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FACT: Pep Guardiola has reached his eighth semi-final of the UEFA Champions League, the most played in the history of the competition, alongside José Mourinho. Teacher. #UCL
FACT: Phil Foden is the second player under the age of 21 to score in both heats of a Champions League quarter-final, after Kylian Mbappé with AS Monaco in 16/17, also against Borussia Dortmund.
Manchester City manage to overcome their nemesis, the quarter-finals, where they had fallen in the last three seasons. Although it was not a brilliant game on the part of the English, a hand from Emre Can gave them the opportunity to put a tie on the scoreboard that assured them to go to the next round (after Bellingham's goal in the 15th minute of game). Foden scored after a corner and gave the Citizens' bench oxygen, with whom he celebrated as if the final whistle had sounded at that moment. Despite the fact that Dortmund was very compact in the first half, in the second half they did not even have great approaches in the rival area, not even when they needed to score to fight for the victory: Haaland had his first shot in the 75th minute and a Hummels' header became the clearest opportunity for the locals, who were losing steam as the game progressed. Thus, the semifinals of the Champions are made up of: Chelsea, PSG, Manchester City and Real Madrid.
FINAL IN GERMANY! Manchester City reach the semifinals for the second time in their history, after doing so in 2016, when they lost to Real Madrid. A penalty goal from Mahrez and another from Foden sealed the tie for Pep Guardiola's men, who are still competing for four titles this season.
There will be 4 extra minutes in the Westfalenstadion!
Up with Emre Can's auction! He dared from outside the area, but the ball went wide over Ederson's goal.
First change of the game for City! Mahrez limps off and Sterling enters.
There will be a corner kick in favor of City, after a very clear play by the Citizens. Combination between Mahrez, Silva and Foden that the Algerian tried to finish off, but Hitz sent the ball to the corner.
FACT: Phil Foden is the second player under the age of 21 to score in both heats of a Champions League quarter-final, after Kylian Mbappé with AS Monaco in 16/17, also against Borussia Dortmund.
Very leisurely last minutes at the Westfalenstadion. Long possessions without completion and little action.
The second change for the German team will be Morey for Steffen Tigges, who makes his Champions League debut.
Double change for Dortmund! The Germans' top scorer, Bellingham, leaves and Julian Brandt enters.
UP HAALAND! The Norwegian forward's first shot throughout the game, who took advantage of a Zinchenko loss of the ball to set up a long shot that went over Ederson's goal.
Kyle Walker intercepts a cross from Guerreiro. Dortmund, without presence in attack throughout the second half, removing an isolated action from Hummels, who almost scored with a header.
Dortmund would now need to score three goals to certify their pass to the semifinals.
Just before Foden scored, Terzic made a change to his lineup. Dahoud leaves and Thorgan Hazard enters.
Assist – Bernardo Silva
GOOOOOOOOOOOOL OF FODEN! CITY GOOOOOOOL! From the corner, City takes short, the young English player receives at the peak of the area and fires a shot adjusted to the left post that Hitz cannot reach. Pep Guardiola's team sentenced the tie, with two goals away from home.
HITZ PARDON! Kevin de Bruyne drives, enters the area, cuts and shoots. Magnificent individual move by the Belgian, who puts magic in a second half in need of her. Great stop from Hitz.
Very long possession of Manchester City, which is slowly sleeping the game at the Westfalenstadion.
FACT: Riyad Mahrez's penalty ended a 14-match unmarked streak in the Champions League for Manchester City, his first goal in the competition since September 2019 against Shakhtar Donetsk.
EYE HUMMELS! Very close to scoring the central Dortmund. Reus hung a lateral free kick from the left to the area, and the German player combed it. The ball went skimming the crossbar. Very close to scoring the German box.
Terzic moves the bench, moved by the need to score if he wants to certify his pass to the semifinals. A missing Knauff leaves, and Gio enters. Queen.
Mix and match the City. Dortmund still can't find the spark to set up the attack. The Germans have not had a chance in this second half and, excluding Bellingham's goal, they have not been too present in Emerson's area either.
Gündogan's shot from the edge of the area that ended the Turkish player, but left very wide on the side of Hitz's goal.
Bellingham and Gündogan are now heating up. Carlos del Cerro Grande intervenes. The Turkish player gives the German team striker a couple of shoves, but after a conversation, neither player is cautioned and the match is resumed.
The meeting now slows down a lot at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund with complications to arrive and City with one less slab on their back knowing that they are ahead in the tie.
DAHOUD CLOSE TO THE GOAL! The City defense covered the space after an occasion that starts in Haaland's boots, which extends on the left for Morey, who crossed the area and met Dahoud, who controls, turns, but does not see the gap clearly and ends up losing the ball.
We remain unchanged in Germany.
How bad the shot went to Kevin De Bruyne now! How strange it is to see the Belgian fail, for whom everything goes well. City dominate, while Dortmund have been impassive since the second half started.
GOOOOOOOOL OF MAHREZ! GOOOOOOOOOL OF THE CITY! The Algerian breaks the ball and puts Manchester City ahead in the tie. If this result is maintained, Pep Guardiola's men would step on their first semifinal after having fallen in the quarterfinals in the last three editions of the continental competition.
There will be a penalty finally after a long VAR review!
The VAR is reviewing the play. Emre Can puts his hands to his face, aware that if it were a penalty, it could compromise his team.
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FAVORABLE TO THE CITY! Del Cerro Grande considers that there is the hand of Emre Can and gives the maximum penalty to the English. Can complains about the decision, as he hits his head earlier to clear the danger.
Palmea Hitz the center of Zinchenko, who looked for a teammate with a ball that was little by little poisoning himself. The goalkeeper of the German team prefers to heal from fear and sends the ball to the corner.
There will be a new corner for the English team after Haaland's clearance to the previous corner kick that Kevin De Bruyne hung up on.
First corner kick of the second half favorable to City.
De Bruyne asks Del Cerro Grande for the second yellow for Morey (the only one booked, at the moment, of the match) after having grabbed him by the shirt while driving. The referee does not consider the action sufficiently punishable.
START THE SECOND HALF!
FACT: Jude Bellingham is the second youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League tie, after Bojan for Barcelona against Schalke in April 2008 (17 and 217d) and has become the youngest player Borussia Dortmund team to score a goal in continental competition, aged 17 years, 9 months and 16 days.
The City have had more chances than the locals, but the number of German players who camp in the area when the English team attack is preventing them from being able to combine with ease and cleanliness. City only need one goal to get ahead in the tie, and on the bench they have a lot of speed and power that they can do the dirty work: Sterling or Gabriel Jesus. Guardiola has returned to bet on playing without a nine reference in the field, but perhaps the formation will change facing the second half.
First half in which City has dominated, but without finding gold in someone else's goal. After having enjoyed greater possession in the first fifteen minutes of the match, Guardiola's men took a jug of cold water after Jude Bellingham's goal, thus making Dortmund the first time they had a goal that, momentarily, grants them the pass to the semifinals of the Champions League. City have dominated since then, they have put the game in a new gear, they have combined with more speed, but they have found a German rear that has stopped all the missiles that reached the area and that has prevented them from filtering any ball into the last meters of the court. The clearest of the Citizens was Kevin De Bruyne with a shot that bounced off the crossbar.
Nothing is added and the first half ends in Germany! Bellingham's goal gives, for now, the tie to Edin Terzic's team.
Slow down the game in the final minutes of the first half. Dortmund is still ahead on the scoreboard, although City have had a couple of clear chances to win the draw.
The Dortmund players ask for a foul in the center of the field by Gündogan on Dahoud, but Del Cerro Grande does not indicate anything and continues the game.
Bellingham takes the first yellow of the match after a push on Foden.
De Bruyne's shot goes wide off the left post of Hitz's goal. City have had 8 times so far, compared to 4 for the German side.
ZINCHENKO CLOSE TO EMPATAR! There was a new corner kick in favor of the Citizens, De Bruyne hung it very close to the far post, there were two previous head touches until the ball was finally headed by the right side of the English team. Hitz had to reach out to catch the ball in midair.
ZINCHENKO CLOSE TO EMPATAR! There was a new corner kick in favor of the Citizens, De Bruyne hung it very close to the far post, there were two previous head touches until the ball was finally headed by the right side of the English team. Hitz had to reach out to catch the ball in midair.
Very blocked now the play of City, Zinchenko centers from the left, Gündogan controls in the front, tries to cut meters overflowing the defense, but Foden and the defense of Dortmund hinder him and the action ends up losing.
Very blocked now the play of City, Zinchenko centers from the left, Gündogan controls in the front, tries to cut meters overflowing the defense, but Foden and the defense of Dortmund hinder him and the action ends up losing.
Akanji loses the ball on the left side and De Bruyne, who is there, gets the City to recover the ball.
FACT: With his goal, Jude Bellingham becomes the youngest Borussia Dortmund player to score a goal in the Champions League at 17 years, 9 months and 16 days.
SAVE BELLINGHAM TO THE DORTMUND! Mahrez receives in the area after a save from Foden on the baseline, and finishes low a short distance from the goal with the misfortune that Bellingham sends the ball out. Two very clear chances for City.
Zinchenko's lateral center with which Mahrez tried to connect in the area, but the Dortmund defense clears the ball. Strong those of Terzic in defense.
Very close lateral foul by De Bruyne that Reus has to clear. There will be a corner kick for the English, who dominate after both Bellingham.
FACT: Jude Bellingham is the second youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League tie, after Bojan for Barcelona against Schalke in April 2008 (17-217d).
AL PALO !!!!!! Manchester City just had the equalizer from Kevin De Bruyne. Morey relies on driving and allows the Belgian to steal his wallet, plant himself in the area, and fire a shot that hits wood. Very clear, this one, for the English.
Very devious ending of Walker! He took City short, but the play did not go well and the shot from City's right-back goes well above Hitz's goal. Guardiola's men continue without clear chances.
Corner favorable to City that Haaland deflects, there will be another corner kick for the visitors.
Great wall between Silva and De Bruyne in the area, but the Dortmund defense cuts the action! Putting more speed to the driving Guardiola set.
Jug of cold water for City after Bellingham's goal for the squad. The Germans had had no arrival, only a focused shot from Dahoud. City have not gotten too close to Hitz's area either, but they had dominated possession and triangulation.
The ball has been punctured! The meeting is momentarily stopped and the ball is replaced in Germany.
CATCH EDERSON! Akanji finished with a centered header after the corner kick, and the City keeper was on the lookout to avoid the same.
There will be a corner for Dortmund, with Pep Guardiola's team now passing them, aware that this result would give Dortmund the semi-final ticket.
GOOOOOOOOOOOL BELLINGHAM! DORTMUND GOOOOOOOL! Haaland drives on the left after a long ball, the young Norwegian forward, not finding an angle for the shot, decides to delay the ball into the area, after several clearances from the English defense Bellingham takes the rebound and arms a missile that puts the Germans ahead on the scoreboard.
Ederson clears a dangerous ball that Dahoud was trying to reach, but the Citizens' defense remains solid. First fifteen minutes without notable news.
Good pressure now from Dortmund, but the imprecision takes over the last stages of the match and the Germans still do not combine with resolution. Both sets cutting the virtues of the other in an excellent way. The stakes are high and a mistake could condemn the tie for either club.
Slow start at Signal Iduna Park, both teams avoiding the start error and pulling on patience. No notable occasions.
In the first leg, it was difficult for Dortmund to find spaces, but when it did, it came with overwhelming danger. Your best weapon is speed.
Dahoud's powerful shot from the edge of the area, albeit centered, that Ederson caught! The first play that Terzic's team ended between the three sticks, after a mismatch by City in their position.
The City is cutting meters! Great play by De Bruyne on the left, overflowing the Dortmund defense on the side and centering in the area for Gündogan, who could not control it. Minutes of dominance by Pep Guardiola's team.
Press the Citizen team high, not allowing Dortmund to come out clean with the ball from their area.
Now combine Manchester City with patience, constantly changing bands.
Dortmund's first arrival that is invalidated by a very clear offside.
START THE GAME IN GERMANY!
The Champions League anthem sounds! How little is left for this duel to start!
The 22 protagonists jump onto the pitch accompanied by the referee team! A ticket to the semifinals is up for grabs tonight at Signal Iduna Park. Madrid's Carlos del Cerro Grande will be the referee of the contest.
9. Kevin De Bruyne has been involved in 13 goals in his last 12 UEFA Champions League games (4 goals, 9 assists), and the Belgian has been involved in six goals in just four games this season (2 goals, 4 assists).
8. Erling Haaland has failed to score in just three of his 15 UEFA Champions League appearances and has found the net in all four of his SIGNAL IDUNA PARK appearances (7 goals total).
7. After losing three of his first five meetings with Borussia Dortmund in all competitions, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is undefeated in his last seven against the German team (4V 3E).
6. Manchester City haven't conceded a goal in any of their last four UEFA Champions League away games. The last team to keep a clean sheet in five consecutive games in the competition was Manchester United (6 in 2010/11).
5. Borussia Dortmund have lost their last two home matches against English teams in the UEFA Champions League (against Spurs in 2017/18 and 2018/19), having lost only one of their first seven such matches (4V 2E).
4. Borussia Dortmund's only previous meeting at home with Manchester City ended in a 1-0 victory for the German team in the UEFA Champions League group stage in December 2012.
3. In the history of the UEFA Champions League, the team that won the first leg of a tie 2-1 at home has been eliminated (15) more often than they have progressed (12).
2. In major European competitions, Man City have passed 13 of their 15 qualifiers after winning the first leg, losing to Juventus in the 1976/77 UEFA Cup and to Monaco in the UEFA Champions League in the 2016/17.
1. Of the seven previous times Borussia Dortmund have lost the first leg of a knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, they have been eliminated in six. The exception was against Benfica in 2016/17 in the round of 16 (0-1 first leg, 4-0 in the second leg).
Let's go with some data prior to the start of the meeting!
On the Dortmund bench: Bürki, Hazard, Schulz, Brandt, Reinier, Meunier, Lukasz Piszczek, Tigges, Passlack, Gio Reyna, Tobias Raschl and Drljaca. The casualties for Edin Terzic's team are Jadon Sancho, as in the first leg.
On the City bench: Aké, Sterling, Gabriel Jesús, Zinchenko, Steffen, Laporte, Ferran Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Eric García, Cancelo and Trafford. Sergio Agüero has discomfort and will not be able to play in the match.
Dortmund repeat the line-up they presented at the Etihad. Thus, Terzic's ensemble comes out with: Marwin Hitz; Morey, Hummels, Akanji, Emre Can; Dahoud, Bellingham, Guerreiro; Reus, Haaland, Knauff.
Manchester City make only one change from the line-up with which they beat Dortmund in the first leg. Zinchenko will occupy the left side replacing Cancelo. Thus, Pep bets on: Ederson; Walker, Rúben Days, Stones, Zinchenko; Gündogan, Rodri; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden and Silva. Guardiola will play again without a pure nine.
We already have confirmed lineups! Both coaches move away from experiments and repeat the eleven they presented in the first leg that was played at the Etihad (with a single exception in the defensive line of Manchester City)
The Citizens are yet to know defeat in this season's tournament and kept a clean sheet on seven consecutive games before Reus appeared with the tying goal at the Etihad. In addition, they have only been eliminated two of 15 total times after winning the European first leg, the last time against Monaco in the 2016-17 season. Recall that he is still alive in the FA Cup, he will play the League Cup final against Tottenham on April 25 and has the Premier League closed, so winning the quartet is still a plausible option for Pep Guardiola's.
Manchester City did not dominate, as usual, in the first leg and the Germans will have the opportunity to measure their strength again with those of Pep Guardiola, who on the previous day in the Premier League were defeated by Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds. Dortmund also have a statistic in their favor: they have chained a streak of eight European games without losing at home.
Having won only two of their last seven matches in all competitions (including their win last weekend against Stuttgart in the Bundesliga), and two of their last five in the Champions League, Edin Terzic's players face the tie with a few data that is not entirely encouraging.
However, the German side have been eliminated on six of the seven occasions in which they have suffered a defeat in the first leg, although in the only previous meeting between the two teams at the Westfalenstadion (in 2012), Dortmund managed to win by 1-0, a result that tonight would be worth to certify his pass to the next round of the Champions League.
Both teams are hungry for the semi-finals, a rung in continental competition that has resisted them in recent seasons: Borussia have not made it past the quarter-finals since the 2012-13 season (in which they reached the final and Bayern from Munich beat them) and the Citizens have been stuck in the quarters for the past three seasons.
Manchester City had a lead in the quarter-final second leg against Borussia Dortmund thanks to an in extremis goal from Phil Foden at Etihad that put it 2-1 on the scoreboard. Marco Reus equalized in the 84th minute (after De Bruyne's opening goal in the first half), giving the Germans an essential goal away from home, but Edin Terzic's players left with a bittersweet taste after letting the tie slip away. in Manchester.
Good evening everyone and welcome to the match that will decide which team will accompany Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain (at the expense of Real Madrid or Liverpool in the same match of the day) to the Champions League semi-finals!