The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 He defined his four semifinalists on Wednesday with Barcelona (Spain) e Inter (Italy) looking to shout again “champion”, while Arsenal (England) and Paris Saint Germain (France) will try to lift their first title.
This Wednesday, Arsenal He beat the current champion 2-1 real Madrid of Spain -In the first leg it was 3-0 triumph- and the semifinals where he will face with the Paris Saint Germain that eliminated al Aston Villa of England Tuesday for a global 5-4.
In addition, in Italy, the Inter from Milan tied 2-2 with the Bayern Munich of Germany -In the first leg he won 2-1 as a visitor- and advanced to the other semifinal where he will clash before him Barcelona that eliminated al Borussia Dortmund German for a global 5-3.
Both the Catalan cast Barcelona As the Italian team will seek to shout “champion” in this competition, something that they do not do since the 2014/15 season.
For its part, the Arsenal and the PSG They will try to reach their second final and be able to keep the title for the first time in their history.
The particularity that unites the four semifinalists is that each one advanced in half of the occasions that this instance played, being the Spaniards who played the most semifinals (17) and those who reached the final (8), winning five glasses.
Behind the Barcelona There are the Italians who played 10 semifinals and advanced on 6 opportunities, being champion three times.
On the other hand, the English played three semifinals and advanced in one, while the French played five and won the series only once.
Barcelona-Inter, the semifinal of the champions
Beyond historical statistics, the present of each is what will mark the path of these four teams to the end of Saturday, May 31 in the Allianz Arena de Munich, Germany.
Who seems to be that the current one smiles is to Barcelona, which was among the four best in Europe after six years and in a great way, making a great series against the Borussia Dortmund to which he beat 4-0 in Spain and lost 3-1 in Germany.
So far this UEFA Champions Leaguethe Catalan team won 9 games, tied one and lost 2, scoring 37 goals and receiving 17.
Its maximum gunner is the Brazilian Raphinha who played all the matches and scored 12 games, an average one per game.
Like the last time he stayed with the tournament in 2014/15, the Barcelona You have the possibility to conquer the “triplet”, that is, win the European competition, LaLiga of Spain in which he is an absolute leader and the Copa del Rey where the final must play against the real Madrid.
However, in this semifinal, you will have in front of the Inter from Milana team that has been holding among the best in the continent for years and that was the executioner of Barcelona in the semifinals of 2009/10the only series of Champions League in which they crossed.
So far this edition, the team of Simone Inzaghi He won 9 games, tied 2 and lost only in one, scoring 19 goals and put 5.
Without a doubt, its top gunner is its Argentine captain, Lautaro Martínezwhich has eight goals in 11 games played.
Like the Spaniards, the Milanese have the latent possibility of conquering the “triplet”, since they lead the A series But they are still in the semifinals of the Coppa Italia where they will face Milan in the “Derby della Madonnina”.
Arsenal-Paris Saint Germain, the series marked by the yearning for the first time
He Arsenal of England He won 2-1 to real Madrid of Spain, as a visitor, and advanced to the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League Thanks to 3-0 of the first leg in Emirates Stadium.
The dream of conquering Europe for the first time is what will link the British team and the Paris Saint Germain In this semifinal that will be played on Tuesday 29 in England And Tuesday 7 in France.
In addition to being the objective of the series for both, the conquer factor Europe will mark the season for the Arsenal that failed to conquer any of the national cups and maintains a very small hope in the Premier League where he is second with 63 points, 13 of the leader Liverpool In the absence of six dates.
In search of this dream that pursues decades ago and that is the last thing left in the season, the team of London He won 9 games in this Champions League, He tied 2 and lost one, scoring 30 goals in the tournament and receiving only 7.
With only seven meetings played, Bukayo Saka It is the top scorer of the Spanish Mikel Arteta With 5 goals.
In front will be the Paris Saint Germain that, stripped of great figures such as the last decade, will seek to reach its second final of UEFA Champions League With a great performance commanded by the Spanish coach Luis Enrique.
In this edition of the European contest, he won eight games, tied one and lost five, scoring 30 goals and fit 15.
Your top scorer is Ousmane Dembelé That, in twelve games, he scored seven goals.
Source: Ambito
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