Press sees “the real Bavarians”
“FC Bayern is back!”
April 18, 2024, 12:42 p.m
FC Bayern Munich is in the semi-finals of the Champions League in a difficult season. Joshua Kimmich heads the Bundesliga club into the next round with a 1-0 win against Arsenal FC. After the spectacular, sometimes wild 2-2 draw in the first leg, FC Bayern controlled the second leg and their highly rated rivals never had a real chance. The international press sees “a glimmer of the old team.” The German record champions were “reborn in time”.
England
Mirror: “Two exits on a bitter evening. In the fight for fifth place in the Champions League, the Bundesliga is now ahead.”
Daily Star: “Kimmich is killing the Gunners. Arteta’s men are jammed.”
Independent: “Arsenal are eliminated without ever actually playing in this game. The 1-0 defeat leaves the bleak prospect that this once promising season will prove to be just another unfulfilled season.”
The Sun: “Arsenal are good at beating weaker teams in the Premier League. But to beat the very best it’s not enough. They need a predator up front.”
Spain
Marca: “Bayern are back – in their weakest season for a long time. Beaten by Xabi Alonso in the championship, but in the top four in Europe. Bayern were reborn in time.”
AS: “Madrid will never die. Now it’s against Munich. Bayern still have a shot to go to win a title.”
Sports: “The worst Bayern in recent years went into the duel without any tailwind, but their experience helped them. They ate up Arteta’s team from the start.”
World Sports: “Antonio Rüdiger, who eliminated Haaland again, became a hero. Real are once again allied with glory, although City were a steamroller from the first minute. Madrid have seven lives in the Champions League – or more.”
El Pais: “Rüdiger’s final shot crowned a performance of extreme endurance. Real were built to attack and withstood a relentless siege.”
Italy
Gazzetta dello Sport: “You finally see the real Bayern. Tuchel celebrates his revenge. Bayern deservedly advance to the semi-finals thanks to a wonderful goal from Kimmich.”
Corriere dello Sport: “Tuchel has obviously come to the end of his adventure with Bayern, but in the Champions League he fights like a lion. Arsenal are never really dangerous and are eliminated after a blow from Kimmich, which alone is worth the whole match.”
The Republic: “A flash from Kimmich sinks Arsenal and gives Tuchel oxygen at the end of a difficult season. FC Bayern is showing glimmers of the old team again.”
The Giornale: “The Gunners are never really dangerous and deserve defeat. Thanks to Kimmich, FC Bayern saved a season that would be disappointing without the Champions League.”
France
The team: “The spectacular first leg gave way to a duel between two calculating teams. Both were under pressure to get a result, but in the end Bayern are the deserved winners.”
Switzerland
View: “The German record champions are keeping their last chance for the title alive. The golden goal was scored by Joshua Kimmich.”