The second day of the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League 2025 campaign resumed yesterday Tuesday, 15th 2025. Paris Saint Germain took a trip to Villa Park and Spanish side Barcelona visited last year’s finalists Dortmund in strong quarter final duels. Today, English side Arsenal is taking a trip to the Bernabeau Stadium in Madrid for the second leg. On the other hand, Bayern München will visit Inter Milan as the last fixture of this stage.
Are you interested in finding more about the key UEFA highlights of the stage, dive deep into this article. It covers detailed quarter-final results for the first day, key moments and players stats as we head for the road to Allianz Arena for the finals.
Aston Villa Out in 4-5 tight aggregate score
English Side Aston Villa came for the second leg after suffering a 3:1 defeat at Parc de France. The visitors obtained a 2-0 lead through Hakimi and Mendes before Tielemans scored a consolation in the 34th minute 10 minutes away from the halftime whistle. In the second half, Mc Ginn and Konsa gave Aston Villa the 3:2 a goal away from coming back into the game, which unfortunately never happened. This marked the end of Aston Villa’s campaign in the 2025 UEFA champions league and another step in PSG’s own journey to the semi finals.
Aston Villa has had a successful champions league campaign. They emerged victorious 8 times out of 12, drew once and lost only three games. They have scored 23 goals in 12 matches and conceded only 12. This means that they have averaged approximately 1.9 goals per game and have conceded an average of a single goal per game. Aston Villa’s attacking midfielder Morgan Rogers is the Most Valuable Player for the Club in this campaign as he scored four goals, assisted twice and won the Man of the Match award three times in twelve games played.
Currently, Aston Villa is 7th in their domestic league with only 54 points in 32 games played. With six games only left to go, Aston villa can work their way into Champions Spots as only three points separate them from third place Nottingham Forest.
Barcelona Books Semi Final Spot Despite Away Loss
Hansi Flick’s side Barcelona continue to bloom this season with Qualification to the UEFA Champions League Semi Finals. The Catalans Giants took a trip to Germany for the second leg of the quarter finals following a heavy win at Camp Nou a week back. The hosts had not come to play and slotted in with only 11 minutes on the clock. Guirassy again scored his second for the night in the 49th minute just before Bensebaini slotted an own goal. Guirassy went ahead to score in the 76th minute to fuel light into semi finals hopes since they were finalists the previous year. Unfortunately, the game ended 3:1 putting it to an aggregate of 3:5.
Dortmund has had a rough campaign this season and it included moments like firing their coach Nuri Sahin in January this year. Currently, Dortmund rests in 8th position at the Bundesliga table with 42 points. They are six points away from Champions League Qualification spots. On the other hand, Barcelona are in the Spanish Super cup finals, they are leading La Liga with a point difference of 4.
Day 2: Real Madrid vs Arsenal (22:00 EAT)
English Giants Arsenal continue their chase for European Glory with a trip to Spain in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Stage. Arsenal come into this fixture with a 3:0 advantage following their victory at the Emirates Stadium. Declan Rice and Merino inspired Arsenal’s second half win with two free kicks and a luxury tap in respectively.
Arsenal come into this game with confidence that they can win their first Champions League trophy ever this season whereas Real Madrid will be working hard to maintain their pedigree since they have the most trophies and are the defending champions. Arsenal will come into this game with star players Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey and Saliba. Whereas Madrid hope to capitalise on Mbappe and Vinicus Junior to inspire the comeback.
In the post match conference following the first leg, Real Madrid players were very confident that Bernabeu is the home of wonders and they would fight till the last minute to cause a difference. All football lovers around the world, I think this is the game. Around 22:00 E.A.T, witness football in its essence.
Inter Milan vs Bayern München (22:00 EAT)
Last season’s semi finalists Bayern München suffered a loss at home in this season’s first leg of the Quarter finals to Italian Giant Inter Milan. Lautaro Martinez inspired the lead in the 38th minute which was then defended well until Thomas Muller equalized in the 85th minute. 2 minutes later Davide Frattesi scored the winning goal.
Inter Milan comes into this fixture with a home advantage and a goal advantage putting the odds a little bit out of Bayern’s favor. Bayern training camps have been active as players are not giving up until the last go. Vincent Kompany, Bayern München Manager says he is still confident that his side can win this season’s trophy as he believes they are ready. Can Inter Milan stop Bayern?
Conclusion
Football lovers around the world, the mighty UEFA Champions League 2024/25 new format is almost coming to an end. Two teams, Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain are already through to the semi finals. Today we shall get to see which other teams make it to the semi final stage. The fixtures involve Arsenal taking a trip to Spain and Inter Milan hosting Bayern München in the last night of this campaign’s quarter final stage. Who do you think will make it to the semi finals? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
