The Champions League is entering its decisive phase, with the first leg of the quarter-final rounds on Tuesday at 9:00 pm. They will oppose Manchester City and Bayern Munich on the one hand, and Benfica and Inter on the other.
All eyes will be on Manchester, where Thomas Tuchel will once again hope to stumble upon role model and rival Pep Guardiola. The German technician, who was recently on the bench at Bayern Munich, deprived the Catalan of European coronation in the 2021 final, which Chelsea won over Citizens (1-0).
Their paths had already crossed in the Bundesliga and the German Cup final, during the Catalans’ three seasons on the bench in Munich (2013-2016). At the helm of Mainz and then Dortmund, Tuchel admitted defeat four times to equalise.
Inter again against the Portuguese
The other quarter-final game on Tuesday is Latin. Inter, short winners in the previous round from FC Porto (1-0 / 0-0), finds another Portuguese club, Benfica, on its way.
The Portuguese calmly passed the round of 16. Against Club Brugge, he won 2-0 in Belgium and 5-1 at home. Their Italian opponent will undoubtedly be a very different barrel.
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