On Tuesday, March 14, following the results of matches in Manchester and Porto, two more Champions League quarter-finalists were determined. Chelsea, Benfica, Bayern and Milan in the top eight teams of the tournament were Manchester City and Inter.
Champions League. 1/8 finals. Return matches
Manchester City (England) - Leipzig (Germany) - 7:0 (Holand, 22, from the penalty spot, 24, 45+2, 53, 57, Gundogan, 49, where Bruyne, 90+2).
The first match - 1:1.
The team of Josep Guardiola, undefeated at home in European competition 24 games in a row (22 wins and two draws), destroyed one of the leaders of the German Bundesliga. The hero of the match was the Norwegian striker of the “citizens” Erling Haaland, who scored a hat-trick in the first half, and scored two more goals after the break. Five goals in one match of the Champions League! Previously, only Lionel Messi (against Bayer in 2012) and former Shakhtar player Luis Adriano (against BATE in 2014) succeeded in this. And this was replaced by a Norwegian with 63-minutes - even Pep decided that this was too much. 22 goals in 12 games at the Etihad is phenomenal for Man City’s star rookie!
By the way, the incredible Haaland not only led his team to the quarterfinals of the tournament, but at 22 years and 236 days he became the youngest player in history to score 30 goals in the Champions League (PSG’s Kylian Mbappe submitted this milestone at 22 years and 352 days) . ).
Porto (Portugal) - Inter (Italy) - 0:0. On 90+7 minutes, Pepe (Porto) was sent off.
The first match - 0:1.
The Portuguese grand under the leadership of Sergio Conceição has simply brilliantly dealt with teams from Italy in recent years. Porto not only knocked out Roma, Juventus and Lazio from European competition, but also took four points from Milan last season and was ahead of the Red-Blacks in the Champions League group. But the guys in white and blue T-shirts failed to cope with Inter after a minimal defeat in the Apennines.
By the way, if on Wednesday “Napoli” will pass “Eintracht” (after 2:0 away), then in 17 years Italy will again be represented in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by three clubs (then there were also Milan and Inter, and also Juventus).
The last pair of quarter-finalists of the Champions League will be determined on Wednesday, March 15, in the fights “Real” - “Liverpool” (the first leg - 5:2) and “Napoli” - “Eintracht” (2:0).
Earlier, FACTS reported where and when to watch the Europa League match Feyenoord - Shakhtar live.
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