Benfica Champions League Quarter-finals Opponent

DRAW

Benfica will face Inter (Italy) in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The draw for this phase of the competition was held this Friday, March 17, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Roger Schmidt's men will play the first leg at Estádio da Luz. The first leg will take place on April 11/12, while the second leg is scheduled for April 18/19.

Inter and AC Milan, clubs that share a stadium, could not both play as guests in the first leg; priority was given to the defending champion AC Milan, and so Benfica went from visitor to guest in the first leg of the quarterfinals, welcoming Inter to the Estádio da Luz.

Quarterfinals
1st leg Date	Match	2nd leg Date
12/04 8 pm	Real Madrid-Chelsea	18/04 8 pm
11/04 8 pm	Benfica-Inter	19/04 8 pm
11/04 8 pm	Manchester City-Bayern	19/04 8 pm
12/04 8 pm	AC Milan-Napoli	18/04 8 pm

The semi-finals will be played on May 9 and 10 (1st leg) and May 16 and 17 (2nd leg). The final of the competition is scheduled for June 10 in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

Semi-finals
Matches
Bayern-Manchester City VS Real Madrid-Chelsea
Benfica-Inter VS AC Milan-Napoli

INTER'S X-RAY

The last Italian club to win the Champions League, in 2010, goes by the name of Internazionale Milano, also known as Inter. Founded in 1908 from a split of Milan fans, who defended the use of foreign players, hence the name, it soon distinguished itself in its country, being today, along with its arch rival, with which it shares a stadium, the second most decorated club in Serie A.

Head-to-Head
Season	Competition	Result
2003/04	UEFA Cup Round of 16	Inter-Benfica 4-3
2003/04	UEFA Cup Round of 16	Benfica-Inter 0-0
1964/65	European Cup Final	Inter-Benfica 1-0

Trapattoni and Mourinho have coached both clubs, and there are several players in common: Caneira, Gabriel Barbosa, João Mário, Júlio César, Karagounis, Lázaro, Lisandro, and Suazo.

In the current edition of the Champions League, Inter, coached by Simone Inzaghi, competed in group C with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Plzen, and finished in 2nd place (10 points). In the round of 16, the Italian club beat FC Porto (1-0 at home, 0-0 away).

Inter
Squad
Goalkeepers	Handanovic, Cordaz, Onana and Botis
Defenders	Stefano Di Pentima, Pelamatti, Zanotti, Bellanova, Matteo Darmian, Stefan de Vrij, Acerbi, Skriniar, Bastoni, Fontanarosa, Denzel Dumfries, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Robin Gosens and Federico Dimarco
Midfielders	Hakan Çalhanoglu, Kamate, Stankovic, Biral, Iliev, Silas Andersen, Carboni, Asllani, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Gagliardini and Barella
Wingers/forwards	Dzeko, Joaquín Correa, Zuberek, Curatolo, Lautaro Martínez and Lukaku
Top value signings*
Joaquín Correa (23,6 M€), Lukaku (7,8 M€) and Asllani (4,5 M€)
Coach	Simone Inzaghi
Last official Starting XI (3x5x2)	Onana, Matteo Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, Barella, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco, Lautaro Martínez and Dzeko
Current league standings	2nd place
Stadium	Giuseppe Meazza (75 817 seats)
List of honors	3 Champions Leagues, 3 Europa Leagues, 1 Club World Cup, 2 Intercontinental Cup, 19 Italian Leagues, 8 Italian Cups and 7 Super Cups