Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain, beating the French membership 2-0 within the second leg of their last-16 tie to succeed in the quarter-finals 3-0 on combination.
Leading 1-0 from the primary leg in Paris final month, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting put Bayern in entrance on the evening on the Allianz Arena and substitute Serge Gnabry wrapped up the victory a minute from time.
Bayern have been worthy winners in opposition to a flat PSG aspect, for whom neither Kylian Mbappe nor Lionel Messi had the anticipated affect on the sport whereas Neymar was lacking with an ankle harm.
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Paris Saint-Germain ahead Kylian Mbappe reacts. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)Source: AFP
It is the second season working through which PSG have gone out of the Champions League within the final 16, and the fifth time within the final seven campaigns the Qatar-owned membership have didn’t transcend the primary knockout spherical.
They weren’t helped by accidents in defence, with captain Marquinhos compelled off after 36 minutes with a rib drawback and his alternative, Nordi Mukiele, additionally having to be substituted at half-time.
Vitinha may need put the French champions in entrance within the first half, however Matthijs de Ligt cleared his try off the road.
Bayern went forward simply after the hour mark, Leon Goretzka establishing the unmarked Choupo-Moting for a straightforward end after Marco Verratti had been dispossessed in his personal field.
Sergio Ramos got here closest to getting the guests again into the sport earlier than Gnabry clinched Bayern’s victory late on.
“I’m delighted PSG have gone out,” Jamie Carragher mentioned post-game.
“I’m. I simply don’t like the entire set-up and every thing about it. It’s not a crew, it’s only a mess. Five years out of seven they’ve gone out within the last-16.
“They’ve spent more cash than anybody, bought one of the best gamers on the planet. It’s simply good as a result of it tells you the way essential it’s to be a crew. We love people inside a crew however that’s not a crew and Kylian Mbappe has to depart that membership.”
TOTTENHAM’S TROPHY WAIT DRAGS ON
AC Milan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the primary time since 2012 because the Italian champions held out for a 0-0 draw at 10-man Tottenham to win 1-0 on combination.
A European elimination scorching on the heels of an exit from the FA Cup means Tottenham’s 15-year wait to win a trophy will lengthen for not less than one other season.
Antonio Conte’s return to the touchline didn’t encourage a response from his aspect as Tottenham have been toothless in assault and needed to play the ultimate 12 minutes a person down as Cristian Romero was despatched off for 2 bookable offences.
Kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes after the later arrival of either side attributable to visitors congestion, but it surely took far longer for the competition to get going.
Conte was again in cost after taking extra time after the primary leg to recuperate from gallbladder surgical procedure.
The Italian was his regular animated self and was proven a yellow card by referee Clement Turpin for his protestations at a reserving for Clement Lenglet.
Antonio Conte was pissed off. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
However, his gamers lacked the identical power as Spurs didn’t rise to the event.
Milan produced the one piece of creativeness befitting of a Champions League knockout tie earlier than the break as a well-worked free-kick discovered Junior Messias, however the Brazilian dragged his shot vast.
Spurs had misplaced 4 of their earlier six video games, together with defeat to second-tier Sheffield United within the FA Cup.
The dwelling assist couldn’t disguise their frustration because the half-time whistle was met with a smattering of boos.
Conte was unable to impress a response on the break as Spurs wanted stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster to maintain them within the tie.
Brahim Diaz scored the one objective of the primary leg and his jinking run contained in the Spurs field simply lacked the end as Forster’s outstretched leg deflected the ball to security.
Spurs not less than compelled Mike Maignan right into a save 25 minutes from time as he tipped over Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s strike.
Tottenham’s wait continues. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
Conte gambled by switching to a entrance 4 for the ultimate 20 minutes with Richarlison becoming a member of Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min up entrance.
But there was nonetheless valuable little service for Kane and hope of a Tottenham fightback disappeared with Romero.
The Argentine usually treads a wonderful line along with his self-discipline and noticed pink for the third time in his Spurs profession after lunging in on Theo Hernandez.
Kane got here closest to an equaliser when his header from a Son free-kick was nicely saved by Maignan low to his proper in stoppage time.
Milan ought to have made certain of victory on the evening in addition to on combination however Sandro Tonali wasted one other superb probability by going for objective himself with teammates in assist earlier than Divock Origi’s effort got here again off the within of the put up.
But it didn’t matter because the seven-time European champions held agency to finish greater than a decade of ready to succeed in the final eight.
