Champions League: Real Madrid, Napoli complete quarter-final line up
Champions League: Real Madrid, Napoli complete quarter-final line up
Real Madrid and Napoli cruised to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night to complete the full line up of teams in the last 8.
Real beat Liverpool 1-0 on the night to complete a 6-3 aggregate victory over the Reds while Napoli won 3-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt to win the tie 5-0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid and Napoli join Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester City and Benfica for Friday’s draw.
The Reds, who lost the first leg 5-2, lined up with four forwards at the Bernabeu as they looked to add another famous comeback to their fabled European history.
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But that rarely looked on the cards and legendary Real striker Karim Benzema put the tie beyond doubt when he tucked in from Vinicius Jr’s cutback late on.
With Luciano Spalletti’s side two goals up from the first leg, the Nigeria striker’s thumping header in first-half stoppage time dispelled any lingering nerves at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Osimhen doubled the Italians’ lead on the night with a close-range finish from Giovanni di Lorenzo’s cross eight minutes after the break and, having been brought down in the box, Piotr Zielinski converted the penalty himself to make it 3-0.
The draw for the quarter finals and semi finals of the Champions League will be held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon.
Source: myjoyonline
