At 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 12, in the first leg of the Champions League 1/4 final, Benfica lost 0-2 at home to Inter Milan and lost first. Romelu Lukaku scored from the penalty, Barrera scored and Bastoni assisted.
Competition focus
In the 51st minute, Bastoni crossed precisely from the left, and Barrera nodded his header to score! Inter Milan leads 1-0.
In the 78th minute, Inter "repeated", Bastoni crossed again, Dumfries nodded and the header was saved by the goalkeeper, and the supplementary shot was blocked by the defender.
In the 79th minute, Dumfries crossed from the right, João Mario blocked the ball with his raised arm, and the referee went to the sidelines to watch the VAR video and blew a penalty! Romelu Lukaku took charge of the penalty and he shot steadily into the bottom right corner of the goal. Inter lead 2-0.
Wonderful replays
For Inter, Lautaro and Dzeko formed a striker partnership, Romelu Lukaku as a substitute, and Benfica's top scorer João Mario as captain.
In the 16th minute, Benfica's cross from the left was missed by Di Marco and Rafa Silva's powerful shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 20th minute, João Mario received the ball in the middle and fired a powerful diagonal shot from the right side of the penalty area.
In the 25th minute, Archerby volleyed a powerful shot 30 metres from goal and the ball was slightly higher.
In the 30th minute, Benfica complained about Inter defender Darmian handball and asked for a penalty, which the referee ignored. Slow motion shows Damian touching the ball with his shoulder and arm, but his arm touching the ball does not expand the defensive area.
In the 56th minute, Benfica hit the goal to form a scuffle, Rafa Silva and Olsnes two consecutive shots were blocked by the defender.
In the 66th minute, Inter quickly counter-attacked, Correa crossed behind and Mkhitaryan's shot from a tight angle was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 73rd minute, Grimaldo received a cross from the right and fired a powerful shot that deflected off the defender.
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Line-up
Benfica (4-2-3-1): 99-Frahodimos/2-Gilberto Junior, 66-Antonio Silva, 91-Mourato, 3-Grimaldo/61-Florentino Luis (7-Neres, 64th minute), 22-Chikinho/20-João Mario, 8-Olsnes, 27-Rafa Silva/88-Gonzalo Ramos
Inter (3-5-2): 24-Onana/36-Darmian, 15-Archerby, 95-Bastoni (6-De Vry, 90+1 minute)/2-Dumfries (33-D'Ambrosio, 86th minute), 23-Barrera, 77-Brozovic, 22-Mkhitaryan, 32-Di Marco (8-Gosens, 63rd minute)/9-Dzeko (90-Lukaku, 63rd minute), 10-Lautaro Martínez (11-Joaquín Correa, 63rd minute)