2023-04-18 21:12:01
Real Madrid have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the 11th time in the last 13 years. The defending champion, in which ÖFB captain David Alaba was substituted during the break, also won 2-0 in London on Tuesday evening following beating Chelsea 2-0 at home and is once more one of the four best teams in Europe. AC Milan also mastered this step, playing 1-1 (1-0) at SSC Napoli in the Italian north-south duel and rising with an overall score of 2-1.
Rodrygo was the Madrilenian match winner with a brace (58th, 80th). In the semifinals in May, the opponent is either Manchester City or Bayern Munich (first leg 3-0). Olivier Giroud gave Milan the lead in Napoli in the 43rd minute, Victor Osimhen’s equalizer came too late (93′). In the semifinals, the winner from Inter Milan is waiting once morest Benfica Lisbon. A city duel is likely as Inter won the first leg 2-0 in Portugal.
Chelsea started powerfully and also had chances to score. N’golo Kante missed miserably in front of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and shot wide of the target (11th). On the other hand, Real striker Rodrygo only hit the outer post (20th). In injury time in the first half, Marc Cucurella failed from five meters at the Belgian Real keeper (45 + 1). Alaba had to be substituted during the break due to muscle problems in his right leg, and Antonio Rüdiger came on for him.
In the second half, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team countered to win: Rodrygo ran through on the right and served Vinicius Junior. He played back to his Brazilian compatriot, who converted from close range. Chelsea interim coach Frank Lampard’s team then had no answer ready. On the contrary: Rodrygo scored another goal in the 80th minute.
In the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, the Neapolitans tried to equalize the 0: 1 from the first leg quickly – but they failed. The Milanese recorded the top-class chances: After a foul by Mario Rui on Milan star Rafael Leao, there was a penalty for the guests (22nd). However, Giroud failed because of the well-reacting SSC keeper Alex Meret.
But the game continued to go once morest the hosts. First, Matteo Politano and Rui had to be replaced injured (34′), then SSC coach Luciano Spalletti’s team did not receive a penalty following Leao fouled substitute Hirving Lozano in the penalty area (36′). Finally, Leao took center stage once more as he ran past three Napoli players on a tempo counterattack and made an exemplary pass to Giroud, who netted easily this time.
Napoli were also unsuccessful in their offensive efforts for a long time in the second period, and star striker Osimhen was only rarely able to bring himself to the fore. There was hope in the 82nd minute when Fikayo Tomori’s unlucky handball gave Spalletti’s side a penalty, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was also denied from the point by AC goalkeeper Mike Maignan. It was not until the 93rd minute that Osimhen managed to equalize with a header, too little for extra time. Milan is thus in the CL semifinals for the first time in 16 years.
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