Woooooowwwwwwwww!

Whaaaatttttttt a goooaaaallll!

It had to be a stunner to beat Courtois, and Declan Rice provided that. 

A curling free-kick from that Alaba foul. The ball came inside from outside the goal and defeated a fully stretched Courtios. 

Arsenal 1-0 Real Madrid

Saka received the ball on the left and kept on drifting inside before a frustrated Alaba fouled him. 

Yellow card for Partey for a foul on Camavinga. Not sure if he knows anything about the collision. 

Jude Bellingham with another clever pass to find Mbappe inside the box.

But after a poor first touch, Mbappe made it tougher for himself to find the angle from left.

His effort hit the side net. 

Dua Lipa is at the Real Madrid vs. Arsenal UCL match 🌟 pic.twitter.com/ff4jDdgqbP

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 8, 2025

Arsenal start the second half. 

No changes from either teams

21 - Thibaut Courtois has saved 21 of the last 26 shots on target he has faced in the Champions League, including the last 10 (7 vs Atlético de Madrid and 3 vs Arsenal). Giant. pic.twitter.com/1SzTFnRuIg

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 8, 2025

It is goalless at the end of the first half. 

But, the game was fascinating with Real Madrid and Arsenal looking threatening throughout the 45 minutes. 

Saka created a few chances for Arsenal, while Courtois made a few great saves. Mbappe had the best chance of the game so far but could not latch on.

Surely goals are coming in the second half. 

Stay tuned. 

2 minutes added as injury time in the first half.

Courtois keeps it level. 

He first saved Declan Rice's header from close range and then saved the rebound shot from Marteneli. 

Saka again got the better off Alaba and set another cross from right. 

However, this time, Marteneli was just ahead of the cross from Saka. 

Wooooowww..what a chance for Arsenal.

What a ball from Saka!

From the right, he was able to find the gap and send in a perfect cross for anyone from his team to tap in. 

Rice was not that far. But, a missed chance for the home side. 

ARSENAL CLOSE!! Brilliant from Saka no Arsenal player was ready to pounce!#ChampionsLeague #UCL #ARSRMA pic.twitter.com/BRohZNRrLf

— Pulse Sports Nigeria (@PulseSportsNG) April 8, 2025

Martin Odegard, who burst onto the scene as a Real Madrid wonderkid, is now leading Arsenal against Real Madrid.

That was a fabulous ball from Jude Bellingham. He found Kylian Mbappe making a quick run, alone, inside the box. 

However, Mbappe was not threatening enough to beat Raya. 

Nearly for Kylian Mbappe. A dangerous ball from Vini, found Mbappe making a run inside the box. 

Countered by Timber and Partey, Mbappe went for a shot.

The shot went over the goal. However, Mbappe was already offside leading to the play. 

Vinicius Jr, again from the left, went for a right-footed shot. 

The curling shot did not curl enough to be on target. 

During the earlier play, Rice's shot was blocked by Asencio. The block did hit the hand. A VAR check was done. But, no penalty was given.

Martenelli made a good run on the left and his cross found Rice making an effort with a side volley. 

Ascencio blocked Rice's shot. 

Partey tried his luck in the rebound, but Courtois saved his shot.

The atmosphere is just electric. 

Arsenal are having the upper hand with nearly five attacks already. In the meantime, Real Madrid looked threatening with counterattacks. 

Myles Lewis-Skelly (18Y 194D) is the second youngest Englishman to start a Champions League quarter-final after Jude Bellingham vs. Man City in 2021 (17Y 281D).

And they both share the pitch together at the Emirates this evening. 🏟️#UCL pic.twitter.com/PWch0Fw5gs

— Squawka (@Squawka) April 8, 2025

Vinicius Jr., from the left tries an ambitious shot. However, his shot went over the goal.

3 - Luka Modrić 🇭🇷 is the third-oldest outfield player to start in a UCL quarter-final (39y 211d), after Ryan Giggs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in 2014 v Bayern Munich (40y 123d) and Alessandro Costacurta 🇮🇹 in 2006 v Lyon (39y 339d). Eternal. pic.twitter.com/L7RwU8G8mA

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 8, 2025

Kylian Mbappé had to catch up with Thierry Henry ahead of Arsenal-Real Madrid 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/gOxkVu3PLa

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 8, 2025

Nearly own goal from Camavinga. Corner for Arsenal. 

A mistake from Saka led Vinicius Jr. to run away with the ball. Vinicius' effort, deflected away off Saliba, went straight to Raya. 

Easy save from Raya as Mbappe made an effort from outside the box.

🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️

🧱 Kiwior partners Saliba
⚓️ Rice in the middle
🔙 Saka returns to the starting XI

Let's make it happen, Gunners 👊

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 8, 2025

📋✅ ¡Nuestro XI inicial!
🆚 @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/qIsTYbaDS1

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 8, 2025

Vinicius Jr. will miss the second leg of the fixture, if he gets a yellow card tonight vs Arsenal. 

Thibaut Courtois will be back after missing the last three games due to a knee injury. Lunin is injured, by the way.

Raheem Sterling is suspended for this match after picking up three yellow cards.

Theirry Henry scored the only goal in meetings between these two clubs in UEFA Champions League. Henry scored in the first leg of round of 16 meet in 2005/06 Champions League, while the second leg was a goalless draw.

Arsenal won: 1

Real Madrid won: 0

Draws: 1

Football fans from India can watch the Arsenal vs Real Madrid UCL 2024-25 Quarter-final first-leg match on Sony Sports Network Channel. 

Moreover, they can watch the match LIVE on Sony LIV app and website as well.

Match: Arsenal vs Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Quarter-Final First Leg

Date: 9 April 2025

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

Laimer took his time on the right before lodging a vicious cross into the box, but Stanisic's header following that soared over the crossbar!

Guerrerio sailed a long ball into Inter's box, but Sommer jumped on time to make a high claim.

It has been 30 minutes since Bayern last attempted a shot.#UCL pic.twitter.com/AFR6TY5IHw

— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 8, 2025

Lautaro took a strike from a very close range to the goal following the through pass from Thuram inside the brawl, but the 21-year-old Bayern custodian executed a brilliant stop in reflex!

Marcus Thuram rushed to the box from the left as he sliced a grounded pass to find Lautaro on the other side, but the ball sailed wide off the target and out of Lautaro's reach.

Lautaro Martinez sees the yellow for a foul on Olise from behind.

Martinez received an inch-perfect through into the box, but Goretzka made the rescuing tackle, denying the Inter skipper from having a goal attempt.

It has been a slow start to the second-half actions, as both sides are trying to buckle up before going all out to find the coveted goals for their respective sides. 

We are back underway at the Allianz Arena.

HT: Bayern 0-1 Inter

Inter have lost just one of their last 28 Champions League games when opening the scoring (W25 D2), a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in March 2024. 👀#UCL pic.twitter.com/tD7RnTT3Bk

— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 8, 2025

7 - Lautaro #Martínez is the first #Inter player with seven UEFA #ChampionsLeague goals in a season since Samuel Eto'o in 2010-11 (8). Striker.#BayernMunichInter

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 8, 2025

Olise showed great effort in anticipating the crossfield long ball from the right, as he met it right before the ball was about to roll wide. However, a strong block from Darmian keeps the hosts at bay!

The clash has been very physical from both sides. The tally shows five fouls apiece at this point of the game.

Magnificent display from Inter!

Thuram received the ball in the middle as Augusto crossed it from the left. He nicked the ball behind for Lautaro to anticipate it, as the Inter skipper drilled a well-taken strike that soared past the keeper to find the back of the net!

The visitors have taken the lead!

Lautaro Martinez got a lot of space in front of him as he was approaching the penalty area with the ball but slipped on the ground unluckily, resulting in a good recovery from Min-Jae!

Bastoni gifted a brilliant forward pass for Augusto, who was sprinting into the box. However, Augusto's left-footed strike from the left whacked the side-netting!

Kima Min-Jae is shown the yellow for a nasty foul on Lautaro Martinez.

Sane lodged a long ball from the middle, that was well met by Olise on the right side of the box. The French attacker danced past the Inter defenders, laying a pass to Kane, who was in a completely open position on the left.

However, Kane's right-footed curler sailed past Sommer only to rattle the far post!

Laimer laided out the ball to Olise, who was free on the right and just outside off the box. He sliced another left-footed strike that was quickly denied by Sommer. The follow-up header by Kane went just wide of the target.

The Veteran keeper showed his sparks once again!

This time, Guerreiro sprinted into the box to anticipate a through ball from the middle, from which he drilled a powerful right-foot grounder, but Sommer acted quickly. The ball slipped, but he claimed it before a running Kane could get a hold of it.

Konrad Laimer stayed alert as Marcus Thuram sprinted into the box from the left, but his well-timed tackle dispossessed the Inter attacker off the ball. Eric Dier made a follow-up block to deny Lautaro as well.

Olise is looking to be operational from both sides, giving free space to other attackers to position themselves. However, this time, his shot from just outside the left side of the box went straight into Sommer's secure gloves.

That was a brilliant build-up from the hosts, as Olise found the ball on the right against the congested Inter box. He sailed a cross, which Kane met in the middle of the penalty area and powered a header, but Sommer made no mistake in collecting the ball.

Bayern Munich have maintained a high-line defence so far, trying to build up from both flanks.

Micheal Olise entered the penalty area from the right, found some space, and fired a low, left-footed strike that went just a bit wide off the far post.

Inter Milan are on their usual low-block, dragging the attackers down to them and creating space between the opposition midfield and forward line to utilize.

We are underway in Munich!

21-year-old Jonas Urbig starts in goal for Bayern München 🧤#UCL pic.twitter.com/jIpNroQvmX

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 8, 2025

Ci siamo (quasi) 🖤💙#ForzaInter #UCL #BayernMonacoInter pic.twitter.com/p9JtJ8x66O

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) April 8, 2025

🌡️💯#FCBINTER #UCL #FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/mKIl80vulZ

— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) April 8, 2025

What will happen here? #UCL pic.twitter.com/vJ7tTwqI7J

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 8, 2025

Starting XI: Yann Sommer (GK); Bejamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Lautaro Martinez (C), Marcus Thuram

Subs: de Vrij, Amautovic, Gennaro, Josep, Frattesi, Bisseck, Dimarco, De Pieri, Berenbruch, Zanchetta, Cecconi, Zalewski

Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi

Ready to give it everything 🔥👊#ForzaInter #UCL #BayernMonacoInter pic.twitter.com/874H1TB7E5

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) April 8, 2025

Starting XI: Jonas Urbig (GK); Konrad Laimer, Eric Dier, Kim Min-Jae, Josip Stanišić; Joshua Kimmich (C), Leon Goretzka; Micheal Olise, Raphael Guerreiro, Leroy Sane; Harry Kane

Subs: Peretz, Klanac, Gnabry, Palhinha, Boey, Vidovic, Muller, Kuise-Asare, Jensen, Karl

Head Coach: Vincent Kompany

💫 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦! 💫

Here’s how we line up against Inter. ⚽️#FCBINTER #UCL #FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/TfnwfpDWYn

— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) April 8, 2025

Matches played: 7

Bayern won: 4

Inter won: 2

Draws: 1

Football fans from India can watch the Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan UCL 2024-25 Quarter-final first-leg match on Sony Sports Network Channel.  

Moreover, they can watch the match LIVE on the Sony LIV app and website as well.

Match: Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan

Tournament: UEFA Champions League 2024-25 - Quater-final First leg

Date: 9 April 2025

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich