On Tuesday, Bury Milan ended a six-match losing streak in the Heroes Association quarterfinals’ most memorable leg. The team defeated Benfica 2-0 to end its losing streak.
Inter Milan prevailed once more when it mattered most. Recently, Benfica has had its worst run.
Inter ended its six-match losing streak and put itself in a good position to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in more than a decade by defeating Benfica 2-0 in the first leg on Tuesday.
Benfica’s second misfortune in progression, and Cover’s most fundamental victory in more than a month. Benfica had previously defeated each opponent in 13 of its previous 15 games. In the Portuguese league, Benfica fell to its archrival Porto over the weekend. At the Field of Light, Romelu Lukaku and Cover Milan’s Nicolo Barella scored goals in the final period.
“I had hopes ahead of the game because the team played well and always created plenty of chances recently, even when we were not winning games,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi stated. The boys performed admirably against a formidable team in a difficult stadium with a great atmosphere. We are aware that this is only the first round because Benfica demonstrated throughout the season that they are capable of playing excellent games. We will need to perform even better in order to reach the semifinals. The second match will take place in Milan in seven days. In the other quarterfinal matchup, Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich 3-0 at home on Tuesday.
Roger Schmidt, Benfica’s head trainer, stated, “Losing 2-0 at home is rarely great.” It is not finished at this point. We must maintain our composure and believe in ourselves. It is evident that we can alter Milan’s outcome.” This season marked Benfica’s most memorable Managers Affiliation defeat. After going undefeated to win a difficult group that included Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, the resistance’s start in the third round was one of its special treats.
Bury goalkeeper André Onana stated, “Benfica are an extraordinary group, but I knew and said that we needed to come here and play without fear in light of the fact that we could win.” We did that. However, we cannot mistakenly assume that we are already in the semifinals. We still need a great game like today next week.” Inter had never won before their Italian league victory over Lecce in March. Since winning the title in 2010, it has pursued interestingly to reach the last four. It will compete in the last eight for the first time in 12 years.
Since around 1990, the hosts had control of the speed and were trying to dominate five Legends Affiliation matches. However, with a long cross from Alessandro Bastoni, Barella scored for Inter in the 51st minute. Substitute Lukaku converted an extra kick awarded by video review in the 82nd minute for a handball Joo Mário, a former Bury player, had committed in the area. As a result, Bury moved ahead.
Benfica made an effort to excel, but they missed numerous chances to win. Gonçalo Ramos, the forward, was denied a goal in the final minute by an excellent save from Onana. In the quarterfinals, Inter was the only team with fewer than 11 goals, trailing only Napoli with 23. Benfica had not scored at home in 23 games across all competitions this season for the first time.
After playing to a draw, Benfica lost two of their three European matches. After losing to AC Milan in 1990, Benfica, Europe’s boss in 1961 and 1962, wants to reach the knockout stages, which would be exciting. The likelihood that Liverpool would finish second in the quarterfinals the year before obstructed it.
Because right back Alexander Bah was hurt and Nicolás Otamendi was suspended, Schmidt had to change the defense.
In the semifinals, Napoli or AC Milan will face the winner of the Inter Milan or Benfica series.