{"id":38639,"date":"2025-04-10T10:19:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=38639"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:49:21","slug":"champions-league-2024-25-quarter-finals-first-leg-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/champions-league-2024-25-quarter-finals-first-leg-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League 2024-25 Quarter-Finals First Leg Recap: Inter Milan Stun Bayern; Arsenal, Barcelona, and PSG Secure First-Leg Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 quarter-final first legs expectedly delivered some thrilling encounters. Inter Milan achieved a notable away win, while Arsenal, Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain capitalized on their home advantage and made it count taking big leads before going into the second leg on the road.<\/p><p>Players, like Declan Rice for Arsenal, Robert Lewandowski for Barcelona, especially did tremendous jobs in this leg. Both scored braces for their teams to help get a bigger lead in this leg. The second legs are set to commence a week later on April 15 and 16 (Tuesday and Wednesday).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best first-leg performance? &#10024;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kebofmm9aD\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/kebofmm9aD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague\/status\/1910250905045246122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inter Milan Edge Bayern Munich 2-1 at Allianz Arena<\/h2><p>Inter Milan secured a crucial 2-1 away win against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring early for Inter, exploiting Bayern&rsquo;s defensive vulnerabilities. Thomas Muller, who&rsquo;s leaving the club soon, came off the bench in the 74th minute. He managed to equalize in the 85th minute.&nbsp;<\/p><p>However, Inter responded swiftly, with Davide Frattesi netting the decisive goal just three minutes later. Bayern&rsquo;s coach Vincent Kompany and forward Harry Kane acknowledged the challenges following the match. However, they are optimistic about overturning the deficit in the return leg at San Siro.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Declan Rice&rsquo;s Brilliance Leads Arsenal to 3-0 Victory Over Real Madrid<\/h2><p>At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal delivered a commanding 3-0 win over Real Madrid. Midfielder Declan Rice was the standout performer. He scored two exceptional free-kicks in the second half which was his first direct free-kick goals in 328 professional appearances. Mikel Merino added a third goal for the Gunners, solidifying their dominance.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/key-takeaways-from-arsenal-vs-real-madrid-ucl-quarter-finals-leg-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Key Takeaways from Arsenal vs. Real Madrid UCL Quarter-finals Leg 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>The situation worsened for Real Madrid as Eduardo Camavinga received a stoppage-time red card. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised the team&rsquo;s performance following the match. He highlighted Rice&rsquo;s &lsquo;moment of magic&rsquo;. Meanwhile Carlo Ancelotti admitted the comeback chances were slim but still possible.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barcelona Thrash Borussia Dortmund 4-0 at Camp Nou<\/h2><p>Barcelona asserted their dominance with a resounding 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at home. Raphinha opened the scoring in the 25th minute and Dortmund held Barca to that one goal till the end of the first half.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/barcelona-4-0-win-against-borussia-dortmund-three-key-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Barcelona&rsquo;s Commanding 4-0 Win Against Borussia Dortmund: Three Key Takeaways<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>In the second half, Robert Lewandowski netted a brace, before Lamine Yamal sealed the big win with a strike in the 77th minute. The emphatic result brings Barcelona closer to their first Champions League semi-final appearance in six years.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PSG Overcome Early Deficit to Defeat Aston Villa 3-1<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/psg-seals-a-3-1-victory-over-aston-villa-kvaratskhelia-desire-doue-nuno-mendes-shine-in-the-champions-league-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1<\/a> at Parc des Princes. Morgan Rogers gave Villa the lead in the 35th minute with a counter-attack goal. PSG didn&rsquo;t waste any time though, responding quickly through 19-year-old Desire Doue.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia then put the hosts ahead early in the second half. They didn&rsquo;t stop there as Nuno Mendes added a brilliant solo effort in stoppage time. Now PSG have a two-goal cushion going into the second leg. Luis Enrique praised the team&rsquo;s attacking intent, while Unai Emery stressed that the tie is still open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rice\u2019s Heroics, Lewandowski\u2019s Brace, and PSG\u2019s Comeback Light Up a Thrilling UCL Quarter-Final Round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[3858,4170,1555,3883,4178,4177,5656,4240,4249,3909,3904,4124,5419],"class_list":["post-38639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soccer","tag-arsenal","tag-aston-villa","tag-barcelona","tag-bayern-munich","tag-borussia-dortmund","tag-champions-league","tag-declan-rice","tag-inter-milan","tag-paris-saint-germain","tag-psg","tag-real-madrid","tag-robert-lewandowski","tag-ucl-2024-25"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Champions League 2024-25 Quarter-Finals First Leg Recap: Inter Milan Stun Bayern; 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