Real Madrid and Milan proved against Chelsea and Napoli that they have too heavy shirts and made a move to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals.
Real Madrid and the defending champions took an even bigger lead, with a 2-0 victory over the North London side, while Italian club Lombardy defeated Napolito 1-0 in Italy’s “Civil War”.
Essentially, the “Merenches” have followed the path taken by Manchester City and Inter Milan since Tuesday evening (11/4), which were defeated 3-0 and 0-2 by Bayern Munich and Benfica, respectively.
‘Queen’ may have been left out of contention for the La Liga title, but their big goal is to bounce back in the biggest club competition in the world – once again.
On Wednesday evening (12/4) he laid the foundations with a two-goal victory over Chelsea at the Santiago Bernabéu. And so, they are far…from repeating last year’s success against London and again in the quarter-finals.
Karim Benzema advanced with his 90th goal for Real Madrid, and Asensio formed the final score 3 minutes after entering the field.
Against Chelsea, who had been playing since the 59th minute with ten players, after Chilwell was sent off, Real Madrid players showed that they know how to advance in the competition. On the other hand, Frank Lampard’s team is looking for … a miracle in the return match on April 18 at Stamford Bridge.
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Napoli without Osimhen… a different team and Milan benefited from that. After the emphatic 0-4 match against the would-be Serie A champions, the “Rossoneri” triumphed in a second string match against the “Partenopi”, this time with a score of 1-0 in the Italian North. Thus, they have the first reason to continue the competition in view of the rematch in Campania.
The first appearance of the Napolitans in “8” of the Champions League was not accompanied by a positive result, as it was not only the absence of the Nigerian striker that affected Luciano Spalletti’s team, but also the expulsion of Ajisha in the 75th minute.
Champions League: Results and scorers of the first matches of the quarter-finals
Benfica (Portugal) – Inter (Italy) 0-2
- (51′ Barilla, 82′ Lukaku pen)
Manchester City (England) – Bayern Munich (Germany) 3-0
- (27′ Rodri, 70′ Bernardo Silva, Haaland 77)
Real Madrid (Spain) – Chelsea (England) 2-0
- (21 Benzema, 74 Asensio)
Milan (Italy) – Napoli (Italy) 1-0
- (40′ Benasser)
* The return matches will be held on April 18 and 19, respectively.
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