The “Yellow Submarine”, which won 1-0 in the first leg, advanced for the second time in its history to the semifinals of the famous European championship.
Pole Robert Lewandowski (ST 17m) put the locals ahead and with two minutes to go Nigerian Samuel Chukwueze (ST 43m) sealed the tie.
Rulli, Foyth and Lo Celso, summoned in the last games of the Argentine team, played as starters.
The Spanish team will face its second Champions League semifinal. The first was played in the 2006 edition, remembered for the penalty that Juan Román Riquelme missed with two minutes remaining against Arsenal, from England, in the rematch.
The goalless draw in Villarreal allowed the English to then play the final against Barcelona, from Spain, because they made the 1-0 win in the first leg in London count.
The second semi-finalist in the Champions League is Real Madrid of Spain, who eliminated the last champion, Chelsea of England.
Real Madrid, top winner of the tournament with 13 titles, they lost 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu during extra time, but the series ended 5-4 in their favour, benefiting from the 3-1 first-leg victory in London.
In an electrifying match, Chelsea led the scoring with goals from Mason Mount (PT 15m), Antonio Rüdiger (ST 6m) and Timo Werner (ST 30m). Before Werner’s goal, referee Szymon Marciniak annulled Marcos Alonso’s goal at the request of the VAR for a handball in the area.
Real Madrid, which has not won the Champions League since the 2017/2018 season, recovered from the hand of Luka Modric. The Croatian launched a precise cross for Rodrigo’s stoppage (ST 35m) that took the match to extra time.
French striker Karim Benzema appeared when the team needed him most. After an accurate shipment from the Brazilian Vincius Jr, he sealed the 2-3 header (PTS 6m), for a result that did not change at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Chelsea tried until the end. He lost twice through Christian Pulisic and another with a Kai Havertz header. Belgian goalkeeper Thibauts Courtois was also vital in keeping Madrid in the game with some saves.
The definition of the quarterfinals will continue on Wednesday with two games that will be played from 4:00 p.m.:
-Liverpool, from England (3)-Benfica, from Portugal (1) -ESPN-
-Atletico de Madrid, from Spain (0)-Manchester City, from England (1) -Fox Sports Premium-.
The Champions League final will take place on May 28 at the French Saint Dennis Stadium, instead of Saint Petersburg, Russia, which was canceled due to the war conflict that country maintains with Ukraine.
Source: Ambito
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