Villarreal 0-0 Arsenal (Agg: 0-1): Arsenal fans gather ahead of the all-important Champions League semi-final second leg Jose Antonio Reyes takes on Villarreal's Javi Venta in the opening stages at the El Madrigal stadium England's Sol Campbell - back in the Arsenal line-up after injury - keeps Diego Forlan at bay during a nervy first half Thierry Henry goes past Quique Alvarez but Arsenal offer very little going forward as the Spanish team dominate Arsenal ride their luck and Guillermo Franco misses a chance to level the tie when he heads Marcos Senna's cross wide And the north London side have another lucky escape when Forlan fires wide with the goal at his mercy But there is nothing lucky about goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's 89th-minute penalty save from Juan Riquelme Lehmann's heroics seal victory for Arsenal - the Gunners will face AC Milan or Barcelona in Paris in the final on 17 May The celebrations begin and proud Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger cannot contain his joy at the final whistle Aston Villa 0-1 Man City: Darius Vassell's left-foot effort on 71 minutes gives the away side the lead at Villa Park Kevin Phillips slots home what he thinks is an injury-time equaliser, but his goal is wrongly ruled out for offside
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