A Europe Champions League back this Tuesday. For the first leg of the quarterfinals, the Benfica receives the Internationalfrom 4 pm (Brasília time), at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon (POR).
The match will be broadcast from Spaceon open television, and the platform streaming HBO Max, on the Internet. However, fans can stay on top of everything in real time here at Sports Gazette.
Summary
Isolated leader of the Portuguese Championship, Benfica arrives packed for the confrontation despite the defeat in the classic against Porto last Friday. The Eagles are still seven points ahead of their rivals in the national competition, in addition to being undefeated in the continental competition – six wins and two draws in eight games.
With that, they seek to reach the semifinals of the Champions League after 33 years. The last time the Portuguese club, which has won two titles, appeared at this stage of the tournament was in the 1989/90 season.
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— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) April 10, 2023
On the other hand, Internazionale is having an irregular season and appears in fifth place in the Italian Championship. In this edition of the Champions League, it has four wins, two draws and two defeats in eight matches, eliminating just one Portuguese player in the round of 16, Porto.
Champion for the last time in 2009/10 – it has three achievements in all -, Nerazzurri seeks to break a 13-year fast without being among the four semifinalists of the continental competition.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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