Benfica and Chelsea eliminate Brugge and Borussia Dortmund and advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League
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He Benfica and the Chelsea are the first teams classified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League 2022-23after eliminaterespectively, to witches and to Borussia Dortmund, this Tuesday night. The Portuguese team defeated the Belgian 5-1 in their stadium, whom they had already won 0-2 in the first leg, while the London team, who won 2-0 at home, was able to come back from 1- 0 obtained in Germany by his rival.
In this context, the Benfica, which already in the group stage was able to stop giants like Paris Saint-Germain or Juventus, has returned to claim and star, against Bruges, a great European night. The great figure of the second leg has been Gonçalo Ramos, author of two goals and leader on the pitch of a Benfica that has shown off his good offensive game.
In addition to Ramos, Rafa Silva, João Mário and David Neres have scored for Benfica, while Meijer, already in the 87th minute, was the author of the goal scored by Bruges.
The other tie, which was decided at Stamford Bridge, in London, between Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund, has been much more even, as the 1-0 score for Borussia in the first game suggested. The goals from Sterling and Havertz have turned the result around, and have ultimately made it possible for Chelsea to get a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Sterling scored his goal at the end of the first half, while Havertz’s, from the penalty spot, came at the beginning of the second. The German team has thus stopped the unbeaten streak that it accumulated after chaining ten consecutive victories in all competitions.
Source: Eitb

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