Champions League
Champions League semi-final: Who will go to the final?
The biggest competition in the world of football is heading towards its final chapters in the 2023 edition. Come and see who will face each other in the Champions League semi-finals, and what to expect from these games!
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Champions League semi-final: everything you need to know
The Champions League is the most important club championship in the world, and the competition has reached the semi-finals, find out who will face each other, and what to expect from the games.
Minuto Vip has already done an analysis of the quarterfinal games, and selected the teams that would go to the semifinals, check out the details of this phase in the article below.
As the next games only return on 05/09, to kill some of that anxiety, we'll show you all the details about the two big clashes that are about to come.
So come and check out all the details of this Champions League semi-final that has everything set to catch fire!
Which teams are in the Champions League semi-finals?
After great challenges, only the following teams managed to reach the semi-finals and Champions League:
- Manchester City x Real Madrid
- Milan x Inter Milan
The two Italian clubs had been unable to reach the Champions League semi-finals together for 20 years.
However, this year we will once again have this great confrontation taking place for this competition.
Remembering that the Milan derby, which takes place between these two clubs, is considered one of the biggest in the entire world of football, after all the two teams have won 10 trophies in this competition.
The last time these two clubs faced each other, the game had to be stopped due to protests from the fans.
Furthermore, the clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City also promises to stop the world of football.
These two teams starred in one of the most exciting semifinals in 2022, where Real Madrid managed a historic comeback against the English club.
These two teams have been dominating this competition in recent years, and now, only one of them will reach the grand final.
Remembering that Real Madrid is in its 11th Champions League semi-final in the last 13 editions.
When will the semi-final games be played?
Check out the days of the Semifinal games so you don't miss these big matches:
One-way games:
- Manchester City x Real Madrid – 09/05
- Milan x Inter Milan – 10/05
Games back
- Milan x Inter Milan – 16/05
- Manchester City x Real Madrid – 17/05
Remembering that all Champions games take place at 4 pm Brasília time.
How were the quarter finals?
Several clashes took place this Wednesday to reach these four finalists, so check out how the qualifying game for the semis went:
Inter x Benfica
In this bracket, the Italian club achieved an important victory in the first game of the quarterfinals, winning 2-0 at their opponent's home, which was decisive for their classification.
In the return game, the Benfica team went after the loss, but with Inter's good form, the score ended at 3-3 with a great game from both teams.
Finally, the score of the first game weighed in and Inter ended up moving forward and setting foot in a Champions League semi-final after a long time.
City x Bayern
One of the most anticipated clashes in the quarterfinals turned out to be a trip for the Manchester team.
Guardiola's team far surpassed the German team, which had turbulence with the recent change of coaches and was unable to win either the first game or the return game.
The final score, including the round-trip games, was 4-1 for Manchester City, who are once again in a Champions League semi-final.
Napoli vs Milan
This was perhaps the most balanced clash in the Champions League quarter-finals.
At home, Milan only managed to win the game 1-0, in a very competitive match.
In the return game, the Napoli club, which has been having an incredible season, went after the score and managed to draw, however, the club had a penalty that was not converted, which could have forced an extra time.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Here again a team easily managed to impose itself over its opponent, Real Madrid, taking advantage of Chelsea's bad phase, which managed to win easily.
In the first match, Real Madrid managed to score a solid 2-0, and in the return game, they again achieved a favorable score, ending with the aggregate at 4-0.
Who are the main players on each team?
Now, let's show you the players who are the highlights of their teams:
Real Madrid
For Real Madrid, the big name of this team is, without a doubt, Vini Jr. The player has been the team's main player in creating offensive plays.
Milan
At the Italian club, Rafael Leão has shown himself to be one of the team's main players, the player participated in both goals in the return game against Napoli, in the first he suffered the penalty, and scored the second.
Inter
At Inter, a player who has not been appearing well in games, Lukaku, is being the player who has been deciding the games, and is Inter Milan's bet to score goals.
Manchester City
The phenomenon Haaland is City's main name, the player already has 12 goals in 8 Champions League games.
What is the history of Champions League clashes?
See some data on clashes between these teams in this competition:
Real Madrid vs Manchester:
- 8 games
- 3 wins for Real Madrid
- 3 Manchester City wins
- 2 draws
- 13 goals for Real Madrid
- 12 Manchester City goals
Milan x Inter Milan
4 games
- 2 wins for Milan
- 2 draws
- 6 Milan goals
- 1 goal for Inter Milan
What is the most likely ending?
Now the burning question, who will go to the 2023 Champions League final?
Until the clashes begin, we will try to answer this not-so-easy question.
In the first bracket, there will be a clash between Manchester City and the feared Real Madrid. It is worth noting that the Spanish club was the last champion.
The City team is having a more solid season, and it seems that the club has finally matured, playing great games in this edition of the Champions League, the club has left big favorites along the way.
However, Real Madrid is the club with 14 Champions, where there really seems to be a magic of this club, which can always paint as champions.
City presents itself as a more solid club, but the Real Madrid team in the Champions League is always the favorite.
Between the Italian clash Milan and Inter Milan, who will play in the second group, form the second team that will go to the final.
Milan wasn't having an exceptional season, but in the last few games, the club has gone into fifth gear and is running over its opponents.
And Inter is not as geared up as its rival and opponent, but it has great players in the squad, and the club is playing very consistently.
Due to the history of matches between the clubs, Milan are favorites, but in the Champions League anything can happen.
Minuto Vip's prediction for this Champions League final is Real Madrid x Milan, and if you want to enjoy this game it will take place on 06/10/2023, and we show you how to watch it.
How to watch the Champions League semi-final games?
To watch the Champions semi-final, you will have two options, one paid and one free.
The free option is provided by the Band channel and its Bandplay application. Now, the most complete option is Max, where all games will be broadcast there, including the grand final.
Furthermore, by subscribing to this app, you can watch both semi-final games simultaneously.
So choose which app you want to watch the Champions League on, and see below for all the details on how to download them.
Watch the Champions League live
The most exciting phase of this competition is scheduled for February, and the first clash is already going to heat up.
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