The Champions League quarter-finals began this week with the first legs. If Bayern Munich won on Real Madrid’s field despite a goal from Kylian Mbappé, Arsenal waited until the last moments to dominate Sporting in Lisbon while the double confrontation between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool is highly anticipated.
Despite a very active and goal-scoring Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid lost to Bayern Munich this Tuesday in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League (2-1) played at the Santiago Bernabeu. Carried by a Michael Olise of the big nights and decisive passer for Harry Kane on the break goal, the Bavarian club took an option with a view to qualifying for the last four despite the goal of the Madrid hopeful scored by Kylian Mbappé. Other good news for the Germans before the return duel, Real will have to do without Aurélien Tchouaméni, suspended, for the second round.
Claiming victory in C1, Arsenal fought until the end to find the fault in the last minutes of this quarter-final first leg. Served on the edge of offside by Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz signed a nice sequence to prevent Mikel Arteta’s Gunners from falling into the Portuguese trap. Silent for his reunion with his former team, Viktor Gyökeres will want to help Arsenal finish the job in front of their home crowd next Wednesday.
The results of the Champions League quarter-final first leg
- Real Madrid-Bayern: 1-2
- Sporting-Arsenal : 0-1
- PSG-Liverpool, April 8, 2026 at 9 p.m.
- Barcelona-Atlético de Madrid, April 8, 2026 at 9 p.m.
The quarter-finals return will be played on Tuesday April 14 and Wednesday April 15, 2026.
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