Two very different yet all-important Champions League semifinal first legs played out this week as four European giants battled to get one foot in the 2026 final. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, the two best attacking teams in Europe, locked horns at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night, 24 hours before Arsenal and Atlético Madrid, two of the most disciplined teams on the continent, faced off at the Metropolitano. Both games played out how many expected, though there were plenty of unforeseen twists along the way. PSG secured a breathless 5–4 victory over Bayern Munich in a match fans will talk about for years, where seven different goalscorers found the back of the net in an end-to-end classic . Arsenal’s bout with Atlético Madrid lacked the creative flair of the heavyweight battle that unfolded in Paris, but still produced plenty of talking points in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw thanks to successful penalties from Viktor Gyökeres and Julián Alvarez.…