Inter Milan See Off Benfica in The UEFA Champions League!
Inter Milan See Off Benfica in The UEFA Champions League! The Italians defeated the Portuguese side on aggregate.
Inter Milan See Off Benfica in The UEFA Champions League! The Italians defeated the Portuguese side on aggregate.
Inter Milan drew 3-3 at home to Benfica in the UEFA Champions League last night. They will face rivals AC Milan in the last four of the competition.
Inter Milan 3:3 Benfica (Inter Win 5:3 on Aggregate) – UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Second Leg
The Italians carried a 2-0 lead into this encounter from the first league in Portugal. Midfielder Nicolo Barella opened the scoring in the first half.
Fredrik Aursnes equalised on the night just before halftime. The hosts came into the second half firing, scoring two goals thanks to Lautaro Martinez and Joaquin Correa.
Benfica scored twice thanks to Antonio Silva and Petar Musa to make it 3-3, which was enough for Inter.
“There is great happiness.” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi told UEFA.
“It’s an important evening for Inter. We played a great match over the 180 minutes against a top-quality team who had lost twice in the eight months before facing us.” He added.
Inter have made it to the last four for the first time since 2010, when they won the competition under Jose Mourinho.
“There is happiness, we wanted the semi-final, and we deserved it.
“The group is giving everything, even when things don’t go the way we want. This is the real us.
“If we find a way to always play like tonight, we will do many beautiful things. We want to end the year on a high note.” He added.
Man of the Match: Lautaro Martinez (Inter). Inter Milan See Off Benfica in The UEFA Champions League!
