By Anadolu Agency
April 17, 2023 1:52 pmANKARA
Manchester City, Real Madrid and Inter Milan are all on the verge of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League semifinals as the second leg games of the last eight will be played this week.
Erling Haaland-led Manchester City previously beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the quarterfinals’ first leg on April 11 in Manchester to control the tie.
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s men will try to turn the tables in front of their fans at Munich’s Allianz Arena.
Manchester City, who have a massive advantage, will visit Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, defending champions Real Madrid will face Chelsea at London’s Stamford Bridge after a 2-0 win in Spain.
The Spanish powerhouse beat 10-man Chelsea 2-0 in the first leg, giving them a boost of confidence before they travel to England.
Ben Chilwell, a Chelsea defender, was shown a straight red card in Madrid to be suspended for the second leg.
Italy’s Inter Milan took an impressive 2-0 away victory against Portugal’s Benfica in Lisbon last week, so the Nerazzurri seems to be more confident than Benfica before the second leg in Milan on Wednesday.
In another Tuesday match, Napoli will host AC Milan in all-Italian quarterfinal tie.
AC Milan beat Napoli 1-0 in the first leg, as Ismael Bennacer scored the winning goal in San Siro, Milan.
The Rossoneri have a slender lead before their travel to Naples.
Napoli midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa will miss the AC Milan clash in Naples as he was sent off in the previous match.
This week’s all matches will start at 1900GMT.
Fixtures for 2ng leg quarterfinal matches:
First leg results are in brackets
Tuesday:
Napoli – AC Milan (0-1)
Chelsea – Real Madrid (0-2)
Wednesday:
Bayern Munich – Manchester City (0-3)
Inter Milan – Benfica (2-0)
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