.jpg?itok=sMmva0wE&ssl=1 "Inter vs. Milan in the Champions League: History, matches and results of the Milan derby")
He Milan derby will add a new chapter European in 2023never Inter and Milan faces are seen for semi-finals of the Champions Leaguetournament won seven times by Rossoneri and in three for the Nerazzurri.
This one in 2023 will not be the first time both teams have seen each other in Europe’s biggest continental competition. Actually, it will be third time they have met in the last 20 years of the Champions League and the runner-up in the semi-finals.
What happened in the previous meetings and how is the overall story between the two teams? The detail below.
Inter vs. Milan in the Champions League: history and previous matches
The 2003 semi-finals will be the third direct crossing between the Milan teams for the Champions League. So far, Milan have won the previous two.
2002-2003 Semi-Finals
The first confrontation also occurred in cases semi-finalsin the Champions League 2002-2003. In the first leg it was tied 0-0while on the return was a new equality: 1-1.
Apart from the fact that both games were played at the same stadium, Milan were away in the second leg and that time away goal tiebreaker rules. It was so that the goal was converted by Andriy Shevchenko, At the discount of the first half, it ended up giving the classification to the group of Carlo Ancelottibeyond his tie Obafemi Martins 5 minutes to go.
Milan then crowned champion of that Champions League, beating another compatriot in the final: Juventus. 0-0 draw and 3-2 win on penalties, with another decisive goal from Shevchenko.
2004-2005 quarter-finals
The second crossing came just two years later, in the 2004-2005 Champions League. This time, in the quarterfinals and with a much stronger winner, albeit with a controversial and unfortunate ending.
Milan won the first leg 2-0 in their favorthanks to his goals Jaap Stam and -when not- Andrei Shevchenko. In return his Shevchenko made it 3-0 on aggregatewhich began to set a story that would not end well at all: midway through the second half, the match was stopped after flare from Inter fans hit DidaMilan goalkeeper.
After the break, UEFA awarded Milan a 3-0 victory, leaving a resounding mark 5-0 on aggregate. This Ancelotti team also reached the final, but this time lost on penalties to Liverpoolwith that historic return of his 0-3 to 3-3 by the English (they later won 3-2 from 12 steps).
Inter vs. Milan: its complete history Madonnina derby
The overall history between the two teams shows that Inter lead with 87 wins against Milan’s 79, in addition to 69 draws. The Champions League games have been their only European games so far, while in the domestic league the advantage is 76-65 for Inter.
Before the matches for the semi-finals of the Champions League, the Inter won two of the three games of the season: 3-0 for the Super Cup and 1-0 for Serie A, while Milan went 3-2, also in Serie A.
