Benfica vs. Inter: the complete guide

Inter face Benfica at the stadio Luz in Lisbon in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 11 April at 21:00 CEST. The Nerazzurri qualified for this stage for the first time in twelve years, after beating Porto in the Round of 16.

QUARTER-FINAL SCHEDULE

FIRST LEG (21:00 CEST)

Tuesday 11 April Benfica vs. INTER Manchester City vs. Bayern Munich

Wednesday 12 April Real Madrid vs. Chelsea AC Milan vs. Napoli

SECOND LEG (21:00 CEST)

Tuesday 18 April Napoli vs. AC Milan Chelsea vs. Real Madrid

Wednesday 19 April Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City INTER vs. Benfica

Benfica face Inter after topping Group H with 14 points, coming ahead of PSG, Juventus and Maccabi Haifa. The Portuguese earned four wins and two draws in the group stages, while in the Round of 16 Roger Schmidt's side knocked out Club Brugge. They have scored 23 goals and conceded eight in the process, with two of their players among the leading scorers: Joao Mario has six to his name and Rafa Silva with five.

BENFICA'S PATH

MATCHDAY 1 | GROUP H Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa (Rafa Silva, Grimaldo) MATCHDAY 2 | GROUP H Juventus 1-2 Benfica (Joao Mario, Neres) MATCHDAY 3 | GROUP H Benfica 1-1 PSG (O.G. Danilo Pereira) MATCHDAY 4 | GROUP H PSG 1-1 Benfica (Joao Mario) MATCHDAY 5 | GROUP H Benfica 4-3 Juventus (Antonio Silva, Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Rafa Silva) MATCHDAY 6 | GROUP H Maccabi Haifa 1-6 Benfica (Ramos, Musa, Grimaldo, Rafa Silva, Araujo, Joao Mario)

ROUND OF 16 | FIRST LEG Club Brugge 0-2 Benfica (Joao Mario, Neres) ROUND OF 16 | SECOND LEG Benfica 5-1 Club Brugge (Rafa Silva, Ramos, Ramos, Joao Mario, Neres)

BENFICA UEFA LIST

GOALKEEPERS 24. Samuel SOARES 45. Leo KOKUBO* 75. André GOMES* 99. Odysseas VLACHODIMOS DEFENDERS 2. GILBERTO 3. Alejandro GRIMALDO 4. Lucas VERISSIMO 6. Alexander BAH 23. Mihailo RISTIC 30. Nicolas OTAMENDI 65. Rafael RODRIGUES* 66. Antonio SILVA* 91. MORATO* MIDFIELDERS 8. Fredrik AURSNES 20. Joao MARIO 22. CHIQUINHO 61. FLORENTINO 73. Cher N'DOUR* 74. Zan JEVSENAK* 87. Joao NEVES* STRIKERS 7. David NERES 15. Gonçalo GUEDES 19. Casper TENGSTEDT 21. Andreas SCHJELDERUP 27. Rafa SILVA 33. Petar MUSA 46. Gerson SOUSA* 52. Henrique PEREIRA* 80. Pedro SANTOS* 88. Gonçalo RAMOS* 90. Luis SEMEDO* 93. Julian DRAXLER 96. Diego MOREIRA*

* B list

SUSPENSIONS

BENFICA On a booking: Gonçalo Ramos, Florentino Luís, João Mário. Suspended: Otamendi.

INTER On a booking: Bastoni, Dimarco, Lautaro Martínez. Suspended: No player.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

The game on Tuesday 11 April will be the fourth meeting between Inter and Benfica in European competitions. In the three previous games, the Nerazzurri have won twice and drawn the other: the last meeting dates back to the 2003/04 season when the two sides faced each other in the last-16 UEFA Cup (0-0 in Lisbon and 4-3 at San Siro). They have only ever met once in the Champions League, then known as the European Cup, when the Nerazzurri won 1-0 thanks to a winning goal by Jair, in the 1964/65 season.

POSITIVE STREAK

Inter are unbeaten in three Champions Leage knockout games. The Nerazzurri have won two (against Liverpool in the past, and Porto) and the draw at stadio do Dragão to get past Porto last time out. In these games, Inzaghi's men haven't conceded, collecting three clean sheets. Furthermore, in this year's Champions League edition, André Onana has made the most number of saves: 38 in 8 appearances.

TORO ON THE ROAD

Lautaro Martínez has netted 7 times away from home for Inter in the Champions League. The Argentinian is only one goal behind the Club's leading away scorers in the European Cup/Champions League, Sandro Mazzola and Hernán Crespo, who both have eight.