UEFA Champions League – Quarter Finals, 1st leg

The first leg of the Quarter Finals have been played in the Champions League. Let’s see the winners and the losers of the week! No rest, the second leg will be played next week.

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Benfica

0

Inter

2

N. Barella 51′ R. Lukaku 82′

Location: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee: Michael Oliver, England

Benfica
Manager: R. Schmidt
Starting 11: O. Vlachodimos, Gilberto, António Silva, Morato, Álex Grimaldo, Florentino, Chiquinho, João Mário, Rafa, F. Aursnes, Gonçalo Ramos
Subs: David Neres 64′

Inter
Manager: S. Inzaghi
Starting 11: A. Onana, M. Darmian, F. Acerbi, A. Bastoni, D. Dumfries, N. Barella, M. Brozović, H. Mkhitaryan, F. Dimarco, Lautaro Martínez, E. Džeko
Subs: R. Gosens 63′, R. Lukaku 63′, J. Correa 63′, D. D’Ambrosio 87′, S. de Vrij 90′

A hard fought game, with Benfica dominating possession, however Inter finishing it’s chances and walking away with a win. The second leg is at the San Siro, Inter are clear favorites from now on.

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Manchester City

3

Bayern Munich

0

Rodri 27′ Bernardo Silva 70′ E. Haaland 76′

Location: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain

Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Starting 11: Ederson, M. Akanji, Rúben Dias, N. Aké, J. Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, K. De Bruyne, İ. Gündoğan, J. Grealish, E. Haaland
Subs: J. Álvarez 68′

Bayern Munich
Manager: T. Tuchel
Starting 11: Y. Sommer, B. Pavard, D. Upamecano, M. de Ligt, A. Davies, J. Kimmich, L. Goretzka, K. Coman, J. Musiala, L. Sané, S. Gnabry
Subs: S. Mané 69′, T. Müller 80′, João Cancelo 80′

The highlight match of the 1st leg of the Quarter finals took place at the Etihad in Manchester and it was all Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. City dominated proceedings and got a very nice advantage for the second leg. They are looking like favorites for the trophy.

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Real Madrid

2

Chelsea

0

K. Benzema 21′ Marco Asensio 74′

Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee: François Letexier, France

Real Madrid
Manager: C. Ancelotti
Starting 11: Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Éder Militão, David Alaba, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Luka Modrić, Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Vinícius Júnior
Subs: A. Rüdiger 71′, Marco Asensio 71′, Dani Ceballos 81′, A. Tchouaméni 84′

Chelsea
Manager: F. Lampard
Starting 11: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, Reece James, N’Golo Kanté, Enzo Fernández, Mateo Kovačić, Ben Chilwell, Raheem Sterling, João Félix
Subs: Marc Cucurella 55′, K. Havertz 65′, T. Chalobah 65′, C. Gallagher 75′, M. Mount 76′,

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The other highlight match of the round, Real Madrid hosted Chelsea at the Bernabue. The match itself was pretty one-sided, with Ancelotti’s men dominating the game, however Chelsea might find some peace of mind that they have only lost by 2 goals and the second match is at the Bridge.

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AC Milan

1

Napoli

0

I. Bennacer 40′

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Referee: Istvan Kovacs, Romania

AC Milan
Manager: S. Pioli
Starting 11: Mike Maignan, Davide Calabria, Simon Kjær, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernández, Rade Krunić, Sandro Tonali, Brahim Díaz, Ismaël Bennacer, Rafael Leão, Olivier Giroud
Subs: A. Saelemaekers 67′, A. Rebić 80′

Napoli
Manager: L. Spalletti
Starting 11: Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Min-jae Kim, Mário Rui, Frank Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zieliński, Hirving Lozano, Eljif Elmas, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Subs: G. Raspadori 69′, M. Politano 81′, M. Olivera 81′, T. Ndombélé 81′

After Pioli’s men beating Spalletti’s Napoli in Serie A, Milan got the better of Napoli in the Champions League as well. A balanced game, both teams had their chances. Napoli will have Osimhen for the second leg, however it will not be easy in the second leg for Kavaratskhelia and co.