PSG, Chelsea Await Champions League Semi-Final Opponents

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Chelsea will find out who their Champions League semi-final opponents are on Wednesday as Liverpool host Real Madrid and Manchester City go to Borussia Dortmund in the remaining last-eight second legs.

PSG claims their biggest Champions League scalp since they came under Qatari ownership as they ousted the holders Bayern Munich on Tuesday, advancing on away goals regardless of losing the second leg 1-0 in Paris.

It was revenge for the Parisians after their defeat against Bayern in last season’s final in Lisbon and comes after they knocked out Barcelona in the last 16.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side will now face either Pep Guardiola’s City or the Dortmund of Erling Braut Haaland in the last four, with the Premier League leaders leading that tie 2-1 after the first leg.

After so many disappointing defeats in European knockout ties since the Qatar Sports Investments takeover of 2011, PSG will not be scared of whoever they face next, and the club are very confident their victory over Bayern can convince superstar duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to sign new contracts.

The two most expensive signings of all time when they arrived in 2017, both are out of contract at the end of next season but negotiations over new deals are currently ongoing.

“For me there is no debate, it is obvious that I feel very comfortable here and at home at Paris Saint-Germain. I feel happier than I did before,” Neymar said after the game.

“Of the result, we needed that. We needed to show ourselves that we could beat them, and we did it.”

As a result, there will be no seventh European Cup for Bayern, whose only remaining objective this season is to secure a ninth straight Bundesliga title, before the increasingly likely departure of coach Hansi Flick.

“Everyone understands that I am thinking about my future,” Flick told German broadcaster Sky. He has been linked with the soon-to-be-vacant Germany job.

Chelsea are through to the semi-finals for the first time since 2014 after edging FC Porto 2-1 on aggregate.

Thomas Tuchel’s team were in charge of the tie after scoring 2-0 in Seville last week, and they held out in the return also played in the Spanish city despite losing 1-0 on the night to a superb stoppage-time overhead kick by the Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi.