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Champions League - Quarter Final - First Leg - Manchester City v Bayern Munich

Manchester City booked their semi-final spot following a 1-1 draw at Allianz Arena, Germany, on Wednesday, News About Nigeria gathered.

The Premier League champions had won 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium last week when it played host to the Germans in the first leg of the quarter-final game.

The progress of the club followed their 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich in their quarter-final second-leg tie at Allianz Arena on Wednesday night.

Erling Haaland secured the goal to ensure a 4-1 aggregate feat for Pep Guardiola’s men

Haaland missed a penalty on 37 minutes, firing wide, but the Norwegian was on hand to smash in Kevin de Bruyne’s pass to give Man City the lead at 57 minutes.

With seven minutes left, Bayern cancelled Haaland’s goal thanks to Joshua Kimmich who converted from the penalty spot.

With the aggregate victory, the English club is in the semi-finals for a third consecutive season and will be meeting Real Madrid in a repeat of last season’s tie at the same stage.

Pep Guardiola’s side is only the third English team to qualify for the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in three consecutive seasons, along with Chelsea and Manchester United both in 2006/07 to 2008/09, respectively.

It is also the fifth time City will get to the Champions League semi-finals in their history.

86 minutes into the match, Bayern Coach, Thomas Tuchel was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.

In another development, Inter Milan qualified for the last four of the UEFA competition, after playing a 3-3 draw against Benfica at the San Siro.

The Serie A giants seal qualification with an aggregate score of 5-3.