Tuchel must convert Bayern into a comeback machine, Inter hopes for a new Milan battle twenty years later | Foreign football

One of the teams that has to repair a significant deficit is the Bayern Munich. The team of Matthijs de Ligt, Daley Blind, Ryan Gravenberch and the new coach Thomas Tuchel was dried up 3-0 by Manchester City. In its own Allianz Arena, Bayern must therefore win with a margin of four goals to advance to the semi-finals, where Real Madrid is waiting for the winner of this encounter.

Last weekend, Der Rekordmeister lost points in the Bundesliga for the eleventh time in 28 matches with the draw at home against low-flyer Hoffenheim. Pursuer Borussia Dortmund prevented the general malaise, but it is clear that Bayern is not in great shape. Manchester City, on the other hand, has the ‘flow’, mainly thanks to the many goals from Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola’s team suddenly has its fifth league title in six seasons in the Premier League completely in your own handsbecause next Wednesday, leader Arsenal will visit the Etihad Stadium.

The eyes of football fans will mainly be focused on Matthijs de Ligt, Nathan Aké and Erling Haaland during this match. The Dutch defenders impress in Munich and Manchester this season, while the 22-year-old Norwegian super striker has already broken almost all records in his first season in England. Haaland already has 47 goals for City after 40 games, eleven of which in seven matches in the Champions League.

The analysts will mainly look at how Tuchel will have to manage to realize a huge comeback, because that is what is being asked of the German trainer. Tuchel faces Guardiola for the twelfth time. The German has only won three times against the Catalan, but the victory in the Champions League final in Porto in 2021 will of course still be felt by City supporters. Guardiola won the Champions League twice at the start of his coaching career (2009 and 2011) with FC Barcelona, ​​but with Bayern he failed three times in the semi-finals and with City he was also unsuccessful in his first six seasons. After eleven national titles in fourteen years, can Guardiola also win his third Champions League?

The French referee Clément Turpin is in charge of this quarterfinal. The kick-off is at 9 p.m. and can be followed live via our live blog.

In the last quarterfinal of this season, the decision seems to have already been made. Since the World Cup in Qatar, Roger Schmidt’s Benfica is no longer as untouchable as in the first half of the season. Last Saturday, the leader and record champion of Portugal lost 1-0 to mid-engine Chaves, after the top match against FC Porto was lost 1-2 at home a week earlier. The generous lead over pursuer FC Porto thus disappears like snow in the sun and is now only four points with six rounds to go.

After the draw, the Portuguese were optimistic about eliminating Internazionale and were already dreaming of more, but last week things went wrong in the first leg in the atmospheric Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Were in an even match the Italians more effectively and scored twice after the break, while Benfica failed to score with quite a few chances. Just like in the eighth final in Porto, Denzel Dumfries was important with a save on the goal line.

In the competition, the team of Denzel Dumfries and Stefan de Vrij is not that effective. However, Simone Inzaghi’s team is consistent in not winning matches in Serie A. Inter has already lost eleven times in the competition, making qualification for the Champions League for next season a difficult job. Last month, Inter lost to Spezia (away), Fiorentina (home) and Monza (home). So if there’s a chance to have a crazy night with a big Portuguese stunt, it’s tonight in San Siro.

All Inter players and supporters will hope for a semi-final against city rivals AC Milan, just like in 2003 when Milan went to the final on the basis of ‘away goals’ (0-0 and 1-1 in San Siro). You can follow whether there will be another Milan semi-final next month from 21.00 via our live blog. Carlos del Cerro Grande from Spain has to lead the race in the right direction.