The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 has delivered the finest and most entertaining football in the quarter-final round that concluded last night.

Only four teams are now alive on the way to Munich, where the UCL 2024-25 Final will be played on the first of June to lift the beautiful Champions League trophy.

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Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain have survived the obstacles on the way to seal their passage to the UCL 2024-25 Semi-finals.

These teams will battle it out for their place in the finals, as we can expect nothing short of absolute dramas, thrilling battles, and the extraordinary artistry of football at its very best.

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UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Semi-final Ties

SF1: Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain
SF2: FC Barcelona vs Inter Milan

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Schedule

First Leg: April 30 - May 1, 2025
Second Leg: May 7-8, 2025

Fixtures

Semi-final 1 Leg 1: Arsenal vs PSG (Emirates Stadium, 30 April, 12:30 AM IST)
Semi-final 2 Leg 1: Barcelona vs Inter (Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, 1 May, 12:30 AM IST)
Semi-final 1 Leg 2: PSG vs Arsenal (Parc des Princes, 8 May, 12:30 AM IST)
Semi-final 2 Leg 2: Inter vs Barcelona (San Siro, 7 May, 12:30 AM IST)

Teams

Arsenal

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Semi-finals: Everything you need to know-sportzpoint.com

Apart from a 1-0 defeat at Inter on Matchday 4, Arsenal's performance in the league phase was almost flawless. Based on the tournament's second-best defence, the goals began flowing more easily at the opposite end following the 5-1 away triumph over Sporting CP, followed by 3-0 home victories over Monaco and GNK Dinamo.

They maintained that form throughout their knockout stage campaign as their round of 16 campaign started with an impressive 9-3 aggregate win over PSV.

However, their best performance of the tournament so far was a memorable 3-0 quarter-final first-leg win at home against Real Madrid, before finishing off the job 2-1 at the Bernabéu to gain an astonishing 5-1 aggregate win over the defending champions and advance to the semi-finals for the first time since 2008/09.

FC Barcelona

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Semi-finals: Everything you need to know-sportzpoint.com

After Barcelona started the season losing at Monaco, not even the most ardent fan would have bet on seven convincing victories in their next league phase games.

The Catalan club and their new coach, Hansi Flick, have impressed not just with the wins but with the fluid, attacking football they have been playing. A nine-goal carnival in Lisbon against Benfica on Matchday 7 will be etched in memory forever, while a hard-fought round of 16 tie against the same rivals indicates this Barca team can win slenderly when it needs to.

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal later showed their class in the return with starring displays to cement qualification, and the pair were back on the scoresheet in the breathtaking 4-0 victory over Dortmund in their quarter-final first leg, which provided them with the buffer needed to hold on to a 3-1 loss in the return leg.

Inter Milan

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Semi-finals: Everything you need to know-sportzpoint.com

Simone Inzaghi's Inter Milan have made themselves one of Europe's top performers in recent times and asserted their solidity by having allowed just one goal in eight league phase fixtures prior to posting yet another shutout in Round of 16 first-leg triumph at Feyenoord, extending to go ahead 4-1 on aggregate.

Despite the objectives not coming in the league phase (four 1-0 wins) – a reflection on Serie A where the Nerazzurri had scored 55 in their opening 21 matches – they knocked out Feyenoord clinically before a memorable display at Munich secured a 2-1 first-leg victory of their quarter-final.

It was chilling at times, but they scraped over the line with a 2-2 draw against an adamant Bayern at the Stadio San Siro to complete the business.

Paris Saint-Germain

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Semi-finals: Everything you need to know-sportzpoint.com

PSG could not manage top speed during the league phase. Though victories over Girona and Salzburg strengthened their bid, their quest was plagued with danger. Luis Enrique's team did not struggle to create chances, but turning them into results proved to be their undoing until the miraculous 4-2 comeback against Manchester City.

Following a dominating elimination of home opponents Brest in the play-offs for qualification to the knockout phase, that very same lack of clinical cutting edge was on display once again as Paris squandered many opportunities in a 1-0 first leg round of 16 loss to Liverpool.

But they buried deep to pick up at Anfield, coming back 1-0 on the evening previous to remain composed to win on penalties, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma the man of the day with two phenomenal saves. Italian goalkeeper was key once again as they made their way to the semi-finals, making some important saves in the 3-2 loss to Aston Villa in the return leg, which came after 3-1 first-leg victory at Parc des Princes.

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