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The second-leg matchdays of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Quarter-final ties have gifted us some memorable UCL nights through four of the best matches this season.
Best performance? ⭐#UCL pic.twitter.com/1aI2lUemcp
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 17, 2025
Aston Villa came back from trailing to beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 at home, whereas Dortmund defeated Barcelona 3-1, but both sides were knocked out on aggregate.
Arsenal kept their UCL unbeaten streak against Real Madrid intact, beating them 2-1 in the second leg, advancing to the semis. Inter Milan also shared the spoils with Bayern Munich in a 2-2 draw, but sealed their passage to the semi-finals.
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Aston Villa 3-2 Paris Saint-Germain (AGG 4-5)
Playing at their home, Villa Park, Aston Villa did not get off to a good start, letting in two goals in 30 minutes, through the PSG full-backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes.
Paris Saint-Germain dominated the first half, despite ending it at 2–1 as Youri Tielemans pulled one back. The second half, though, was a Villa fairy tale, netting two more goals from McGinn and Konsa and hunting for the third. Marco Asensio, late on the field, promptly made his mark, nearly scoring against his parent club.
A @ChampionsLeague campaign to remember 👏 pic.twitter.com/TcQRFgGk0n
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 16, 2025
Unfortunately, they never did achieve that goal they required, and PSG fired into the semis with a slender lead, but winning 5-4 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund 3-1 FC Barcelona (AGG 3-5)
The Guirassy hat-trick could not keep this mercurial Borussia Dortmund side out. Even though FC Barcelona seemed all at sea, making mistake after mistake that we did not witness in last week's match, they were still able to keep them at bay.
Four teams left. Barça’s one of them. pic.twitter.com/8y623imepZ
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 15, 2025
They did not really begin to play like their own team until Pedri came onto the field in the later stages. Other notable players in this game were De Jong holding in the midfield and Szczesny playing like he’s in his prime. However, a Bensebaini own goal kept Barca on a two-goal cushion to safely guide them through to the semis.
Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (AGG 1-5)
"Remontada," a term that was heard being uttered repeatedly again and again with this Real Madrid team, mostly from Bellingham. However, Arsenal crushed their dream of a magical comeback with a 2-1 victory in the return leg at Bernabeu.
Arsenal performed fantastically, and Arteta is worthy of all the accolades for the display set out away at the Bernabéu. Rice performed masterfully; he was all over the pitch, marking every pass; no one was penetrating him.
Ninety long minutes at the Bernabeu, and we heard you all game long.
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 16, 2025
Thank you, Gooners ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Oauif8UmBB
Bukayo Saka failed to convert an early penalty due to a marvellous save from Courtois. However, he redeemed himself with the opening goal in the 65th minute, but it was canceled out after Vinicius scored the equalizer only two minutes later.
Gabriel Martinelli netted the winner in injury time, leading Arsenal to another win against Real Madrid and keeping their unbeaten record against Los Blancos in the UCL intact.
Inter Milan 2-2 Bayern Munich (AGG 4-3)
Bayern Munich played pretty much the majority of the second leg on the back foot, but Inter Milan held them to a chilling 2-2 draw at home. Lautaro Martinez had enough opportunities, showed some lovely dibbles, and obviously scored; all of these earned him the man of the match award.
Kane did everything in his power, but it was just not good enough, and it's disappointing to see this Bayern side leave, particularly because it's Müller's final Champions League campaign with the side.
QUESTA È S̶P̶A̶R̶T̶A̶ L'INTEEEEEEEEER ⚔️#ForzaInter #UCL #InterBayernMonaco pic.twitter.com/4SZEQ0KG3h
— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) April 16, 2025
It was Kane who opened the scoring, but two back-to-back strikes from Lautaro and Pavard put Inter at the top again. Eric Dier scored the equalizer from a tough angle, but the Bavarians failed to score another to equalize the tie — better to say, Inter Milan defended masterfully!
I will have to admit Arsenal have done well in the first half. They attacked more and looked the better side. 
WOW! 
Real Madrid are back and how.
Guler scores for Real Madrid. 
Muriqi scores for Mallorca. 
Barcelona are back in it.
Pedri scores a worldie. 
Mbappe wins the penalty, and he converts it too. 
Target achieved for Osasuna as they have been able to head into the tunnel without conceding a goal. 
