Only 1: 1 against ManCity: The principle of hope was not enough for Bayern

Erling Braut Haaland let FC Bayern dream of the “Miracle of Munich” longer than the Norwegian storm tank in the service of Manchester City would have liked. If the 22-year-old hadn’t chased a hand penalty over the crossbar in the 36th minute, all measurements would have been read early on.

So it took until the 57th minute before Haaland could make up for his mistake and bury the hopes of the “Reds” after a mistake by Dayot Upamecano. The 1-0 lead of the English football champions took the wind out of the sails of the 75,000 fans. Joshua Kimmich improved the result with a penalty (83rd), after the 1: 1 (0: 0) Manchester City moved into the semi-finals of the Champions League with an overall score of 4: 1, in which in mid-May none other than the defending champion and record triumphant Real Madrid will wait.

Six goals in Italy

The second semi-final duel brings a Milan derby between Napoli conqueror AC Milan and local rivals Inter, who did not let anything burn against Benfica Lisbon after the 2-0 away win. The Nerazzurri, who were weakening in Serie A, were enough after goals from Nicolo Barella (14th), Lautaro Martinez (65th), Joaquin Correa (78th) and Fredrik Aursnes (38th), Antonio Silva (86th), Petar Musa ( 95.) a 3:3 (1:1).

And as things turned out, it is already certain that an Italian club will reach the final on June 10 in Istanbul. That was also the case 18 years ago. Back then, AC Milan lost perhaps their most memorable final on Turkish soil to Liverpool after leading 3-0 on penalties. Now the cards are being reshuffled.

FC Bayern’s journey has come to a deserved end, although there was a chance of an early 1-0 lead that would have fueled the race to catch up. But Leroy Sane put the ball wide of the goal in the 16th minute from a promising position.

Thomas Tuchel’s team, who put Thomas Müller and enfant terrible Sadio Mane on the bench, showed morale. The team played really well, especially before the break, but Man City have too much quality to be shot down. “It hurts, we would have liked to have achieved more,” said goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who was powerless when Haaland scored. The Scandinavian now has 48 goals in 41 competitive games. Remarkable.