Champions League semi-finals CONFIRMED with date and TV times announced ahead of Arsenal showdown
THE dates for the Champions League semi-finals have been confirmed.
Arsenal convincingly beat holders Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate to book their spot in the semi-finals for the first time since 2009.
They will face Paris Saint-Germain, who narrowly beat Aston Villa, for a shot at the final in Munich, Germany.
In the other bracket, Barcelona will be facing Inter Milan after the two sides beat Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich respectively.
The first clash of the final four will commence at the Emirates on Tuesday, 29 April.
Game two will be the day after on Wednesday, 30 April at the Camp Nou.
A week later the order will be reversed, with the San Siro playing host to the second leg of Inter and Barcelona on Tuesday, May 6.
The second opponent in the final will be confirmed on Wednesday, 7 May as PSG host Arsenal at the Parc des Princes.
Each semi-final game will start at 8pm.
Once those clashes are concluded, the teams will need to wait until Saturday, 31 May to find out who will win the competition this season.
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The 2025 final will be play host to one team who will be aiming to win the league for the first time in their history.
A stunning omen dating back to 1979 has seen each of the four previous Champions League finals held in Munich crown a new first-time champion.
Nottingham Forest were the first club to kick-start this trend with their 1979 victory over Malmo.
The 1990s crowned two new first time champions in Marseille and Borussia Dortmund, who beat AC Milan in 1993 and Juventus in 1997 respectively.
Chelsea in 2012 are the most recent beneficiaries of the strange omen as they beat Bayern Munich on penalties.
If that trend continues this season, then the winner of Arsenal and PSG should be crowned champions for the first time in their history.
Both clubs have one final defeat under their belt, with the Gunners losing to Barcelona in 2006 and PSG losing to Bayern Munich in 2020.
Arsenal ratings v Real Madrid
ARSENAL'S heroes dumped the Kings of Europe out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion.
The Gunners went to the Bernabeu with a 3-0 lead after the first leg at the Emirates.
Bukayo Saka missed an early penalty, but made amends by chipping over Courtois to make it 4-0 on aggregate on 65 minutes.
Two minutes later, Vinicius Junior pounced on a dawdling William Saliba to fire into an empty net and give Real a glimmer of hope.
But not only did Arsenal hold on, Gabriel Martinelli scored on the counter-attack in injury time to round off a famous 5-1 aggregate win over the reigning champions.
Read how SunSport’s Jordan Davies rated Arteta’s men from his seat inside the Bernabeu…