Bayern knocks out Real

Bayern Munich is through to the Champions League semi-finals after beating Real Madrid over two legs in a quarter-final that ended 6-4 on aggregate on April 15. (uefa.com) The tie swung again in Munich, where Bayern won 4-3 on the night in a seven-goal second leg. Al Jazeera reported that Luis Diaz scored in the 89th minute and Michael Olise added a stoppage-time goal to send Bayern through. (aljazeera.com) Bayern had already taken control in the first leg on April 7 with a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu. Harry Kane scored in Madrid in that match, after Luis Diaz had opened the scoring and Kylian Mbappe pulled one back for Real. (aljazeera.com) Kane’s goal in the tie was his 50th of the season, a marker of how heavily Bayern has leaned on him in Europe and domestically. The quarter-final also included a red card in the second leg as the match opened up late. (aljazeera.com) The result flips a recent pattern between the clubs. UEFA noted before kickoff that Real Madrid had won the previous four two-legged European ties against Bayern, including the 2023-24 semi-final by a 4-3 aggregate score. (uefa.com) It also ends Real Madrid’s latest run as the competition’s measuring stick. UEFA’s head-to-head and records pages list Madrid as the tournament’s most successful club and put this quarter-final among the most-played heavyweight matchups in European Cup history. (uefa.com) Bayern now moves on to face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals. UEFA said the 2025-26 Champions League semi-final ties will be played over two legs on April 28-29 and May 5-6. (uefa.com) For Bayern, the immediate takeaway is simple: it took a 2-1 win in Madrid, a 4-3 win in Munich, and late goals under pressure to remove the 15-time European champions. The reward is a place in the last four and a meeting with the holders from Paris. (aljazeera.com)