{"id":177174,"date":"2024-04-30T19:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/30\/what-to-expect-in-the-semi-final-first-legs\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:52:02","slug":"what-to-expect-in-the-semi-final-first-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/30\/what-to-expect-in-the-semi-final-first-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect in the semi-final first legs \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>And then there were four. Projected Premier League supremacy has not quite manifested in the 2023\/24 Champions League, with England\u2019s remaining stalwarts succumbing in the last eight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal and Manchester City\u2019s respective exits means fans will get to enjoy a battle of European behemoths between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid with a place at Wembley at stake.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the draw, a pair of familiar foes collide. Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain met twice during the group stage to kick-off their European campaigns this term, with a draw in Dortmund on Matchday 6 ensuring PSG qualified for the knockouts.<\/p>\n<p>The quarter-final first legs produced majestic chaos in abundance, so the semis have plenty to live up to. Here\u2019s how\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0sees this week\u2019s\u00a0Champions League\u00a0fixtures panning out.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday 30 April<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01hwmzmy9q8hympr4s64.jpg\" alt=\"Toni Kroos, Joshua Kimmich\" title=\"Toni Kroos, Joshua Kimmich\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Bayern Munich and Real Madrid face off for the first time since 2018 \/ Boris Streubel\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bayern Munich<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Real Madrid<\/strong>\u00a0are used to facing off at this stage of the competition, although this will be their first tussle since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have played out a litany of memorable duels over the years, including Pep Guardiola\u2019s \u201cf*** up\u201d which facilitated a Madrid thrashing at the Allianz Arena back in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no 4-2-4 from Thomas Tuchel on Tuesday night with Bayern hosting the first leg. The Germans have surrendered their Bundesliga title to Bayer Leverkusen, but their performance against Arsenal in the quarter-finals suggested Tuchel\u2019s men are capable of going all the way in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Tuchel will aim to stifle Madrid\u2019s stellar individuals who have carried the club to another La Liga title. Los Blancos were forced to be resilient to bypass\u00a0Man City\u00a0on penalties and are now favourites to win a record-extending 15th European title.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to bet against Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s men in this competition, with a result in Munich standing them in good stead for the return leg in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Kick-off Time (GMT)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Fixture<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Prediction<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid<\/td>\n<td>1-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday 1 May<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01hwmzcgd4hcn4m1rry4.jpg\" alt=\"Warren Zaire-Emery\" title=\"Warren Zaire-Emery\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Warren Zaire-Emery\u2019s goal in Dortmund ensured PSG progressed into the knockouts \/ Leon Kuegeler\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p>Warren Zaire-Emery\u2019s equaliser in Dortmund ensured PSG joined Edin Terzic\u2019s BVB in the knockouts, with the pair playing out a 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park to round off the group stages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PSG<\/strong>\u00a0have perpetually shown vulnerability in this competition, but their journey under Luis Enrique so far has offered glimmers of hope of a steelier evolution. They were forced to come from behind to beat\u00a0Barcelona\u00a0in the last eight and, although they were aided by Ronaldo Araujo\u2019s dismissal, it felt like a watershed victory for Les Parisiens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Borussia Dortmund<\/strong>\u00a0have endured an indifferent domestic campaign, but they\u2019ve been exceptional in Europe. They topped the toughest group of the bunch to advance into the knockouts and have since brushed aside PSV and\u00a0Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The Yellow Wall helped BVB over the line against Atleti in the quarters and Terzic\u2019s men, who\u2019ll aim to spring in transition across the two legs, will need full backing from a fervent home crowd on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Kick-off Time (GMT)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Fixture<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Prediction<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain<\/td>\n<td>1-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And then there were four. Projected Premier League supremacy has not quite manifested in the 2023\/24 Champions League, with England\u2019s remaining stalwarts succumbing in the last eight. 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