Wahala don burst for Allianz Arena as Real Madrid see demself crash out of Champions League quarter-final. The whole tori na say one red card wey dem show Eduardo Camavinga for 88th minute turn game upside down. Bayern Munich just dey wait for final whistle to blow, dem don already book ticket go face Paris St-Germain for semi-final.
Steve McManaman, wey be former Real Madrid winger, talk for TNT Sports say na il-discipline spoil Madrid plan. “Dem no need look anywhere but dem own dressing room,” im yarn. “Na fine margins, but na so e dey. Tick tock, tick tock. The sending off of Camavinga don cost dem.”
For Emirates Stadium, Arsenal dey manage dia own match well well. Dem get Sporting CP for corner as Declan Rice dey waste time with set-piece. Chris Sutton for BBC Radio 5 Live talk say Arsenal dey comfortable for second half – dem just dey see the game finish. Four additional minutes dem add, but Arsenal dey almost reach dia second Champions League semi-final for two seasons straight.
Back to Germany, the red card wey Camavinga collect na double wahala. The referee show am second yellow for time wasting after im pick ball instead make Bayern take free-kick. Steven Gerrard talk say Camavinga go dey for tunnel with head for hand, hoping say im mates fit rescue am from trouble.
For last minutes of stoppage time, Luis Diaz show say im na real baller. The Colombian do one-two with Jamal Musiala, wey give am backheel flick, then Diaz fire bullet from edge of box go top corner. The ball take small deflection but e still pass Andriy Lunin reach net.
John Murray, BBC football correspondent for Emirates Stadium, talk say some people don even begin comot stadium as quarter-final dey on line. But Arsenal hold dia ground well. Antonio Rudiger make important tackle stop Musiala from scoring after Harry Kane miss target.
For background, Real Madrid come Bayern Munich with one-goal deficit wey dem need overturn. But Bayern wey just hammer St. Pauli 5-0 for Bundesliga dey in supreme form. Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and Harry Kane all do well for Bernabéu last week, and Vincent Kompany triumvirate dey ready repeat am for dia home ground.
Arsenal side, dem get Kai Havertz last-gasp winner for Lisbon last week give dem advantage. Even though dem suffer three losses from dia last four games – including elimination from domestic cups and loss to Bournemouth for Premier League – dia European record still strong. Dem never lose for continent and win all dia matches for north London.
Mikel Arteta men need wrap up tie quick quick because dem get Manchester City match for Sunday. Sporting CP get weapons like top scorer Luis Suárez and playmaker Trincão, but England capital fit too hot for dem.
Real Madrid mini resurgence under Álvaro Arbeloa don finish. After dem conquer Manchester City for last 16, Bayern defeat bring dem back to earth. Madrid defense dey shaky and Germans dey ready pounce.
As referee blow final whistle, Bayern Munich don secure 3-1 aggregate victory. Dem set up semi-final with Paris St-Germain while Arsenal wait see if dem go face Atletico Madrid for final spot. The Champions League chaos don show face again, and na discipline – or lack of am – decide who go progress.
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