Milan ends Benfica’s remain unbeaten in the UEFA Champions 

Inter Milan is now on Champions League semi-final course after they struck in the second half through Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku for a 2-0 win at Benfica in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg on Tuesday which put them on course for a first last-four appearance. Barella headed home firmly at the back post in the 51st minute, rising unchallenged to get on the end of a superb cross from centre back Alessandro Bastoni, who was storming up the left side and delivered a pin-point ball. Substitute Lukaku then converted an 82nd minute penalty after VAR referred a handball by Benfica skipper Joao Mario for review by English referee Michael Oliver, who gave the spot kick after looking at the video monitor. Inter Milan qualified for this round of after beating Porto 1-0 in the aggregate of the two rounds back and forth, while Benfica reached the quarter-finals after defeating Club Brugge.