Internazionale travel to face Benfica on Tuesday for an UEFA Champions League quarter-finals clash at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).
Benfica won their last Champions League tie, beating Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate in the round of 16. After earning a 2-0 victory in the first leg, they ran out 5-1 victors in the return match at home. Gonçalo Ramos caught the eye with a brace in the second leg.
Inter won their last Champions League tie, beating Porto 1-0 on aggregate in the round of 16. After earning a 1-0 victory in the first leg at home, they played out a 0-0 draw in the return match. Since then, they are winless in their last six games in all competitions (W0 D3 L3).
The previous time the clubs came up against each other it was Inter who secured a 4-3 victory in March 2004.
João Mário has caught the eye for Benfica in Champions League play. He leads the club with six goals, which is tied for the fourth highest among the competition’s top scorers in 2022/2023. Internazionale’s most productive player in attack has been Edin Dzeko, who has scored on three occasions in this season’s Champions League, including one match-opening goal.
The hosts have scored in each of their eight Champions League contests this season.
Hosts Benfica are unbeaten in home matches this Champions League season with three wins and one draw from their four contests at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).
In matches away from Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the competition this season, Inter have one win, two draws, and one loss. The Italian side will be out to end a six-match away winless streak (W0 D4 L2) in all competitions.
In their last six matches in all competitions, Benfica have won five and lost one. They scored 17 and conceded four over that stretch, scoring first in seven of the six contests. A majority of their goals (10) came in the first half, while their opponents netted once in the first 45 minutes. Inter have drawn three and lost three in their last six. They scored three and conceded six over that stretch, netting first in one of the six. They had one goal in the first half, while their opponents netted only one before the break.
