Bayern Munich set up a Champions League semi-final date with holders Paris St-Germain after they came out on top of a seven-goal thriller against Real Madrid.
Five goals were scored in a blistering, breathless first half of a quarter-final second-leg cracker, before the game switched to a tactical battle after the break with both sides slowing down the tempo.
It looked like extra time would be needed to settle the outcome, but Real Madrid substitute Eduardo Camavinga was shown a second yellow card for time-wasting four minutes from time following a foul by the French midfielder on Harry Kane.
With a minute left, Luis Diaz delivered a decisive blow with his 24th goal of the season.
The former Liverpool forward played a one-two with Jamal Musiala before sending a curling strike into the top corner via a slight deflection.
After losing the first leg 2-1, Real led three times at the Allianz Arena with Arda Guler scoring twice, but Kane netted his 50th goal of the campaign as Bayern responded each time.
They ensured there was to be no comeback from the 15-time European champions when Michael Olise curled in a fourth in added time to seal a memorable 4-3 win on the night and 6-4 success on aggregate.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta wanted “fire” from his Arsenal players but instead got a sluggish performance as the Gunners did what was needed to reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Kai Havertz’s goal from the first leg and the goalless draw with Sporting at the Emirates was enough for Arsenal to take their place in the last four of the competition for a second successive season.
Arteta however admitted “There’s a lot of work behind it. We’ve done something that has never been done in the history of our club in 140 years, so that tells you the difficulty of that.”
But the Gunners are not producing their best football when it matters. They have won just one of their past five matches in all competitions, scoring only three goals.
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