When are the UEFA Champions League semifinal dates?
The first legs of the 2023/24 Champions League semifinals will take place over April 30 and May 1, 2024. The second legs will be held a week later on May 7 and May 8.
Arsenal face Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, with the Gunners looking to rewrite recent history.
Mikel Arteta's side are battling at the top of the Premier League this season, while Munich are suffering their worst domestic campaign in over a decade.
Arsenal have been defensively dominant in recent weeks, and they may need to be so again if they are to have hopes of avoiding similar results to those against Bayern in the past few years.
The Sporting News takes a look at the record between the two sides and the scores from their most recent encounters, ahead of their Champions League last-eight meeting.
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The last three competitive games between these two sides have seen the exact same scoreline each time: 5-1 to Bayern.
Bayern's first demolition of Arsenal came in a Champions League group-stage meeting during the 2015/16 season. The two sides then met in the last-16 stage of the competition the following season, and Arsenal were battered 10-2 on aggregate, losing 5-1 in each leg.
Those results highlight Bayern's historical superiority, and underscore just how distant Arsenal previously stood from Europe's elite — particularly during the latter stages of Arsene Wenger's tenure.
But that scoreline would seem near impossible to replicate for Bayern this time, especially given Arsenal's organized defensive setup.
The Gunners have only conceded five goals in their eight Champions League matches so far this season, and no team has allowed fewer scoring opportunities than the Gunners, conceding only eight big chances.
Here's how the head-to-head record between Bayern and Arsenal shapes up:
Competition | Games | Arsenal wins | Draws | Bayern wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
Champions League | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Here is how the ties were drawn for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich |
Atletico Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund |
Real Madrid vs. Manchester City |
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona |
This is how the bracket looks for the semifinals of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League.
Atletico Madrid/Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain/Barcelona |
Arsenal/Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid/Manchester City |
The first legs of the 2023/24 Champions League semifinals will take place over April 30 and May 1, 2024. The second legs will be held a week later on May 7 and May 8.
Here's how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
Region | TV | Streaming |
USA | CBS | Paramount+, ViX, Fubo |
Canada | — | |
UK | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
Australia | — | Stan Sport |
India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |