UCL Debrief: Arsenal squeeze into semis & Bayern blast past Real

Football Daily

BBC

Sports, Soccer

4.3 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Relief for Arsenal as they make it to the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Sporting Lisbon, John Murray and Chris Sutton join Steve Crossman for reaction from the Emirates.

They discuss the nervousness around Arsenal and look ahead to their tie with Atletico Madrid in the final four.

Euro Leagues’ Raphael Honigstein joins us from Munich where Bayern beat Real Madrid in a thriller to set up a meeting with Paris Saint Germain.

Plus, Spanish football journalist Juan Castro gives his assessment of the controversial red card for Eduardo Camavinga which swung the balance in Bayern’s favour on a disappointing night for Alvaro Arbeloa’s side.

Timecodes: 00:35 – Arsenal - Sporting Lisbon reaction with John Murray and Chris Sutton 13:06 – Bayern Munich reaction with Raphael Honigstein 17:46 – Real Madrid reaction with Juan Castro 22:00 – The challenge ahead for Arsenal with John Murray and Chris Sutton 31:35 – Mikel Arteta interview

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0:48.6	On the Football Daily podcast, Champions League debrief with Steve Crossman. So Arsenal are into the semifinals of the Champions League, Atlatico Madrid, Lionweight, Mikhail Arteta versus Diego Simioni.
0:58.1	Much more reaction to come from correspondent John Murray and Chris Sutton inside the stadium.
1:03.7	We'll have more on that remarkable tie as well between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
1:09.2	Chris, though, before we do anything else, if there's one word,
1:12.2	is it relief right now for Arsenal? They've done it. They're there.
1:16.9	Yeah, I think so. And, you know, we know what's going to happen. We know what the narrative will be
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