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&lt;p&gt;Aiming for a big derby showdown: with &lt;strong&gt;AC Milan&lt;/strong&gt; having progressed to the semi-finals yesterday, Inter will take to the San Siro pitch this evening to face Benfica. Going into tonight’s game in front of their home crowd, the Nerazzurri hold a 2-0 advantage thanks to goals from &lt;strong&gt;Barella&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Lukaku&lt;/strong&gt; in the first leg.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inter, who previously hadn’t reached the quarters for twelve years, could lose by one goal and still qualify for the semis, a feat they haven’t achieved since 2009/10. That season, of course, Zanetti and Co. went on to lift the trophy in Madrid after getting the better of &lt;strong&gt;Bayern Munich&lt;/strong&gt; in the final. The Nerazzurri would obviously progress with a victory or draw, while the match would go to extra time and perhaps even penalties if they were to lose by two goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the Portuguese side are going through a bit of a bad patch: after dominating their domestic division throughout the season and recording ten consecutive victories, Benfica have lost their last two league games - against &lt;strong&gt;Porto&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Chaves&lt;/strong&gt; - meaning the &lt;strong&gt;former&lt;/strong&gt; have moved to within four points of them with six games still to go. &lt;strong&gt;Roger Schmidt’s team&lt;/strong&gt; had also remained unbeaten in the Champions League until last week, including in the third qualifying round against &lt;strong&gt;Midtjylland &lt;/strong&gt;and the play-off round against &lt;strong&gt;Dynamo Kyiv&lt;/strong&gt;. Furthermore, prior to their game against Inter, Benfica had scored in every Champions League match they’d played this season, including in their two group stage games against &lt;strong&gt;Juventus&lt;/strong&gt; (a 2-1 victory in Turin and a 4-3 success in Portugal).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/643f95da/20676092_large.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;20676092_large.jpg&#34; style=&#34;display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;&#34;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Lisbon-based side are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the very first time in the Champions League era. Indeed, Benfica have been eliminated at the quarter-final stage five times out of five, including last year against Liverpool. They last made the last four in 1989/90, a season that saw them overcome &lt;strong&gt;Dnipro &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Olmpique de Marseille&lt;/strong&gt; before losing the final against AC Milan in Vienna.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Going back even further, Inter and Benfica met at San Siro in the European Cup final in 1965, with &lt;strong&gt;Jair &lt;/strong&gt;scoring the only goal as the Nerazzurri won the competition for the second time in a row. The other two previous encounters date back to the 2003/04 campaign: in the UEFA Cup, &lt;strong&gt;Alberto Zaccheroni’s &lt;/strong&gt;Inter&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;won 4-3 at San Siro after a 0-0 first-leg stalemate before being eliminated by &lt;strong&gt;Olmpique de Marseille &lt;/strong&gt;in the last eight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the only quarter-final tie that doesn’t involve a domestic champion from last season: Inter finished second behind AC Milan in 2021/22, while &lt;strong&gt;Benfica &lt;/strong&gt;came third behind &lt;strong&gt;Porto&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Sporting Lisbon&lt;/strong&gt;. Only once out of six times have the Portuguese side managed to overcome a first-leg home defeat, while Inter have only been eliminated once on the 18 previous occasions where they’ve won the first leg on the road in a two-legged tie (against &lt;strong&gt;Bayern Munich&lt;/strong&gt; in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In terms of penalties, Inter have won two knockout ties via shootouts - against &lt;strong&gt;Celtic&lt;/strong&gt; in the semi-finals of the 1971/72 European Cup and &lt;strong&gt;Grazer AK &lt;/strong&gt;in the second round of the 1996/97 UEFA Cup - and lost two - against&lt;strong&gt; Aston Villa &lt;/strong&gt;in the first round of the UEFA Cup in 1994/95 and &lt;strong&gt;Schalke 04&lt;/strong&gt; in the final of the same competition in 1996/97. Benfica hold the same record: two penalty shootout victories - against &lt;strong&gt;Torpedo Moscow&lt;/strong&gt; (1977/78 European Cup) and &lt;strong&gt;PAOK&lt;/strong&gt; (1994/95 UEFA Cup) - and two defeats, both of which came in finals (against &lt;strong&gt;PSV&lt;/strong&gt; in the 1987/88 European Cup and Sevilla in the 2013/14 Europa League).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

The Nerazzurri hold a 2-0 advantage over Benfica following the first leg. A semi-final tie against AC Milan is at stake

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Aiming for a big derby showdown: with AC Milan having progressed to the semi-finals yesterday, Inter will take to the San Siro pitch this evening to face Benfica. Going into tonight’s game in front of their home crowd, the Nerazzurri hold a 2-0 advantage thanks to goals from Barella and Lukaku in the first leg.Inter, who previously hadn’t reached the quarters for twelve years, could lose by one goal and still qualify for the semis, a feat they haven’t achieved since 2009/10. That season, of course, Zanetti and Co. went on to lift the trophy in Madrid after getting the better of Bayern Munich in the final. The Nerazzurri would obviously progress with a victory or draw, while the match would go to extra time and perhaps even penalties if they were to lose by two goals.Meanwhile, the Portuguese side are going through a bit of a bad patch: after dominating their domestic division throughout the season and recording ten consecutive victories, Benfica have lost their last two league games - against Porto and Chaves - meaning the former have moved to within four points of them with six games still to go. Roger Schmidt’s team had also remained unbeaten in the Champions League until last week, including in the third qualifying round against Midtjylland and the play-off round against Dynamo Kyiv. Furthermore, prior to their game against Inter, Benfica had scored in every Champions League match they’d played this season, including in their two group stage games against Juventus (a 2-1 victory in Turin and a 4-3 success in Portugal).<div class="hm-image-wys"><img src="https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/643f95da/20676092_large.jpg" alt="20676092_large.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;"></div>The Lisbon-based side are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the very first time in the Champions League era. Indeed, Benfica have been eliminated at the quarter-final stage five times out of five, including last year against Liverpool. They last made the last four in 1989/90, a season that saw them overcome Dnipro and Olmpique de Marseille before losing the final against AC Milan in Vienna.Going back even further, Inter and Benfica met at San Siro in the European Cup final in 1965, with Jair scoring the only goal as the Nerazzurri won the competition for the second time in a row. The other two previous encounters date back to the 2003/04 campaign: in the UEFA Cup, Alberto Zaccheroni’s Inter won 4-3 at San Siro after a 0-0 first-leg stalemate before being eliminated by Olmpique de Marseille in the last eight.This is the only quarter-final tie that doesn’t involve a domestic champion from last season: Inter finished second behind AC Milan in 2021/22, while Benfica came third behind Porto and Sporting Lisbon. Only once out of six times have the Portuguese side managed to overcome a first-leg home defeat, while Inter have only been eliminated once on the 18 previous occasions where they’ve won the first leg on the road in a two-legged tie (against Bayern Munich in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup).In terms of penalties, Inter have won two knockout ties via shootouts - against Celtic in the semi-finals of the 1971/72 European Cup and Grazer AK in the second round of the 1996/97 UEFA Cup - and lost two - against Aston Villa in the first round of the UEFA Cup in 1994/95 and Schalke 04 in the final of the same competition in 1996/97. Benfica hold the same record: two penalty shootout victories - against Torpedo Moscow (1977/78 European Cup) and PAOK (1994/95 UEFA Cup) - and two defeats, both of which came in finals (against PSV in the 1987/88 European Cup and Sevilla in the 2013/14 Europa League).(Photo LaPresse)&nbsp;

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