LONDON — Had the Champions League semifinals been stage managed, no one could have done a better job.
There are valid arguments why each of the four teams can reach the final, and given the closeness of the first leg games, the only confident prediction is that one English team will be playing in Rome on May 27.
Manchester United beat Arsenal 1-0 on Wednesday, and had the home team taken just half the chances it created, the second leg would be academic.