Real Madrid and AC Milan qualified for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, after the former renewed their 2-0 win over Chelsea, and the latter drew with compatriot Napoli 1-1 in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the competition.
Brazilian Rodrigo Goose scored two goals led by his team Real Madrid to overcome Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London, the same result of the first leg, to wait for the defending champions qualified from the face of Bayern Munich and Manchester City, which will be held on Wednesday.
The goalless draw dominated the course of the first half of the match, during which the hosts tried to turn the result on Real Madrid, but all attempts failed in light of the brilliance of Belgian Thibaut Courtois goalkeeper "Royal".
In the second half, Real Madrid opened the scoring in the 58th minute, after a counter-attack led by Rodrygo and then passed the ball to his compatriot Vinicius Jr., who returned it to him again to score against Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Real Madrid opens the scoring by Brazilian Rodrygo #ChampionsLeague #Chelsea_Real_Madrid#UCL pic.twitter.com/j52hFS8max
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The same player returned to score the second goal for him and his team in the 80th minute after a wonderful individual effort from Uruguayan Federico Valverde gave his teammate a pass on a plate, to completely settle things in his team's favor.
A great work from Valverde and Rodrygo easily puts the ball in the net#ChampionsLeague #Chelsea_Real_Madrid#UCL pic.twitter.com/x39wSfZlBH
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In the second match, Milan drew with his compatriot Napoli with a goal for the same, to qualify for the semi-finals on aggregate, as the first match ended with a goal victory.
Frenchman Olivier Giroud scored Milan's goal in the 43rd minute after a distinguished individual effort from Portuguese Rafael Leao, to compensate for the missed penalty kick in the 21st minute, as Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret saved his shot brilliantly.
Finally, Giroud scores #UEFA Champions League #نابولي_ميلان pic.twitter.com/wJkIJq9mup
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In injury time, Nigerian Victor Osmin equalised for Napoli, without his team having enough to cross.
Thus, Milan ended Napoli's dreams of qualifying for the semi-finals in the Champions League for the first time in its history, to settle the southern team for the Serie A title, which is very close to its coffers.
Milan will meet in the semi-finals with the qualifier from the match of his neighbor Inter Milan and Benfica Portuguese, knowing that the "Nerazzurri" won the first leg in Lisbon 2-0.