Last Updated on April 13, 2023 2:26 pm by Erwin Noguera
This week the first round of the Champions League quarterfinals was played, which had no draws and positioned Manchester City as the top candidate for the title.
Champions League Quarterfinals: Manchester City 3-0 Bayern München
When:
Tuesday, April 11th– 03:00 pm ET at the Etihad
Moneyline odds:
Manchester City -132
Bayern Munich +330
Draw offs:
+300
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On Tuesday in England, Manchester City showed that they are stronger than last year when they were eliminated in extra time in the semifinals and that they are looking for the title. They were vastly superior to Bayern München and crushed them 3-0, which puts them on a foot and a half in the next instance.
Pep Guardiola’s team managed to open the scoring after 27 minutes with a great goal from Rodri from outside the area. Yann Sommer was the great figure of his team with 6 saves, but could not do anything against City’s offense, which once again took advantage of its goalscorer Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian striker continues to break records in every game and this time it was not only worth scoring but also assisting. An error by Dayot Upamecano, who had a horrible night, allowed Jack Grealish to recover the ball, pass it to Haaland and he put in a great cross for the arrival of Bernardo Silva, who headed in to make it 2-0 at 70′.
5 minutes later, from a corner kick, John Stones headed in and the ball went to Erling, who, as always, was in the perfect spot. The scorer only pushed the ball for the final 3-0 and a great advantage ahead of the rematch in Münich on April 19. The second defeat in 4 games for Thomas Tuchel at Bayern.
Champions League Quarterfinals: Benfica 0-2 Inter
When:
Tuesday, April 11th at 01:00 pm ET at the Estádio da Luz
Moneyline odds:
Benfica +116
Inter Milan +246
Draw Offs:
+234
Where Can I Watch it?
CBS and Paramount+
The same day in Portugal, Inter won as a visitor by beating Benfica 0-2 and also taking an important step. The Italian team took advantage of their opportunities in the second half. First, it was Nicolò Barella, who headed in a great cross from Alessandro Bastoni to make it 0-1. The midfielder had not scored since October 29 of last year.
With 10 minutes to go, referee Michael Oliver, with the help of VAR, awarded a penalty after a handball from captain Joao Mario on the edge of the area. The Belgian Romelu Lukaku was in charge of kicking it and overcoming the resistance of Odysseas Vlachodimos for 0-2.
The Neroazzurros, who is not having a good closing of the tournament in Serie A, hope to continue with this good performance when they host the Portuguese next week.
Benfica, meanwhile, showed the same fragility at important games that we are accustomed to.
Champions League Quarterfinals: Milan 1-0 Napoli
When:
Wednesday, April 12 at 03:00 PM ET at the San Siro Stadium
Moneyline odds:
Napoli +155
Milan +187
Draw Offs:
+234
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On the other hand, this Wednesday the other team from the city, Milan, once again surprised a Napoli led by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (who did not play well), as they had done a few days ago, and beat them 1-0.
The team of Luciano Spalletti started the game very well and had many arrivals, however, goalkeeper Mike Maignan excelled and saved everything.
In the best moment of the Neapolitans, the Rossoneros first warned with a counterattack by Rafael Leão that went close and then Brahim Díaz escaped between two players and ran more than half the pitch, opened to the right with Leão and he changed sides for Ismaël Bennacer, who hit with the left and beat Alex Meret. Great goal from Milan before the end of the first half and it could even have been two, but Simon Kjaer’s header crashed into the post.
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Already in the second half the game was more even. Milan was looking for the second and a Napoli that tried to tie. However, at 74 minutes the latter were going to be left with one man less due to the red card of Frank Anguissa, who received 2 yellows in 4 minutes. The locals, now with numerical superiority, tried everywhere but did not arrive with certainty, contrary to those from southern Italy, who had 2 very clear chances but Maignan avoided them.
The Neapolitan team greatly needed their scorer, Victor Osimhen, who is injured and it is not known if he will be able to be there next week. In addition to the Nigerian striker, Frank Anguissa and Kim Min-Jae are suspended, and Giovanni Simeone, injured, will also be absent. A daunting outlook for the team.
Champions League Quarterfinals: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea
When:
Wednesday, April 12th at 01:00 pm ET at the Santiago Bernabeu
Moneyline odds:
Real Madrid -114
Chelsea +410
Draw Offs:
+285
Where Can I Watch it?
CBS and Paramount+
In the last game, the reigning champions, Real Madrid, easily beat Chelsea 2-0, who changed their coach, but not their style of play.
At minute 21 the first goal came after a long pass from Daniel Carvajal that Vinicius finished off. Goalkeeper Kepa managed to grab the shot, but Karim Benzema arrived for the rebound and pushed the ball into the back of the net.
In the second half, the Blues were left with a man less after Ben Chilwell’s red card, who fouled Rodrygo when the Brazilian was about to enter the area and define alone against Kepa. Barely an hour had gone into the game and the people from Madrid still had half an hour to look for the second, which would finally come at 74′.
Marco Asensio scored from the crescent to make it 2-0 and give Real Madrid a good lead ahead of their visit to London next week. We have to remember that the last time they went to England they beat Liverpool 2-5 in the quarterfinals.
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