Man City with a 4-1 win on aggregate against Bayern, secured a berth in the last-four to meet Real Madrid

The goal was Haaland's 12th in the Champions League this season and 35th in the competition overall, replacing Kylian Mbappe as the youngest player to reach that mark.

Manchester City saw off the challenge of Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to cruise into the Champions League semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate.

City, chasing their first Champions League title, will take on record 14-time winners and holders Real Madrid in the last-four encounter for a second successive season.

Trailing 3-0 from the first leg of the quarterfinal tie a week ago, Bayern were spurred on by a passionate home crowd in Munich but failed to make their early chances count.

Haaland, who missed a first-half penalty, then effectively put the result beyond doubt when capitalising on a slip from Dayot Upamecano to find the net in the 57th minute with his 48th goal of an extraordinary season. The goal was the 22-year-old's 12th in the Champions League this season and 35th in the competition overall, replacing Kylian Mbappe as the youngest player to reach that mark.

Bayern finally got on the scoresheet with seven minutes of the tie remaining when Joshua Kimmich converted a penalty after a handball was awarded against Manuel Aakanji, but by that point the goal was no more than a consolation.

The German champions' misery was then complete in the dying minutes when Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel was shown a second yellow card and ejected from the sideline.

"I am so happy to be three in a row semi-finals with City," Guardiola, who coached Bayern from 2013-16, said. "I could not expect Bayern differently, you saw how good they are."

"In this competition it is the details. In these two games in the right moments we were there.

"In the second half we adjusted some things and since minute one in the second half we felt were much, much more in control."

Despite a lack of goals, the first half was eventful, particularly for Bayern Munich defender Upamecano.

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