Results of the Champions League Quarter-Finals: Resilient Victory for PSG, Rout in Barcelona.

On Wednesday, April 9, the quarter-final matches of the second day of the Champions League 2024/25 took place. In particular, the leaders of the championships of Spain and France – 'Barcelona' and PSG – performed.The first day of the Champions League quarter-finals ended with victories for 'Arsenal' and 'Inter'. 'Arsenal' crushed the most titled club in the Champions League 'Real' on home soil, while 'Inter' defeated 'Bayern' by a minimal margin.The program of the second day of the Champions League opened with a confrontation between 'Barcelona' and the finalist of the previous edition of the tournament 'Borussia', as well as PSG, which hosted the English 'Aston Villa' at home.

How the matches of the second day of the Champions League quarter-finals 2024/25 went

In their home match, 'Barcelona' crushed the 2023/24 Champions League finalists 'Borussia'. In the second half, 'Barcelona' forward Robert Lewandowski scored a brace, with one more goal scored by wingers Raphinha and Yamal.During the match, 'Barcelona' made 10 shots on target while 'Borussia' managed to make two.PSG and 'Aston Villa' exchanged goals in the first half and went to halftime with an equal score. At the beginning of the second half, PSG's Georgian midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put the Parisians ahead, and towards the end of the match, PSG defender Nuno Mendes increased the lead to 3:1.In addition to 11 shots on target against 'Aston Villa', PSG also executed nine corner kicks.

'Barcelona' – 'Borussia' 4:0

Goals: Raphinha, 25, Lewandowski, 48, 66, Yamal, 77

PSG – 'Aston Villa' 3:1

Goals: Duo, 39, Kvaratskhelia, 49, Mendes, 90+2 – Rodgers, 35

The return matches of the Champions League quarter-finals will take place on April 15 and 16.It should be noted that the midfielder of London 'Arsenal', Declan Rice, achieved a historic milestone in the first quarter-final match of the UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 season against 'Real Madrid'.The match, which took place in London, ended in a confident victory for the hosts – 3:0.According to information from Opta Sport, Rice became the first player to score two direct free-kick goals in a single Champions League knockout match.Before the English midfielder, only four footballers had managed to do this – Rivaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Hakim Ziyech. However, they managed to score two free-kick goals during the group stage.The return match between 'Real' and 'Arsenal' will take place in Madrid on April 16.