Champions League Semifinals: Real Madrid Vs Man City, Inter Milan Vs AC Milan
JAKARTA Four teams have officially confirmed their way to the semifinals of the 2022/2023 European Champions League. The two newest teams to get tickets are Manchester City and Inter Milan.
Manchester City qualified after a 1-1 draw with German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich in the second leg of the quarter-finals at the Allianz Arena, Thursday, April 20 in the morning WIB.
The result made Pep Guardiola's squad qualify with an aggregate advantage of 4-1 after winning 3-0 in the first leg. In the top four, City will also meet Real Madrid.
Madrid made sure the day before to qualify after beating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. The result saw the Spanish giant reach the semifinals with a 4-0 aggregate advantage.
Madrid and City are the semifinals of last season. At that time, Los Blancos reached the final round after beating City with a narrow aggregate advantage of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Inter's qualifying for the semifinals this season presents Derby della Madonnina. The Italian giants will certainly meet their city rivals AC Milan.
The two highest caste semifinal matches between European clubs made the two teams for the first time in history to meet five times in a one-season calendar.
In the history of the Champions League, this is the third meeting of the two teams. In the previous two meetings the Rossoneri were always able to beat Inter, both in the 2003 semifinals and the 2005 quarter-finals.
The following is the schedule for the Champions League semifinals:
Tuesday 9 May
Real Madrid vs Man City
Wednesday 10 May
AC Milan vs Inter Milan
Tuesday 16 May
Inter Milan vs AC Milan
Wednesday 17 May
Man City vs Real Madrid