The first quarter-final matches took place in the most prestigious club football tournament in Europe.
Confident victories for Inter and Manchester City concluded the first quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Italian club defeated Portugal’s Benfica 2-0 on the road. Both goals were scored in the second half. Barella and Lukaku are great.
Benfica – Inter 0:2
Goals: Barella 51, Lukaku 82 (pen.).
Benfica: Vlachodimos – Gilberto, Antonio Silva, Morata, Grimaldo – Shikinho, Florentino (Neres, 64), Mario, Rafa Silva, Aursnes – Ramos.
Inter: Onana – Darmian, Acerbi, Bastogne (De Vrey 90+1) – Dumfries (D’Ambrosio 86), Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco (Gosens 63) – Martinez (Correa 63), Dzeko (Lukaku) , 63) .
Warnings: Antonio Silva – Brozovic, Dzeko.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9-CFFZc2XI
As for the champions of England, they confidently spoke to the winner of the German Bundesliga Bayern in their field. Note that the visitors made many mistakes when playing in defense, for which they were punished with a devastating defeat 0:3.
City of Manchester – Bayern 3:0
Goals: Rodri 27, Bernardo 70, Haaland 76
Manchester City: Ederson – Akanji, Dias, Ake – Stones, Rodri – B. Silva, de Bruyne (Alvarez, 67), Gundogan, Grealish – Haaland.
Bavaria: Sommer – Pawar, Upamecano, where Ligt, Davis (Cansella, 81) – Kimmich, Goretzka – Koman, Musiala (Mane, 69), Sane – Gnabry (Muller, 80).
Yellow card: B. Silva – Davis, Pavard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4-YW6OcZf4
The return quarter-final matches of these teams will take place in a week, on April 19.
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