2023-04-20 11:33:03
Real Madrid will meet Manchester City again in the semifinals and there will be a Milan derby 20 years later on the other side of the table
After last night’s tie between Bayern Munich and Manchester City (1-1) at the Allianz Arena, the English team will have the opportunity to take revenge with Real Madrid in another Champions League semi-final. The other match last night between the Inter Milano and the Benfica it also ended in a draw (3-3), so there will be a Milan derby in the other semifinal.
The pulse of the Champions League last year between Real Madrid and Manchester City showed that You can never give up on the white team in the European competition. Then, the English team had a foot and a half in the Champions League final after winning 4-3 in the first leg and taking the lead at the Bernabéu in the 73rd minute with a goal from Riyad Mahrez. However, Real Madrid tied the game in the 90th minute with a goal from Rodrygo and forced extra time in 91 with another goal from the Brazilian. Already in extra time, Benzema he scored a penalty in the 95th minute to come back from the tie and qualify Real Madrid for the Champions League final.
Guardiola’s record against Real Madrid in the Champions League
Pep Guardiola knows very well what it means to face Real Madrid in the Champions League. In the four different matches in the Champions League between Guardiola and Real Madrid, the Santpedor coach has achieved a total of 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
During his time at the FC Barcelona he came across the whites in the 2011 semi-finalsin which they won 0-2 in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu and tied the second leg at the Camp Nou (1-1).
As coach of Bayern Munichfaced Real Madrid in the 2014 semi-finals. The white team won 1-0 in the first leg of the semifinal at the Santiago Bernabéu and won again convincingly in the second leg in Munich (0-4), one of the toughest defeats in Pep Guardiola’s career.
Finally, as a technician Manchester City They have already faced the Whites in two qualifiers and this year they will do so for the third time. Guardiola won the pulse of Real Madrid in the round of 16 2020 winning both matches 2-1. However, it was the whites who eliminated Guardiola and City in the semifinals last year.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 19, 2023
‘Madonnina derby’
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On the other side of the table, the two teams from Milan will compete for a place in the end of istanbul. Inter Milan has reached the semifinals after 13 years without getting itthe last semifinal he played was that tie that faced FC Barcelona with Mourinho commanding. AC Milan had to wait a little longer even, since the 2006-2007 season he had not reached the Champions League semifinalsseason that got his seventh European Cup.
He derby of the Madonna it was already given in the semifinals of Champions of the season 2002 – 2003. At that time it was Milan who managed to go to the final and win the Champions League after beating Juventus on penalties.
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 19, 2023
Dates and times of the 2023 Champions League semifinals:
First legs:
Real Madrid – Manchester City: The first leg will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu he Tuesday, May 9 at 9:00 p.m.
AC Milan – Inter de Milan: The first leg will be played at the Giuseppe Meazza he Wednesday May 10 at 9:00 p.m.
Return matches:
Inter Milan – AC Milan: The second leg will be played at the Giuseppe Meazza he Tuesday, May 16 at 9:00 p.m.
Manchester City – Real Madrid: The second leg will be played at the Etihad Stadium he Wednesday May 17 at 9:00 p.m.
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