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A 1-2 game made the first team out of the Champions League quarterfinals emerge: All main players were double-killed, and it was difficult to advance to the finals

8:26pm, 8 May 2025Football

On May 4, the teams that reached the top four in the Champions League this season played in their respective domestic leagues, and they were happy and worried. At the end of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Arsenal 0-1 Paris at home, and Barcelona 3-3 Inter Milan at home. According to the performance of the four teams in the league this weekend, a 1-2 game made the first teams out of the Champions League last four emerge: all the main players were double-killed, and it was difficult to advance to the finals.

Inter and Barcelona won both the last round of the league, with the Nerazzurri defeating Verona 1-0 at home, and Barcelona reversed 2-1 away to defeat Valladolid. Currently, Inter Milan is 3 points behind Naples and ranks second in Serie A. Barcelona leads Real Madrid by 7 points and leads La Liga with one more round of games. Inter Milan wants to win the Serie A championship, and Napoli needs to make mistakes, while Barcelona holds the initiative to win the La Liga title in their own hands.

Inter Milan tied with Barcelona in the first leg, and the next game was played at Meazza Stadium. Lewandowski's return is still unknown, and the game between the two teams is very suspense. In the other semi-finals, Paris and Arsenal have now become more likely to win. In the league before the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Paris lost 1-2 to Strasbourg away, while Arsenal 1-2 at home.

Paris lost in this game, which is completely foreseeable. In their starting lineup, there is only one regular main player, João Neves. Even though Paris was behind in the score, Paris coach Enrique only allowed two main players, Duer and Fabian Ruys to play, and the other important players were given a chance to rest.

In contrast, Arsenal are the only team in the last four Champions League league that has no rotation. In addition to letting Merino serve as a substitute, Gunners coach Arteta all started to play against Bournemouth, and Merino also played in the second half. As a result, Arsenal not only failed to win, but instead lost. The Premier League twice this season lost to Bournemouth, which has an impact on the physical fitness and morale of Arsenal players.

4 days later, Arsenal will challenge Paris at the Princes Stadium in Paris. I wonder what Arsenal coach Arteta thinks? His team ranks second in the Premier League, has a certain point advantage, and has the initiative to advance to the Champions League next season. Arteta can completely give up the game with Bournemouth and fight the Champions League with all his might. After all, Arsenal is only 2 games away from the team's first Champions League championship in history.

Arteta is too conservative, and now leads the team to lose two consecutive times, and the main players have not received any rest. Arsenal is now the team most likely to be eliminated in the top four of the Champions League.

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