Former striker of the Russian national football team Dmitry Bulykin spoke about the match between Milan and Inter in the semi-finals of the Champions League. According to him, both teams have equal chances to reach the final, but the historical integrity of these matches will be worsened by the high stakes in the two games of the semi-finals.
“Of course, two Italian teams can fight for the Champions League. Both one team and the second team have a chance to reach the final. Equal opponents from the same country, especially, know each other. But in the Champions League, all this is thrown into the background and these two matches are “gold”, so to speak. It happens. Here you need to do everything right and avoid mistakes. And the game can develop both in one direction and in the other, we have seen this many times, ”said Bulykin socialbites.ca.
Milan excluded Napoli from the tournament. Rossoneri won the first match 1-0 and the second match ended in a draw. In contrast, Inter defeated Benfica in the first semi-final, and the second match also ended with an even score – 3: 3.
The other semi-final match was Real Madrid and Manchester City. Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 in both games. City, on the other hand, defeated Bayern 3-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals, and drew 1-1 in the second leg.
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