FC Bayern showed its Champions League face

Two Champions League quarter-final hits, ten direct hits, everything is open for the second leg – football hearts, what more could you want? While Real Madrid and defending champions Manchester City drew spectacularly 3:3 (2:1), FC Bayern achieved a deserved 2:2 (2:1) at Arsenal.

99.9 percent dethroned by Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga, failed in the second round of the DFB Cup by third-class 1. FC Saarbrücken: the Munich team only has one chance of winning the title, but they are clinging to this straw called the Champions League with vehemence .

Just four days after the 2-3 disgrace in Heidenheim, Bayern showed what they were made of in front of 60,000 visitors at the Emirates Stadium in London. It almost worked out with an away win, but Kingsley Coman only hit the bar in the finish (90th). The decision will be made in the return match on Wednesday, April 17th (9 p.m.) in the Allianz Arena.

“We’ll see it through to the end, I’ll give everything until the last game and I also know what we can achieve,” said Bayern head coach Thomas Tuchel, who left in May, before kick-off and made four changes to his team. The inclusion of Leroy Sané in particular proved to be a stroke of luck.

When the score was 0-1 – Bukayo Saka had given Arsenal the lead (12th) – the DFB international switched quickly after a sloppy pass from Gabriel and passed into the path of Leon Goretzka, who in turn ideally fed Serge Gnabry – 1-1 (18th). After half an hour, Sané was supposed to go solo and was only stopped by a foul from William Saliba in the penalty area. Ex-Tottenham striker Harry Kane confidently converted the crystal-clear penalty – accompanied by a shrill concert of whistles – to make it 2-1 (32nd).

This also appealed to ÖFB team player Konrad Laimer, who, as usual, fought and ran well in the central midfield. After around an hour, Arsenal increased the pressure and were rewarded with the equalizer, which went to “Joker” Leandro Trossard (76th).

Almost at the same time, Real’s Federico Valverde made it 3-3 in Madrid after being 0-1 and 2-3 behind (79′).

On Wednesday (9 p.m., Servus TV, Sky, DAZN) Atletico Madrid welcomes Borussia Dortmund, Paris SG awaits FC Barcelona.