Lukaku back to best as Inter eye Champions League final
Romelu Lukaku’s return to sparkling form has given Inter Milan an extra weapon ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final decider with AC Milan.
Romelu Lukaku’s return to sparkling form has given Inter Milan an extra weapon ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final decider with AC Milan.
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg clash, City won the tie 4-1 on aggregate. Inter Milan drew 3-3 with Benfica, winning their tie 5-3 on aggregate and setting up a semi final date with rivals AC Milan.
Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 in their second leg quarter final clash in the UEFA Champions League, knocking the Blues out with a 4-0 aggregate. Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw with AC Milan, Milan advance winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 win against Chelsea on Tuesday that wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 aggregate trumph, effectively ending the struggling London club’s season.
When Erling Haaland takes the field for Manchester City on Wednesday in Munich, the Norwegian will face the club who tried to sell the farm to buy him but failed.
Carlo Ancelotti has warned his Real Madrid players that Chelsea will see Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final clash as a chance to salvage some pride from their dismal season.
Arsenal were eliminated from the Europa League after losing their Round of 16 second leg tie to Sporting 5-3 on penalties, while Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals by beating Real Betis 1-0, to win 5-1 on aggregate.
Sporting Lisbon sent Arsenal crashing out of the Europa League with a penalty shoot-out triumph after Pedro Goncalves’s stunning equaliser, while Manchester United and Juventus eased into the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Real Madrid and Napoli claimed the final two spots in the UEFA Champions League quarter finals. Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in their Round of 16 second leg clash, winning 6-2 on aggregate. Napoli hammered Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0, to win the tie 5-0 on aggregate.
Victor Osimhen says Napoli are dreaming of Champions League glory after his brace shot the Serie A leaders to a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and into the quarter-finals for the first time in their history on Wednesday.