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Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg football match between SL Benfica and Inter Milan at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on April 11, 2023. AFPPIX: Inter Milan put one foot into the Champions League semi-finals with a comfortable 2-0 win at Benfica yesterday, with Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku netting in Lisbon.
“It’s been one of our best games this season,” Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan told British broadcaster BT Sport. With Inter pressing high up the pitch, the Eagles could not hit their flowing best, or anything close to it.Inter Milan broke the deadlock early in the second half when Barella headed Bastoni’s looping cross back across goal and into the bottom corner.
Lukaku drilled it beyond the reach of Greek goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos, answering some criticism of his recent form.
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