Matthijs de Licht made a fatal error and provided a pretext for the team's loss.
Bayern Munich tied Arsenal 2-2 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals at 4 a.m. on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium in London. Munich and Arsenal will have their second match at the Allianz Arena in Munich at 4 a.m. on Sunday.
Arsenal, the home team, took the lead first. Bukayo Saka grabbed a pass that Martin Odegaard poked from the back in the 12th minute of the first half, hit it to the center and curled his left foot to score the first goal.
Munich launched a counterattack. Arsenal made a pass mistake at the back in the 18th minute and gave possession to Munich. The team immediately staged counterattack and tied the match with Serge Gnabry finishing it through Leroy Sane and Leon Goretzka.
Munich succeeded in upsetting the game. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Sané dribbled through the left side of the defense line and ran towards the center. In the process, he tripped over William Saliba's foot and won a penalty kick (PK). Harry Kane was able to take the lead as he finished the game.
Arsenal finished the first half 1-2 and tried to change the atmosphere through aggressive replacement cards. Arsenal put more weight on the attack by sending in Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trosar and Gabriel Jesus. In the end, Trosar finished Jesús' pass in the 31st minute of the second half and brought the game back to square one. In the end, the match ended 2-2.
Munich's two center backs' judgment remained regrettable. Munich allowed both goals on the day due to the centerbacks' errors in defense. Even though Davis had the ball at the time of the first loss, he did not pass and was robbed while trying to drive it, and Dier defended himself, allowing Saka more space.
The so-called bystander defense came out again. Saka also tried to control the shooting angle while sitting down before shooting, but rather, Saka shook the net by hitting a shot into the space that Dyer could not cover.
In Munich's second run scene, De Licht's predicted defense was wide off the mark. When Jesús drove in the ball, De Licht predicted the line in advance and made a deep tackle. Rather, Jesús took advantage of it. He saw the space that De Licht had emptied and sent a pass to Trossar, who was in a better position to shoot. In the end, Trossar finished.
The Sun also criticized the scene. "Jesus' footwork helped create space inside the penalty area before sending a pass to Trossar," the media said. The media also reported fan reactions. One fan even mocked him, saying, "Jesus cooked for him." 메이저사이트