Barcelona will play Inter Milan in the semifinals. Inter Milan eliminated Bayern Munich 4–3 on aggregate to punch their tickets to the penultimate round of the competition.

A few years ago, when Liverpool won the Champions League, Jurgen Klopp’s side could look to full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson with confidence that they would produce match-winning performances. Goals, assists, and corners taken quickly. To possess the two best full-backs in the world was a game-changer.

Arsenal progressed to the last four by knocking out the competition's most successful team, Real Madrid. They have won 15 Champions League titles, winning it in six of the last 11 seasons, including in 2023/24 but the Spanish side were no match for the Gunners, who won 3-0 in the first leg before a 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.