Several stars from the Moroccan national football team have secured their spots in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League with their clubs, as the curtains fell on the quarter-final matches Wednesday evening.
Real Madrid, with the participation of Ibrahim Diaz, clinched their ticket to the Champions League semifinals in the Old Continent after overcoming Manchester City in a captivating showdown, setting up a clash with Bayern Munich in the penultimate round.
Ibrahim Diaz will face his compatriot, Nacer Mazraoui, the right-back for Bayern Munich, as the Bavarians secured their qualification at the expense of Arsenal, while Achraf Hakimi advanced with his team Paris Saint-Germain over Barcelona.
Hakimi delivered a stellar performance in the Champions League quarter-final second leg, contributing to Paris Saint-Germain’s historic comeback against Barcelona.
The brilliance of the Atlas Lions continues in the Asian continent, where Soufiane Rahimi was the hero of the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final, scoring a hat-trick against Al-Hilal.
He also won a penalty kick that was converted by his teammate, Kaku, against Yassine Bounou’s teammates, who was absent from the match.
