter was saying there was a foul earlier in the move.
05:40There's the cross that wasn't particularly good.
05:42But Goretzka just lays it to Kane.
05:45DiMarco doesn't get tight enough.
05:46Look how far he is away.
05:47And then, as he sticks his leg out, I think it goes between his legs.
05:51Just here.
05:52Just here.
05:53There we are.
05:54And Soma can't dive.
05:56Great finish from Harry Kane.
05:58It's his 40th goal in the Champions League in 57 games.
06:03Only Erling Haaland and Ruud van Nistelrooy have done it quicker.
06:08Ten minutes gone in the second half, a significant passage in this particular story in the quarter-final of this season's Champions League.
06:19And here's Elise.
06:20A real spring in Bayern step now.
06:22Oh, what a chance for Muller.
06:26Yeah, Elise again.
06:27I thought he was going to go down the outside, but he picks out a lovely pass.
06:30Oh, he's got to hit the target here.
06:33Muller.
06:36It's a good long throw towards the near post.
06:39I'm trying to flick it on.
06:46He's left to DiMarco, that out-swinger.
06:49And they've got a goal back, and just on cue, Lautaro Martinez delivers.
06:54That means so much to him, the club, and the Italian football.
07:02No wonder he stands and salutes.
07:04Hardly had a chance.
07:06And he's absolutely buried as the ball dropped from close range.
07:11Well, it travelled a long way.
07:13Bayern obviously don't defend it very well, and the ball just dropped.
07:18And he was not going to miss that, was he?
07:21Raced onto it, smashed it into the back of the net.
07:23And there it hits Kimmich, and goes straight back.
07:27Kimmich tries to get it away, goes straight back to Martinez.
07:30And there's the finish.
07:33Martinez on the mark yet again.
07:35Here he is once more.
07:42And that was it.
07:44Chaninolo.
07:45Damian.
07:47How did that stay out?
07:49Fantastic piece of defending.
07:51Well, when it comes to Damian.
07:54It's Chaninolo that has the initial strike.
07:57And Dier does absolutely brilliantly.
08:00The goalkeeper was beaten.
08:03Inter have responded very well to losing the first goal of the evening.
08:07And what a header from Pavard.
08:09The former Bayern player.
08:10And what a turnaround here in the San Siro.
08:12A bullet of a header.
08:13Well, he was so determined.
08:14It's another great delivery from the set play.
08:16Pavard attached the ball.
08:17He was more determined than the Bayern players.
08:18And two set plays have turned this tie on its head.
08:26Karam won't get there.
08:27Game is drifting away from Vard here.
08:28Already created too much.
08:29Now's the chance to line up.
08:30Now's the chance to line up.
08:31Gnabry.
08:32Guerrero up with it.
08:33Still Gnabry.
08:34stays Kazanoli.
08:35rell is crying.
08:49Herrera won't get there.
08:51Erradi is rating too much.
08:52Now's the chance to line up.
08:54Here, Gnabry.
09:03There's cross or it comes to at least a wonderful chance
09:09Not possibly the moment the prime will look back on we could have rattled a few cages here
09:16Well, who gets the last block? Is it the goalkeeper? Is it the defender? Goalkeeper, I think. Yeah, I think he does get his hands to it
09:26Variation every crosses tire. It's dropped in
09:33Eric Dier breathes some hope back into Bayern Munich
09:38He does well it's a nice ball played in he's around the back in to go to sleep
09:42Kimmich was coming around the other side as well and it not been on target Kimmich would have scored
09:47It's a great header isn't it from Eric Dier and they are back in it
09:52What a good header that is looping it back over somewhere into the far corner
09:59Canabry
10:04Still going it's a great run from Canabry
10:08Quite pick out a teammate with the cross to inters considerable relief, but
10:14Aliso is back on the ball six added minutes
10:18Here's Koma
10:21Frichton and Sommer hesitated and Kane
10:24Well, it was an awkward bounce
10:26Inter in danger of falling apart here. Well, they certainly are
10:30Here's the cross into the box. They hesitate and Sommer makes a bit of a mess of it
10:36And it's always a little bit too high for Harry Kane to get over the top of it
10:39Inter
10:45Hanging by their fingernails
10:48Onto a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League
10:51Retrieved by Koma
10:54Thrilling stuff at the end
10:56Here in the San Siro and here's Canabry going in and Sommer saves, I think, from Muller's header in the end
11:02Oh, what a chance just could put enough power in it
11:07No, we're into added time to added time
11:13It's been a thrilling second half
11:16After a tense attritional first period here in the San Siro
11:19Seen so many great games down the years
11:21Is this going to be one that's got a sting in the tail?
11:25Komaan!
11:31And they finally celebrate
11:33Inter have done it by the skin of their teeth
11:37Hard-fought plus plus plus
11:41Bayern so close
11:432-2 here
11:45And Inter go through
11:474-3 on aggregate
11:49Still to come was another Real remontada on the cards
11:54Arsenal with a big advantage after the first leg
11:57But the Spanish giants had won eight quarter-finals out of eight
12:01Against English opposition
12:03Don't go away
12:05Welcome back
12:06Bayern Munich required something special in their 150th UCL away game
12:10And Harry Kane's 35th goal of the season had them heading in the right direction
12:14However, Lautaro Martinez's 150th for Inter soon cancelled that out
12:20Three minutes later, Benjamin Havert scored his first for the club to make it 4-2 on aggregate
12:26Eric Dier then opened his Bayern goal account to set up a tense finish
12:31But Simone Inzaghi's men held firm to reach the last four for the fourth time
12:36And so to Spain
12:38And so to Spain
12:39For Arsenal supporters, last week's first leg will go down as one of the great nights in the club's history
12:48As 15-time winners Real Madrid were brought to their knees
12:51The gunner's hero was Declan Rice who fired home his first ever professional free kick
12:56And then produced an even better one 12 minutes later
13:01Mikel Moreno added number three
13:03A neat finish from the Spaniard
13:05To leave Spain's most successful side of all time
13:08With a mountain to climb
13:09Though they have recovered from similar situations before
13:13Back in 1975
13:19Real retrieved a 4-1 first leg deficit against Derby
13:23And in 1985
13:25They fought back from 5-1 down
13:27To see off Borussia Mönchengladbach
13:29Would 2025
13:31See them at it again?
13:33Arsenal did win at the Bernabeu in their only other visit
13:36En route to reaching the 2006 final
13:39And were looking to equal a club record of four successive UCL away wins
13:45Watching for us were Andy Townsend and Steve Wilson
13:51Let's have a look at the teams
13:53Carlo Ancelotti makes two changes to the 11
13:56Which began the 3-0 defeat in London
13:58Eduardo Camavinga suspended after his late red card there
14:02But Chiumeni returns from suspension
14:04So that's a natural straight swap
14:07The other change sees Luka Modric drop to the bench
14:09Valverde moves from right back to midfield
14:11Lucas Vazquez in at right back
14:13Modric 39 now
14:15Not often that he has ever had to sit out the game
14:18Which Real Madrid need to win
14:21Scoring first
14:23Could be so crucial
14:25To Real Madrid
14:27Keeping them out in the first 15
14:29Perhaps Arsenal's goal
14:31No changes from Mikel Arteta to the 11
14:33Which won last week
14:35Against Real Madrid
14:37To Declan Rice
14:38Goals of course
14:39He starts
14:4018 year old
14:41Myles Lewis Skelly
14:42Is the choice at left back
14:43Jorginho's been added to a long injury list
14:45Which includes White, Calafiore, Gabriel Havertz
14:49And Gabriel Jesus
14:51Martinelli
14:53That's going to come to Vinicius Junior
14:54Who turned the wrong way and turned into trouble really
15:07And he's lost out here
15:08Timberg can scrap it wide to Saka
15:11Who flashes it across the face of the Real Madrid goal
15:15Hits it a little bit early, maybe before Courtois gets perfectly set
15:22Saka
15:26And still pushed away by Courtois
15:30And I think already we've seen who the danger man's going to be for Arsenal
15:34He goes to ground again there and he's looking for help
15:37Urgent help
15:38He's looking for David Oliver there
15:40And Arsenal run a corner here
15:44And they'll be pleased in the first eight minutes
15:47That they've offered an attacking threat
15:49They really have
15:51In goes the first corner of the game
15:54And up goes Thibaut Courtois
15:56Who clutches it
16:01Not sure what the game's being held up for here
16:04It's for
16:06That from
16:08Raul Asensio
16:09Isn't it?
16:10Raul Asensio
16:11Yeah
16:12Ron Marino
16:15But having seen it
16:16He might give this
16:17Yeah
16:18It's a penalty to Arsenal
16:19To Arsenal
16:20Incredible
16:21Raul Asensio
16:25Was
16:26Committing a foul
16:27No question about that
16:35Bukayo Saka facing Thibaut Courtois
16:41And it's saved
16:44Wow I cannot believe he's gone for the dink
16:46He's actually tried to dink that
16:48He's eyeballing Thibaut Courtois
16:49I mean
16:50Just step up
16:51Knock that one in the back of the net
16:53He tries to dink that
16:54Almost over the top of him
16:55That
16:56I don't think is the right pen for that occasion
16:58I really don't
17:01And I'm afraid Bukayo Saka's made the wrong call there
17:03Wrong decision
17:04Wrong decision
17:11And that will be a goal kick
17:13Oh
17:14Given a penalty
17:15Given a penalty
17:17Mbappe went over
17:19Declan Rice is absolutely astonished by this decision
17:24It will be checked
17:25It will be checked
17:27But the referee has no hesitation
17:29Francois Le Texier has awarded Real Madrid a penalty
17:32He hasn't done a lot has he
17:33He's just got his arms
17:35He's got his arms very loosely around Kylian Mbappe
17:39He hasn't pulled him to the floor
17:41Well we can only wait
17:45Well we can only wait
17:49Here we go
17:52There you go
17:53No penalty
17:54The decision is overturned
17:56And Le Texier has decided there was no foul
18:00Offside immaterial
18:02So if there's no foul there could be no yellow card
18:04No
18:05Correct
18:09Partey
18:11And Declan Rice
18:12Might fancy this
18:14He's found Martinelli
18:16Whipped in!
18:17Courtois made the block
18:20That's a big save
18:22From Thibaut Courtois
18:23Made some unbelievable stops last week in London
18:33And Saka will reach this
18:42Odegaard
18:43Odegaard
18:45Rice
18:51Moreno into Saka
18:52Brilliantly done
18:53And Bukayo Saka
18:55Has surely
18:57Chipped Arsenal
18:59Into the Champions League semi-final
19:0126 minutes to go
19:02And Arsenal have a four goal aggregate lead
19:11That's a quite brilliant goal
19:13I'm delighted Bukayo Saka
19:16Produces another little dink in open play
19:18And this time it does go beyond Thibaut Courtois
19:20Brilliant
19:21Brilliant
19:23Brilliant football
19:26And far from
19:28A remontada
19:29In Madrid
19:30It is redemption for Bukayo Saka
19:33The missed penalty
19:35Forgotten now
19:37The finishing line is in sight for Arsenal here
19:40Yeah
19:43Oh my goodness Saliva has lost it
19:45And Real Madrid are back in the game
19:47Vinicius Junior
19:49A gift from William Saliva
19:53And Vinicius Junior
19:56Has scored Real Madrid's first goal of the time
20:00What's he thinking there?
20:02He's not even checked his shoulder
20:05Doesn't even know that Vinny Junior is there
20:06Brilliant play
20:09From the Real Madrid fly-up
20:11That is great pressure
20:13And he does well to slide that into the back of the net
20:23Almost into the last five
20:25And the card is coming out here for Real Madrid's Dani Ceballos
20:31There's Thomas Partey getting a card as well
20:33And Thomas Partey with that yellow card will be out of the first leg of the semi-final
20:39Assuming Arsenal are in it
20:43Well that's really unnecessary
20:45It's the first time really that one of the Arsenal players has just lost it for a split second
20:50And got dragged into a bit of nonsense
20:56Martinelli's making a storming run, Fran Garcia
20:59Can't catch him, Martinelli
21:03Oh ho ho ho
21:05They deserve it
21:07Gabriel Martinelli ensures that Arsenal will win
21:11Not only the first leg of the quarter-final
21:14But the second leg to
21:165-1
21:185-1
21:20On aggregate
21:22Stunning, stunning goal
21:23And that just puts
21:26The cherry on top of what's been such an impressive performance tonight
21:31They've been absolutely sensational over the two legs
21:35The historical kings of European football are out
21:43Real Madrid are beaten comprehensively
21:47By Mikel Arteta's Arsenal
21:50Who progressed to the last four
21:53In sensational style
21:552-1 in the Bernabeu on the night
21:585-1 on aggregate
22:01Well, Real Madrid did finally score against Arsenal for the first time
22:07But that was of little relevance as the Gunners marched through courtesy of two fabulous wins
22:13Inter endured a nerve-racking finale before securing their semi-final spot
22:172-2 on the night, 4-3 on aggregate
22:2030 goals in all during the quarter-finals
22:22Only once before has that tally been bettered
22:25The Italian league leaders will go to Barcelona for the first leg of their semi-final at the end of the month
22:32Arsenal have home advantage first up against PSG
22:36Who they haven't lost to in five previous encounters
22:39And beat earlier this season in the league phase
22:44So, no comeback for Real Madrid
22:46Instead, further evidence that Arsenal are coming of age
22:49The defending champions left wallowing in their own misery
22:52While two goals in the space of three minutes turn the tie into Zwei in Milan
22:58To end Bayern's dream of reaching the final in Munich
23:02Bye for now