Son Heung-min's dream of re-entry to the Champions League was smashed
In the second leg of the quarterfinals of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League (UCL) held early on the 18th in Korean time, both teams in the English Premier League lost and failed to advance to the semifinals.
Arsenal lost 0-1 to Bayern Munich in the second leg of the quarterfinals at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Arsenal, which drew 2-2 in the first leg, were eliminated and Bayern Munich advanced to the semifinals.
At the same time, in another quarterfinal match between Manchester City and Real Madrid, held at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, the U.K., the two teams tied 1-1. The two teams, which had a 3-3 draw in the first round, had to ultimately decide by kicking a penalty kick. The result was Real Madrid's 4-3 victory. It was the moment when all the English Premier League teams that advanced to the quarterfinals were eliminated.
Four teams reached the Champions League semifinals this season: Real Madrid, Spain, Dortmund, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain.
The English team's annihilation in the Champions League blocked the Premier League's fifth-place team from advancing to the Champions League. Tottenham, which is currently ranked fifth in the league, is in a position to occupy the fourth place in the EPL and make its own way.
Currently, Aston Villa are in fourth place with a three-point margin. Tottenham has played 32 matches and Aston Villa 33 matches, allowing Tottenham to tie with Villa. Of course, they are losing ground on multiple points, so if they add one more win while scoring many goals, they could be in fourth place.
The Sun reported on Sunday that ahead of matches between Arsenal and Bayern Munich, the Premier League is in danger of losing the position given to the fifth-ranked team in the expanded Champions League next season. As mentioned earlier, however, Arsenal and Manchester City were eliminated and the chance was lost, not lost.
It was a prediction before the match, so if Arsenal can beat Bayern Munich, it will be a huge boost to England in their fight against Germany, which will have five clubs in the 2024-25 Champions League. However, it went up in smoke.
Next season, the number of teams participating in the Champions League will increase by four from 32 to 36. Two of them will have the team with the best performance in various European competitions this season. Unfortunately, Bayern Munich, a German league team, won, and Bayer Leverkusen remains in the Europa League.
In contrast, Liverpool suffered a shocking 0-3 defeat to Spain's Atlanta Braves in the first leg of their quarterfinal match. West Ham also lost 0-2 to Bayer Leverkusen. It is not easy to reverse the gap in the second leg. Therefore, English teams will be annihilated in the Champions League and the Europa League.
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