Inter Milan enter the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie against Benfica in pole position to reach the last four, holding a 2-0 lead from last week's first leg.
The Nerazzurri haven't made it to the semi-finals of this competition since 2010 – when they were crowned champions of Europe for the third time – but Simone Inzaghi knows a draw (or even a one-goal defeat) will be enough for his side, who will be backed by a raucous home crowd at the San Siro – where Inter could face arch-rivals AC Milan in the last four.
But Benfica, under Roger Schmidt, won't have given up hope of mounting a memorable comeback to reach their first top-tier continental semi since 1990 – when they finished as runners-up to AC Milan in the old European Cup. The 1961 and 1962 European champions showed their quality by pipping PSG to win their group this season.
Kick-off is at 8pm BST.
Team news
Inzaghi has almost a full squad at his disposal, with injured centre-back Milan Skriniar Inter's only confirmed absentee.
Benfica remain without injured right-back Alexander Bah, while midfielders Julian Draxler and Mihailo Ristic are doubtful.
Form
Currently fifth in Serie A and battling to secure a top-four finish, Inter come into this clash in poor form. The Nerazzurri's first-leg victory was their only win in eight games; they went down 1-0 at home to Monza in the league on Saturday.
Benfica's own form has taken a nosedive of late, though. Having lost just one of their first 40 matches of 2022/23 in all competitions, the Primeira Liga leaders have suffered three straight defeats – losing 2-1 to Porto and, surprisingly, 1-0 to mid-table Chaves in their two league outings either side of the first leg against Inter.
Referee
Carlos del Cerro Grande of Spain will be the referee for Inter Milan vs Benfica.
Stadium
Inter Milan vs Benfica will be played at the 75,817-capacity San Siro in Milan.
In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown onParamount+ in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Champions League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a Champions League fixture, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there.For the Champions League, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
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International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
