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00:03We'll see you then.
00:45We're down to the last four in the Champions League.
00:47Action from both semi-finals on the way.
00:50Stephen Warnock, Nader Manua and European football expert Rory Smith are with us.
00:55An absolute all-timer from Paris to come later on,
00:59but we're going to go straight to Madrid for Atletico against Arsenal.
01:03Mikel Arteta looking to end his club's long wait to lift the European Cup
01:06and Diego Simeone in the other dugout looking to do the same.
01:12Diego Simeone has spent 15 years turning Atletico Madrid into one of Europe's toughest sides.
01:19Two La Liga titles and two Europa Leagues, part of eight major trophies.
01:25A dynasty built on discipline and structure.
01:29But in the Champions League, heartbreak.
01:34To final defeats, both to the biggest rivals.
01:37And once again, it's devastation for a clip for three.
01:41With more agony last season.
01:43Did Julian Alvarez's penalty clip his left boot after it left his right?
01:49Now, a new look at Atleti are back in the final four.
01:53This time, Simeone's side are more fluid, more open, with wingers.
01:58Adam Ola Lutmann!
02:00The tireless Julian Alvarez leads the line.
02:03Alvarez!
02:04Oh, my word!
02:06The timeless Antoine Griezmann pulls the strings.
02:10Real are gone.
02:11Arsenal await.
02:13And Diego's dynasty could be three games away from its defining glory.
02:19Your commentator is Guy Mowgli.
02:22One year ago, Arsenal got this far, but no further.
02:27TSG were always a challenge one step beyond.
02:30This time, well, the Gunners have a great opportunity to reach the Champions League final
02:36for the first time in 20 years.
02:39The Atletico Madrid line-up for this first half of the challenge shows four changes from
02:44their La Liga win against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
02:48Slovakian defender David Hanchko is back from an ankle injury.
02:52Johnny Cardoso replaces the injured Pablo Barrios.
02:55And there are returns after missing the last two games for the former Premier League pair
03:00of Adam Ola Lutmann and Julian Alvarez.
03:03For Arsenal, two differences from the weekend against Newcastle.
03:06Gabriel Martinelli and Victor Jokeres come in with Everett Yeza on the bench
03:11and Kai Havertz ruled out by a groin strain.
03:14But Kai Osaka continues his comeback to fitness as a sub, as does Riccardo Calafiore.
03:21Great opportunity for Arsenal.
03:24But for it to come to fruition, they'll have to be absolutely on top of their game this weekend next.
03:32Madweke getting through the gap.
03:34Madweke with the chip, Martinelli went for it.
03:37Incafier behind him.
03:39And his view was obscured by Martinelli's attempt to finish.
03:43Really clever from Noni Madweke.
03:45Stood it up.
03:46Over all the striped shirt in defenders.
03:50Maybe Martinelli would have been better.
03:52And leaving it well alone for Incafier.
03:57Strange form, Atletico Madrid, lately.
04:00They beat Atletic Bilbao in the weekend.
04:023-2 at home.
04:04That came after a run of four La Liga defeats in a row.
04:09Here's Mantua chairing.
04:11Chairing to fire it across towards Alvarez.
04:15Alvarez stepping away from the tackles.
04:18Oh, that's a brilliant effort.
04:20Well saved, David Ryan.
04:23How Alvarez had the strength and awareness to get this sort of quality shot away is beyond me.
04:31Ryan watching like a hawk.
04:33Every step of it.
04:38Griezmann.
04:40Rogeri.
04:42He's headed over the bar by Alvarez.
04:46One shot saved, one header too high.
04:50Ninety goals this season.
04:53Nine of those have come in the Champions League.
04:56Which is a club record in a season.
04:59Koke.
05:01Luckman beat to it.
05:02Odegaard takes over.
05:04Matweke now.
05:05Matweke having a look at goal.
05:08Not far away from it.
05:10I think Oblak knew he was going wide.
05:13Well, that's a great sign for Arsenal.
05:15If not, Matweke is willing to have one look up and only think about the shot.
05:21Had the chance to square the ball.
05:22Zubi Mendy was there.
05:23Martinelli was close.
05:25Looking at that, maybe Oblak wasn't so sure.
05:27He went for it.
05:33Alvarez has gifted Arsenal a ball.
05:35Giving it to Zubi Mendy.
05:36Zubi Mendy again.
05:38Jokoraz goes down and the referee gives Arsenal a penalty.
05:47Atleti players surround the referee.
05:49Simeone's fingers wagging too in front of the fourth official.
05:53Jokoraz's positioning was excellent.
05:54Getting in front of the defender.
05:56Waiting for the contact, which was inevitable.
06:00Look at Hatchko's hands.
06:01They're wrapped around Jokoraz.
06:05It is an Arsenal penalty.
06:07Victor Jokoraz is on the spot.
06:11It's a huge moment in this semi-final time.
06:16Jokoraz fires in.
06:21Advantage Arsenal.
06:27Pressure penalty.
06:30Absolutely phumptome.
06:35Hit it so hard it practically went through Jan Oblak.
06:40Straight through the hands of Oblak.
06:42Look how wide apart they are.
06:48Arsenal are likely to have to weather a storm in a football sense and a very real sense.
06:54There's been thunder and lightning around in the air.
06:57I think the rain's coming.
06:58We'll just have to wait and see to find out whether the weather forecast is as accurate as a Victor
07:03Jokoraz penalty.
07:04If the rain does come, we're told it's coming hard.
07:08The referee's going to give that as a foul.
07:12If he gave it for Jokoraz in the penalty area first half, he's certainly going to give it against him
07:17for this one.
07:18Cardoso just moving like Jokoraz did, I guess, to win the penalty in between opponent and ball and making sure
07:25the content was there.
07:27It's going to be Alvarez who's going to take on the shot.
07:32Side netting strike.
07:34Many in the Metropolitano thought he pulled off a wonder strike there.
07:40And then he got the curl as he intended, just a little bit more needed.
07:44Don't think the keeper's getting there.
07:46Diego Simeone, he will have a plan of those black suited sleeves.
07:52Lovely little touch there from Antoine Griezmann.
07:55And now it's Adam Ola, look, man!
07:57Straight at Ryan.
07:59Griezmann's effort.
08:00And his second one is saved somehow.
08:04Top reactions from Ryan.
08:09First save from Ryan.
08:10He was ready for whatever came next, but Gabriel did it for him.
08:14Let he go deep with that, really deep.
08:16And Saliba puts him behind for another one on the other side.
08:22That was the follow-up attempt from Antoine Griezmann.
08:26Could only kick out at the frame of the goal in frustration.
08:36Griezmann.
08:37Now to Llorente.
08:39Handball shouts, strong handball shouts.
08:43They're not going to let that go lightly.
08:46Ripley didn't see it, but the cameras will have done if it happened.
08:56It's Ben White.
08:59He was a sinner from Llorente.
09:01Look how far the hands away from the body that is going to be.
09:05An Atletico Madrid penalty.
09:08The hand left dangling, the ball hits the hand.
09:11Penalty, Atletico is coming.
09:23David Raya gets his instructions.
09:25I don't think he's faced a penalty at all this season.
09:29The last one was in last year's Champions League semi-final at PSG in the second leg.
09:37And he saved it from Vitinha.
09:40Julian Alvarez, who scored his last four penalties.
09:44He's nine out of ten for Atleti, all told.
09:47He's put in a nine out of ten performance so far tonight.
09:51This might take him to top marks.
09:55And it does.
09:58Raya could only watch.
10:01That's an exceptional conversion of the penalty.
10:04And it might just be the kick that turns the tide.
10:11That's fantastic.
10:14Raya was grasping thin air.
10:17Just a slight wave of the right hand.
10:19See you later.
10:20Not getting near you.
10:22Raya got to 25 Champions League goals in 41 games.
10:25Faster than any other Argentinian player.
10:28Which means, yes, faster than Messi.
10:31He got to 25 in 42 games.
10:33And faster than Sergio Aguero.
10:35He took 48.
10:39Luckman.
10:41Out of his feet to Griezmann.
10:43Raya was beaten by that.
10:45In comes Cardoso.
10:46Now it's Rogeri.
10:48Griezmann again.
10:49Man.
10:51Deflicted wide.
10:53Arsenal clinging on.
10:56The storm has come.
10:59What an effort that is.
11:01From the evergreen Antoine Griezmann.
11:06It was a test that was too ambitious.
11:09Icaffier has now taken a bit of a fall,
11:12which has not impressed the referee.
11:16Does that mean there's a gap down his side
11:18while Alvarez is playing it that way
11:20to Llorente.
11:21Llorente in.
11:22Luckman.
11:23Luckman!
11:24Straight at Raya.
11:26To Ben White's immense relief.
11:30What a chance this was for Luckman.
11:32He caught White napping.
11:38Here's Declan Rice.
11:40Can he move into an advantageous position?
11:44Hide Saka.
11:49He's got there first, did he?
11:51He did.
11:53Penalty again for Arsenal.
11:56That came out of nowhere.
11:59And have a look here.
12:01Saka into Eze.
12:02Look where his boot is.
12:04It's on the ball.
12:05That prevented Henschko's boot getting onto the ball.
12:08He had to go through Eze.
12:09Yeah, it's only a tiny touch.
12:11But by the standards of everything we see in the top leagues,
12:15it's a touch enough.
12:18Well, I wouldn't want to make this decision.
12:20Is that enough to force Eze off balance and to the floor?
12:26Here we go.
12:28No penalty.
12:30Oh, Mick and Arteta will be livid.
12:37Simeone is relieved.
12:39It's come up on screen now.
12:41Athletic player number 17 did not commit a foul on the opponent.
12:45Well, there you go.
12:46Short swing.
12:47Well, that'll be talked about.
12:52Eze.
12:55It's not getting stronger again.
13:01Mosquera.
13:02Eze.
13:02It's come back to Mosquera.
13:05Up in the air from Oblak.
13:07Saka into the mix.
13:10Trossard.
13:13An absorbing first leg.
13:15It's been tense from the start.
13:17Second leg will only be worse.
13:19Atletico Madrid 1.
13:20Arsenal 1.
13:23I mean, the whole sequence starts the story.
13:25I mean, it's a clear contact.
13:26You make that decision.
13:27You can't overturn that decision.
13:29When you have to look at it 13 times, it's just at this level, it's completely unacceptable.
13:34Obviously, it's a wrong decision and it changes the course of the time.
13:37The referees, in the end, he chucked it and he decided that it wasn't and we agree with him.
13:45I think in the first half, we controlled the game quite well, I think, and had a few good opportunities
13:52to score.
13:53Managed to score out of one of them.
13:56And then, I think in the second half, they started much better.
14:00Maybe they served to get a goal eventually.
14:03And, yeah, tough game, we know it's a tough place to come, but, yeah, it's only half-time.
14:08We are in an incredible position.
14:10Semifinal of the Champions League, we have to play in front of our people.
14:13It's in our hands and that's it.
14:16And I recover and Fulham.
14:18But there's only one place to start.
14:20And, Stephen, we're going to start with you on the Eza penalty, which was given on the pitch.
14:24And then, obviously, overruled.
14:27And there was a little bit of discord and disagreement when we were watching this live, wasn't there?
14:31Yeah, I think this is going to split opinion.
14:33I really do.
14:33I think there's going to be a lot of people watching at home thinking, I can see contact.
14:37I think when you see the initial sort of angle here, you do think there is a touch on Eza's
14:44foot.
14:45And you see it as he steps across there.
14:48I just don't think there's enough contact, if any contact.
14:52Now, that one looks like there is enough.
14:54And it looks like there's clear contact.
14:56But you've got to challenge for the ball at some point.
14:59You've got to go toe-to-toe, if you like.
15:02That one there is the one that you watch and you think, there's not enough contact.
15:06And Eza almost expects it to happen and invites the challenge and then goes down.
15:12So, for me, I don't think there's enough to give a penalty in that incident.
15:17I think he's described that very, very well, but in a kind of safe way.
15:20He said, you don't think it's enough to give a penalty.
15:22But I think for most people, the discussion is around, is it enough to overturn the penalty?
15:26That's the issue.
15:27Yeah, because when we first saw it, and this is myself included, I thought, oh, you know, it's a penalty.
15:32Yeah.
15:32But the more I sort of watched it back, like, that bit there makes this, I guess, it's going to
15:37be really clear and obvious.
15:38And he's going to be stepping onto Eze's foot, onto Eberra's foot.
15:40But the fact is, like, it doesn't finish that way.
15:43Then you start to see some more angles and you start to sort of doubt yourself.
15:46And I think in some ways, the video system referee has probably done a good job by allowing the referee
15:50a chance to see it again.
15:52And the referee could have said it's still a penalty.
15:54But the fact that he didn't means that he didn't see enough.
15:56Had he stuck with his decision, do you think, you know, it wouldn't have been perhaps on field, you know,
16:02not gone and looked again?
16:04Do you think that would have been the fair decision?
16:07Would that have been right?
16:07Would you have been happy with that?
16:08I've got a bit lost now with what we're meant to be doing with penalties.
16:12To me, that isn't a clear and obvious error, which I think is still the bar.
16:16They may have changed it several times since this programme started.
16:19But that's not a clear and obvious error.
16:20You can see why he's made that decision.
16:21There is one angle where it looks like there's contact.
16:23Yeah.
16:24And there's a couple where, to be honest, you can't really tell because the shot's not right.
16:28I'm surprised it was overturned.
16:31Sorry, overturned by him, by the referee?
16:33Because you're talking about the VAR now.
16:35You're surprised that the bar have called him out?
16:37No, no, it's the referee's decision.
16:38But it does seem to be the case that if the VAR calls the referee over...
16:41We could spend a lot more time on this.
16:42We've got loads of penalties to look at.
16:43OK, let's carry on. What's next?
16:44Yeah, well, we're going to go straight to Ben White's handball, actually.
16:47And, Nedim, you can have a little look at this.
16:49Because there is consistency in the inconsistent interpretation of the rules, isn't there?
16:54Yeah, there's a disappointing consistency with the way that you wafer handballs are given.
16:59And I think as far as the game goes, if your arm is anywhere away from anybody at all,
17:04it doesn't matter whether it flicks off your leg, you know, flicks off somebody else,
17:06if it hits your arm, it seems like the referee is going to give these decisions.
17:10And they seem very quick to be able to do so.
17:11And even we saw yesterday with Alphonso Davies, it's come off his leg and it's hit his arm.
17:17Ousmane de Bele is adamant that's a penalty.
17:19If we're in the Premier League and we see that, that's not going to be given as a penalty.
17:22I think most people say that's not a penalty.
17:24But in Europe, the consistency is there, because that was yesterday, this was today.
17:28And if there's another one in the next few games, it will be given again.
17:30And to be fair to Arteta, he did say after the game that UEFA have been really consistent,
17:35that that is a penalty in UEFA competitions, which I think most of us probably disagree with.
17:38What's strange for me is that it relies on a really strict interpretation of IFAB's rules,
17:43the body that sets the actual laws.
17:46UEFA seem to have taken that, like, really literally,
17:49which I don't think they have to do.
17:50That's a conscious choice.
17:52But that feels to me like a punishment outweighing a crime.
17:55And it's not consistent with how we see the Premier League operate, is it?
17:58So, but obviously, and we're going to break up the penalty incident, Stephen, actually.
18:02There is another one to come, don't worry.
18:03But you are going to look at the fact that actually the second half played out very differently
18:07for Atletico because of a tactical tweak.
18:09Yeah, and at half-time, they decided to take Simeone off and bring on Robin Lamont.
18:15And they went to a back five.
18:17And you see here, Luckman and Llorente were the wide players.
18:19Griezmann and Alvarez become the forward two.
18:22The link up between these two players.
18:23And it was almost 4v4, if you like, going forward.
18:27And it caused Arsenal problems.
18:29Luckman got in here.
18:30You see, Griezmann had an opportunity.
18:32As it falls back to him, it's a really good block from Gabriel.
18:35But the way that they set themselves up,
18:38they had the two wing-backs, but Ruggieri on this left-hand side
18:42and Llorente on the right.
18:43And Ruggieri's got brilliant movement.
18:45He's got athleticism.
18:46But Luckman's position, that touch is absolutely brilliant.
18:49But it causes a problem now for right-sided centre-half, right-back.
18:53They're scared of Luckman.
18:55And then Ruggieri plays that ball in.
18:56Griezmann hits the bar off this opportunity.
18:59So they were spreading the back line of Arsenal as much as they could in certain situations.
19:05And then you see the two forward players really stretching the game here.
19:08You'll see the way that Atletico players drop deep.
19:12And now you've got runners in behind.
19:14And you've got spaces in behind that midfield.
19:17Lovely little ball from Griezmann in behind.
19:19And then runners beyond.
19:20And it just felt that Atletico made sure that they isolated in 1v1 situations.
19:26Luckman possibly should do a little bit better here.
19:28Maybe has a little bit more time.
19:30But when you look at Luckman in 1v1 situations,
19:32he's just brilliant in here.
19:34Arsenal defend it well.
19:35But watch the way that they ring-fence it.
19:37They'll make it so difficult to get out.
19:39And then you'll see here,
19:41Hanko steps in, wins the ball back.
19:43And then they're on the attack again.
19:45And then they get a strike and a goal from Molina.
19:47But the way that Arsenal sort of struggled in this second half
19:52was much to the credit of Diogo Simeone.
19:55Well, they were absolutely taken out of the game, weren't they?
19:57They were nullified.
19:58Any kind of threat that came from them.
19:59Look at that.
19:59You know, that is incredible.
20:00That is between the 45th and the 84th.
20:03Because actually they rallied a bit in the last 10 minutes or so,
20:05didn't they?
20:06Yeah, the ESA penalty actually seemed to take the sting out
20:08of Atletico a little bit.
20:09They lost their way a little bit for maybe five or ten minutes
20:12after that and had a bit of another sort of surge
20:14right towards the end.
20:16But I think in that sort of half-an-hour period,
20:19Simeone will have seen enough, particularly from Griezmann,
20:22to think they can hurt Arsenal in London.
20:24The question might have been Julian Alvarez went off injured.
20:26If he doesn't play, that's a massive boost for Arsenal.
20:29He had four shots and eight touches in the opposition box, Griezmann.
20:32So, yeah, he really did in those 40 minutes or so come to life,
20:35didn't he, for them?
20:36It all started for Arsenal from Jokeres and a penalty that he won
20:41and then scored.
20:43Let's have a look at his first half, shall we?
20:45For sure, yeah.
20:45I think his first half was really good.
20:47And it's what Arsenal needed because it's a tough place to come.
20:49But you need some of that strength, some of that physicality
20:51and the direct play that he has here running down that left-hand side.
20:54Like Llorente, the full-back for Atletico Chasen there,
20:56he's big, he's strong, but Jokeres is stronger.
20:58What I like is the fact that it finishes with a great ball back to Odegaard.
21:02In a different moment, maybe Odegaard scores that.
21:04But here we see how he wins that penalty
21:06and he finds himself in a good position
21:07and immediately opens up his body to the goal.
21:10And the defender's in the wrong position.
21:11But Jokeres, with the strength that he has and the positioning that he has,
21:14means that he has to be fouled.
21:16And then once he gets up, he's got a chance to go and take that penalty.
21:19I think Oblak, the goalkeeper, has probably created somewhat of a gap
21:22between his arms there.
21:23But the strike from Jokeres certainly was there.
21:25And at half-time, Arsenal were winning 1-0.
21:27And I think, for the most part, it's down to Jokeres.
21:29And they are going to need him.
21:30Obviously, Havertz is out now.
21:32And they've got a very, very important few weeks ahead.
21:36So, a performance like that and the contribution that he made tonight
21:39is heartening, obviously, for Mikel Arteta, isn't it?
21:41Yeah, it is to a certain degree.
21:43I just think he's more suited to away games.
21:45I think he's better at being your focal point,
21:47holding the ball up, drawing fouls him, making life difficult.
21:50When you're going to be asked to dominate the ball at home
21:53in the next game, is he capable of doing that?
21:56Is he capable of scoring that important goal?
21:58He scores a lot of penalties, Jokeres,
22:00but he needs to make sure he's getting in better positions
22:03to score from open play.
22:05He's on 19 goals now.
22:06The only players ahead of him are Thiago and Haaland,
22:08who's way, way, way ahead.
22:10And that's what they brought him in to do, wasn't it?
22:12Score 20-plus goals this season.
22:13Yeah, it's funny.
22:14That's what we sort of thought they might need
22:16to get over the line of the title,
22:17was a $20, $25 season strike.
22:19It's only 12 in the Premier League,
22:20so it depends where you want your $20 to be.
22:23It just feels as though he is a little bit short
22:26of that kind of absolute elite level from this first season.
22:29Maybe next season he's better when he's settled a little bit more,
22:31but at the moment I'm not sure he's quite in that class
22:35that maybe Arsenal fans were expecting.
22:36Is that scoreline a scoreline that Mikel Arteta tonight
22:39will feel comfortable with taking back to the Emirates next week?
22:41I think so. I think so.
22:42I think we showed earlier how much they suffered in that second half
22:45and the fact that they came away from the game with a 1-1 draw,
22:48knowing you're going to have 60,000 of your own fans
22:50in that second leg next week.
22:52I think overall they'll take it because he knows he wasn't perfect,
22:54but they can get better.
22:55OK.
22:56Brace yourselves, guys, and settle in for this one.
22:59I mean, this is why you've stayed up, isn't it?
23:01Holders PSG taking on six-time winners Bayern Munich
23:05ahead of last night's game.
23:06They were the two highest-scoring teams in the competition
23:09and they did not let us down.
23:11Commentary comes from Steve Wilson.
23:14A match-up which would have been fit for the final again.
23:18Bayern have actually won each of their last five UEFA matches
23:22against PSG, including a win here on match day four this season.
23:27But Paris Saint-Germain won the FIFA Club World Cup meeting
23:30in Atlanta in July when Luis Hernandez and William Pacho were sent off
23:35and Musiala broke his leg and dislocated his ankle.
23:39Safe to say that there is history.
23:41The only real decision for Luis Enrique was Barcola or Due.
23:46As expected, he's gone with Due,
23:48so no changes from the second-leg victory at Anfield.
23:51Barcola on the bench, where the return of Fabian Ruiz
23:54from a knee injury has bolstered their options.
23:58The last club to successfully defend the Champions League
24:01was Real Madrid eight years ago.
24:04Vincent Kompany, who is suspended for tonight's game
24:07after three yellow cards,
24:09makes two changes to the XI,
24:11which saw off Real Madrid in the second leg of the quarterfinal.
24:15The fit again, Musiala for Gnabry
24:17and Alphonso Davies for Lima at left-back.
24:23After huge anticipation,
24:26it's arguably the two most informed sides in Europe
24:30who meet up in the semi-final first leg.
24:37Xayah Emery,
24:39Parizcalia, here's danger.
24:41Davies got his head on it,
24:43Luis Diaz has it for Bayern,
24:44and he'll charge away downfield.
24:47Luis Diaz ploughing a bit of a lone furrow,
24:49but Olise's to his right-hand side,
24:51and he looks to use Michael Olise.
24:55Harry Kane,
24:57Kimmich,
24:59and touched off beautifully for Luis Diaz,
25:02William Pacho.
25:03It's a penalty kick.
25:05William Pacho lunged at Luis Diaz,
25:08and the referee, Sandro Scherer, says penalty.
25:11It's a brilliant run by Luis Diaz.
25:16Kimmich
25:18touched off to
25:20Luis Diaz.
25:22William Pacho says he got the ball.
25:25Well, he certainly did get the ball
25:27with the second movement,
25:28but not with the first.
25:32Penalty to Bayern Munich,
25:35and you know what this means.
25:37It means Harry Kane.
25:43Scores for the 54th time this season,
25:48and more importantly,
25:49gives Bayern the lead in the semi-final.
25:56Absolutely no doubt about it at all.
25:59Sending Safanov the wrong way.
26:03Harry Kane and Bayern strike first
26:06in this semi-final.
26:12Dwayne not toff it.
26:13No foul.
26:14Here's Harry Kane.
26:15Olise to his right.
26:17Olise!
26:18Massive moment off the line by Marquinhos after Safanov had half-smothered the shot.
26:29Olise goes to ground.
26:31It's no foul.
26:32Well, it was very nearly two in two minutes here.
26:35That is such a crucial stop.
26:38Took all the pace off it,
26:39allowing Marquinhos to make sure it didn't sneak in.
26:43That's a really, really big let-off for Harry Saint-Germain.
26:52Oh, it's a great ball.
26:54Dembele will reach this.
26:56Dembele for PSG.
26:57He's put it way wide of goal.
26:59Way wide of goal from Ousmane Dembele.
27:03Well, you can scarcely believe
27:06that he's missed it,
27:07and missed it by so much.
27:17That's a good ball.
27:18Clarence Scalier is in behind.
27:19Stannis Scalier, Dembele in the middle.
27:21Clarence Scalier will come inside if he can.
27:23And he can!
27:26Can't he just?
27:27He's done it again.
27:30Clarence Scalier with another brilliant goal.
27:34What a great ball by Dwayne to knock it over the top of Stannis Scalier.
27:38Clarence Scalier knew he was in trouble here.
27:40And knowing what Clarence Scalier is going to do
27:42is very, very different from stopping him doing it.
27:46That is fantastic.
27:48PSG won, Bayern won.
27:50We've only played 25 minutes of this semi-final.
27:54We could easily, easily have had two goals apiece.
28:02Luis Diaz.
28:13He's got away from Nuno Mendes again, he's done that two or three times.
28:17Takes on Marquinhos, goes along the by-landing, hits the post,
28:21and Safanov clutches it.
28:23Well, he's so full of pace, so full of tricks, so full of confidence.
28:26Got away from Nuno Mendes and from Marquinhos.
28:29Kept the ball in play, and it rebounded onto the post-off,
28:32Jo Neves, now here's Desiree Douai, and that is only just why.
28:37He wants a corner.
28:39What about this game?
28:40You cannot take your eyes off it.
28:41Brilliant from Desiree Douai.
28:43I think he has a pace there.
28:45It just flicked off the toe of Jonathan Tarr's boot,
28:48and it is a corner to Paris Saint-Germain.
28:52Dembele is going to take this.
28:56And it's in.
29:00Jo Neves with the header.
29:03Paris Saint-Germain two, Bayern Munich one.
29:06And they've turned it around.
29:09The European champions.
29:13Jo Neves with the header.
29:16He makes that run.
29:19And Musiala didn't really go with him.
29:21Didn't get tight enough.
29:23It's a brilliant header.
29:25And Neuer could not quite get his fingertips to it.
29:3035 minutes into this enthralling semi-final,
29:34which is promising to become one of the classics of its type.
29:41Dembele's pass is glorious.
29:43It's Desiree Douai.
29:47Well, some of the football in the first half of the first leg of this semi-final
29:53has been from another planet from both sides.
29:57Absolutely brilliant.
30:06Olisse in a really good position.
30:08Olisse in a really good position.
30:10Brilliant.
30:16What a game.
30:18What a game.
30:20What a game.
30:20It's 2-2.
30:24And these two sides are really serving up something sensational here for both the best form of defense's attack.
30:31And this has been one of the best first halves of football you could ask to see.
30:48And they're claiming a penalty, Alfonso Davies with the block.
30:53Farescalia saved by Manuel Neuer.
30:56Sandro O'Shea is clearly in communication with Carlos del Cerro Grande, the VAR.
31:03Wow.
31:05Do you know what?
31:06In Europe, this might be given.
31:09The Spanish VAR thinks this is a penalty.
31:15I mean, that movement of the left arm away from his body is making himself bigger,
31:19which you're not allowed to do.
31:20But it does flick off his midriff.
31:23He's giving it.
31:25It's a penalty to Paris Saint-Germain in the last seconds of the first half.
31:32More drama in this game.
31:36Dembele.
31:38Facing Manuel Neuer.
31:42And it's in.
31:46The fifth goal of the first half and the first leg of an unbelievable Champions League semi-final.
31:57Paris Saint-Germain 3, Bayern Munich 2.
32:02The first ten minutes of the second half have gone by without the score being added to,
32:09which is somewhat surprising given the first half.
32:12Fittinio with a lovely ball.
32:14Hakimi.
32:15Dembele is in the middle.
32:16Pulled back.
32:17Oh, they both missed it.
32:18But Carascalia didn't.
32:21And for the first time tonight, one of these two brilliant sides has a two-goal advantage.
32:30Clarke Scalier with the finish.
32:33Paris Saint-Germain 4, Bayern Munich 2.
32:38Well, it's a great ball into a great run.
32:41And Hakimi with yet another assist, by the way.
32:46Pulling it back into the path of Dembele and Zaya Emery, who both jumped over it.
32:52And Carascalia sweeps it into the Bayern net.
32:56And it's 4-2.
33:02Musial, Kane, brilliantly done.
33:05Konrad Leimer.
33:06What a move this is.
33:07The pass, though, was just away from Luis Diaz.
33:09And it's cleared to Desiree Dwayne.
33:12And PSG on the counter are as good as anybody, if not better.
33:19Dwayne.
33:20Dembele.
33:21Oh, he's done it!
33:25He's beaten Neuer in his near post.
33:27It's 5-2.
33:30Is the game that keeps on giving.
33:33PSG 5.
33:36Bayern Munich 2.
33:39And Vincent Kompany stuck in the heavens.
33:43Can do nothing about it from there.
33:47Dwayne does really well.
33:49Dembele is clearly onside.
33:51He still has an awful lot to do.
33:54And Manuel Neuer is beaten for the fifth time tonight.
34:00And Dembele opens up a three-goal advantage.
34:14Diaz.
34:14Hakimi couldn't shake off Luis Diaz.
34:19And it is a free kick to Bayern for that challenge.
34:25Hakimi trying to grab Luis Diaz, who wouldn't be grabbed.
34:30Bayern free kick.
34:31Joshua Kimmich to take.
34:34Kimmich with the delivery.
34:36And in!
34:38Did Upamecano get a touch?
34:40It's gone in.
34:41And he's claiming it.
34:43Kimmich with the free kick.
34:46Upamecano with the tiniest glance.
34:49Yet another goal.
34:515-3.
34:54Upamecano for Bayern.
34:58Karad Scalia, who is, of course, now on a hat-trick.
35:01Upamecano did well to take it from him.
35:05Here's Kane.
35:07Kane.
35:09Oh, brilliant touch from Luis Diaz.
35:11Luis Diaz!
35:16The flag is up.
35:19This is going to be checked.
35:22Guadalupe Porres Ayuso says offside.
35:26This is going to VAR to be checked.
35:30This is going to be such a tight decision.
35:33It's a fantastic finish by Luis Diaz.
35:38It's a goal.
35:40It's a goal for Bayern.
35:42A goal for Luis Diaz.
35:45PSG 5.
35:47Bayern 4.
35:48Bayern have scored twice in four minutes here.
35:53Well, Harry Kane's ball into Luis Diaz.
35:56The control is fantastic.
35:59The finish is every bit as good as the control.
36:03And we have nine goals and counting.
36:12Fabio Ruiz.
36:14That's a good ball.
36:14It's Pitinha.
36:16Three up here.
36:17Four with Hakimi getting up there as well.
36:20Sonny Mayulu makes a great little run and hits the woodwork.
36:28Mayulu hits a tremendous hit.
36:31Smashing the woodwork.
36:38And the referee blows his whistle.
36:42And anybody who has seen this first leg of the semifinal is unlikely to forget it in a hurry.
36:49And the good news is there is a second leg to come next week.
36:54It's finished in the Parc des Princes.
36:57Paris Saint-Germain five.
36:59Bayern Munich four.
37:02It was amazing.
37:03Yeah.
37:04I think the best match I've ever managed as a coach.
37:09Amazing rhythm.
37:11Both teams trying to play offensive football, trying to show their quality.
37:16And I think everybody has fun, has fun looking at the match.
37:21Yeah, happy because we won.
37:25Bayern Munich and they only lost this season three matches.
37:28It means we did it great.
37:31Nine goals, you know.
37:32We'll have to watch it back and to really digest what happened.
37:35But, yeah, overall the fact that, you know, we was 5-2 down in the tie away from home and
37:40we found a way to claw it back to 5-4 and take it into the Allianz with everything to
37:45play for next week.
37:46I'm really proud of the boys.
37:47Everyone is giving everything.
37:49So, I don't know, we always speak about, you know, what you want to give to your fans.
37:54I think from the moment you give this, it's very, very tough to disappoint.
37:59And then after, it's about the result.
38:01But we had chances, a lot of chances.
38:04And there's still a home game, so we have still time to score those chances.
38:12An incredible game.
38:13I mean, superlatives don't really do it justice, but try.
38:16Give me some with 24 hours' reflection.
38:20Honestly, I can't say it.
38:21I don't know what to say.
38:22It's just memorable, isn't it?
38:23You know, that's one of the best performances in games that I've seen from an attacking standpoint.
38:27And what I love is, like, Vincent Kompany, who wasn't even able to be on the sideline there.
38:31As a defender, a legendary defender in the Premier League, he's seen his side concede five goals.
38:36And you can see by the look in his eyes, he's very confident for the next week.
38:38He's doubling down.
38:39He's doubling down, tripling down, yeah.
38:41The highest praise I can give is that I felt quite guilty sending my son to bed at half-time.
38:46You said the second half will never be this good, son, honestly.
38:49I'll tell you about it in the morning.
38:51OK, we're going to have a little bit more detailed look about how these sides contributed to such an epic
38:56encounter.
38:56Stephen is at the screen.
38:57He's having a look at it from the buy-in side of things.
39:02Yeah, Gabby, we're going to look at one of the most formidable front lines in Europe, and it's by Munich's
39:06front line.
39:07They're absolutely incredible at the way that they move, the way that they play, the way that they interchange.
39:13You'll see here, the forward three here are highlighted, and it's not the usual three.
39:17You've got Musiala, Kane and Alise.
39:20Diaz is that little bit deeper where he's tracking Hakimi.
39:22But what is very evident is that you get two wide players.
39:26So this time you've got Alise and you've got Musiala.
39:30You've got Diaz through the middle, and you've got Harry Kane just sitting in that playmaker role, if you like.
39:34As he plays this ball into midfield now, you'll see there's a flat-back four from Paris Saint-Germain.
39:39And Marquinhos has got a problem, but he's got two runners now, Paco.
39:43And that spaces him behind him.
39:45It causes him so many problems.
39:46Little one-two, and that's what draws the penalty for Bayern Munich.
39:51This time, Musiala winning the ball.
39:54You see Harry Kane dropping deep.
39:55Runners beyond him.
39:56You've got Alise and Musiala.
39:58Alise probably should do better with that opportunity.
40:01But this is the one where you look at Musiala's position now.
40:04He's that deeper player in that number ten, if you like.
40:07Then he realises now Diaz is in that deeper position, so he has to make that centre-forward position.
40:12You've got Harry Kane on that far left-hand side.
40:14And Alise, outstanding on the night.
40:17He just caused Mendes so many problems time and time again.
40:20He can go left foot, right foot, inside, outside.
40:23Very comfortable.
40:24And then you see Diaz there just wringing that edge of the area.
40:27And we talk about Harry Kane being the playmaker, that number ten.
40:30Well, this time it's someone else.
40:31It's Alise.
40:32Alise drops deep into that position.
40:35Musiala running in behind.
40:36And Alise just creating that magic.
40:38Brilliant finish from him.
40:40And then the pass of the night.
40:42Arguably the goal of the night.
40:43You see Harry Kane.
40:44We talked about him being in that number ten position, that playmaker position.
40:48Musiala now playing as a centre-forward.
40:51Diaz in behind Marquinhos.
40:53The way to pass, the run, and this, the touch.
40:56It's absolutely phenomenal.
40:57It's brilliant from Luis Diaz.
40:59He just gets Marquinhos in a position where he's not comfortable.
41:03Touch with the outside of the foot.
41:04You'll see Marquinhos there trying to break.
41:06The little feint.
41:07It's beautiful.
41:08It just sits Marquinhos on his heels.
41:11And the finish is outrageous from Luis Diaz.
41:14And they caused the Paris Saint-Germain defence.
41:17So many problems all game.
41:19But the thing is, is that it's this trio who get all the credit.
41:22But it's actually the four players.
41:25And you take into Musiala.
41:27And you've also got Serge Gnabry who play a part in that.
41:29It's 100 goals in all competitions.
41:32And we've still got six more games to add to that.
41:34And they can add to that tally.
41:36Thank you, Stephen.
41:38Well, newspapers in France and Germany were understandably full of praise for last night's spectacle.
41:42No translation needed in L'Equipe, which calls the match football total or total football.
41:49Adding that the return leg should be another thriller.
41:52The headline in build is thanks for this football night.
41:55But the German tabloid also says that Bayern gave PSG too much space.
42:01So, Stephen's very brilliantly articulated how it's not actually a front three.
42:05There's a four there.
42:07Are you going to tell us the same thing for PSG about their attack?
42:09Listen, I like your front three.
42:11I'll raise your mind.
42:12That's how we're doing for the PSG action here.
42:14Let's see it.
42:15And I think it's really clever in terms of how they do it.
42:18Because they're one of the best attacking sides in European football.
42:21And in these three, they're so dynamic, so good on the ball.
42:24But there's an awareness about running into space as well.
42:26This here from Karek Scully when he gets the ball.
42:28And as soon as he gets it there, he's thinking about end products.
42:31And just a little touch there takes it to the side.
42:33And what an incredible finish.
42:34And this is how they play throughout the game.
42:36And it's not just the front three.
42:37It's Hakimi, the right back, always coming to support the play.
42:40Through here now, Desiree Dewey, one of the quickest players on the pitch.
42:42He finds the space.
42:43And now here come the front three.
42:45Again, trailed on the far side by Hakimi.
42:47And the danger they can bring in what feels like a split second.
42:51And it always ends with a shot, with an assist or, you know, with a goal.
42:55And it's so, so impressive.
42:56The energy that they have, the skill that they have, the timing, the combinations.
43:00Again, this started off in their defensive third.
43:02But we blink.
43:03And before you know it, Desiree Dewey is going through on the Bayern Munich goal.
43:06And he's unlucky to just drag this shot wide.
43:08But I'll be honest, I would have hated to play against players like this.
43:11They're so sharp, so clever, so composed.
43:15And the organisation and the timing, understanding when to go, when not to go.
43:19And an appreciation for the pass here.
43:21Hakimi goes down the right-hand side.
43:22He plays it into the box.
43:23First time finish for Kvairis Gellier.
43:25Second goal of the game.
43:26And the quality that they have, as I say, it's breathtaking at times.
43:30But they do put the work in.
43:31At this point now, it's Kvairis Gellier.
43:32But he looks forward straight away.
43:34And now here's real danger.
43:36Because it's Desiree Dewey.
43:37Because it's Usman Dembele.
43:38And even though Bayern have players back,
43:40he's buying his time to protect the ball.
43:42Then he gives the ball to the Ballon d'Or winner in Dembele.
43:44And he hits a finish straight through the legs of Meccano.
43:47And that is a huge goal.
43:49You know, I know Stephen's front three was really good.
43:51But to be honest, I think my front three got five goals yesterday.
43:55Hakimi is going to miss the second leg.
43:57We don't know quite how long he's going to be out for.
44:00Undoubtedly, he will be a miss.
44:02They do have other players to come in, of course.
44:03But let's have a word on Luis Enrique and what he has built here.
44:08And he's now the fastest manager to get to 50 Champions League wins.
44:12And that is an illustrious list he sits in there of those behind him.
44:17Can he do this with any other group of players?
44:18Could they play that way?
44:19This is just such a special combination of players.
44:22Not just their talent, their speed, their fitness.
44:24Everything about them, the fluidity.
44:26You know, because his name is going to be banded around, isn't it,
44:28with all the big jobs over the next few years.
44:31I think he needs players of an incredibly high level, obviously.
44:35I don't think he could do it in, like, League Two, necessarily.
44:38The Premier League, obviously.
44:39Yeah, I think he could.
44:40If you think about his Barcelona team, which is always a bit overlooked,
44:42as we think of Barca as Guardiola's construction.
44:45But the team that won the Champions League in 2015
44:47was Luis Enrique's masterpiece,
44:49the Messi-Nemar Suarez $131 season trio.
44:54It was the same.
44:55It was that sort of interchanging of positions.
44:56It was the fluidity.
44:57It was the speed.
44:58They did everything at it.
44:59And what he won't have if he came to the Premier League
45:01is quite that help that he gets sometimes with the fixtures
45:04and how they're able to move games
45:06to create a bit more space between Champions League's fixtures,
45:09which they get in Ligue 1.
45:10And also, to be able to rest players in the way he does.
45:14And you look at how many minutes his top players have played
45:18and it's quite significant, isn't it, in terms of their rest time?
45:22Yeah, and this is the XI who started last night.
45:24Zaire Emery's a slightly strange one,
45:26because he's been playing as Fabian Ruiz has been injured.
45:28But everybody else, you know, you're looking at kind of 16, 17 full games
45:32they've played in Ligue 1 this season,
45:33compared to the Premier League teams,
45:35particularly Arsenal obviously being left in the Champions League,
45:38that is a relatively easy workload.
45:40Offset a bit by the Club World Cup last summer,
45:42because obviously they made the final.
45:43So they didn't have a break.
45:44But then they had a very slow start to the league phase, didn't they?
45:46They can kind of afford to take it easier a little bit in the league as well,
45:50because they are so much stronger, so much richer than all their rivals.
45:53And, you know, the most league minutes played outfield this season
45:56of the teams left in the semi-finals,
45:58the top four players are all Arsenal players.
46:00However, for as much as that is a good point,
46:02I think you look at, say, those Arsenal players
46:03that played all those minutes,
46:04they could have been rotated better throughout the season.
46:06So, for as much as, yes, they, you know, have played a few games.
46:12I think there are some managers that like to maintain a consistent,
46:15not necessarily starting XI, but five or six players,
46:17and that's what we've seen with Arteta.
46:19But then come the end of the season,
46:20maybe that's why sometimes they'll fall away.
46:22I don't know if it'll be this season, but maybe that'll be.
46:23OK, I feel like we've gone too far away from what a brilliant game that was.
46:26Sorry, my bad.
46:27No, no, I've led you down that path.
46:29We're going to come right back into the moment
46:30because Rory's been going back through the history of the competition
46:35because many people are saying this is the greatest game
46:37in Champions League history.
46:38Well, there are some contenders on Rory's list,
46:41and so let the debate begin.
46:43I mean, Stephen came in today into the office and said,
46:44the greatest game of all time.
46:45We're just putting it in Champions League parameters here.
46:48I just thought it was brilliant.
46:49I mean, the quality on show and the way that they think so quickly on the pitch,
46:55they react to things, whether it's defensively, offensively.
46:58I thought the game was absolutely brilliant.
47:00I mean, the standout game for me on Rory's list is obviously Istanbul,
47:04AC Milan versus Liverpool.
47:05I think it's arguably the greatest final that we've ever seen.
47:08Such a story around it.
47:10But in terms of quality of what we actually saw on the pitch,
47:13I think last night's game was just phenomenal.
47:16Any contenders for you that could nudge it off top spot?
47:20Oh, there's some really good ones there
47:21and some real memorable moments.
47:22Like, for example, the Barcelona game against PSG
47:25where Sergio Roberto scores with one of the last kicks of the game.
47:28You can feel the raw emotion around that,
47:30but that's also a team losing 6-1.
47:32But I think that game yesterday, when it was 5-2 to PSG,
47:36that should have been game, set and match.
47:37But with the quality that Bayern have,
47:39instead we've got two more goals from them
47:41and now the tie's in the balance.
47:43It's your list.
47:45Yeah, I mean, I'm similar to Nadam, to be honest.
47:46I think PSG-Barcel was the most kind of breathtaking game
47:49that I've ever seen, that 6-1, the Ramon Sardar.
47:51Last night felt like watching Nadal Federer.
47:53It was two teams just going at each other constantly.
47:56Yeah, a game for the ages, a game from the gods.
47:58I think that was my favourite headlight.
47:59Well, join us next Wednesday to see if Arsenal
48:01can make their second Champions League final ever,
48:0420 years on from their first,
48:05and to see if Bayern and PSG can score even more goals
48:08in the second leg.
48:09Or maybe they'll grind out a one-all draw from all of us.
48:12Good night.
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48:14Good night.
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48:26Good night.
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48:29Good night.
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48:30Good night.
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48:35Good night.
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