Inter Milan advances to Champs League semis (AP)

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

MOSCOW (AP)—Inter Milan modernized to the European Champions League semifinalsfor the initial time in 7 years, violence CSKA Moscow 1-0 upon Wesley Sneijder’ssixth-minute goal Tuesday night to win the home-and-home array upon 2-0aggregate.

Inter will play Arsenal or Barcelona in the semifinals, hosting the firstleg upon Apr 20 as well as starting upon the road eight days later for the berth in the finalon May 22 in Madrid.
The Gunners played at defending champion Barcelona later Tuesday following a2-2 tie in the initial leg final week.
Sneijder sent the low free flog by the defensive wall, off CSKA’s KeisukeHonda as well as past goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev.
CSKA’s Chidi Odiah was ejected in the 49th minute, getting his second yellowcard for the tackle of Samuel Eto’o. Odiah entered in the 14th notation for defenderVasiliy Berezutsky, who strained his hip in Monday’s practice, as well as Odiahreceived the yellow label for fouling Snejder late in the initial half.
“The discerning goal done the task intensely difficult,” CSKA coach LeonidSlutsky said. “Yes, we lost, though we never gave up. We played well.”
In Inter’s final trip to the semifinals, it was eliminated by city opposition ACMilan. Inter is looking its initial European championship since consecutive titlesin 1964-65.
Coach Jose Mourinho has never mislaid in the quarterfinals of the ChampionsLeague. He formerly coached at Porto as well as Chelsea.
On Wednesday, Manchester United is home trying to overturn the 2-1 deficitagainst Bayern Munich as well as Lyon takes the 3-1 value to Bordeaux in anall-French quarterfinal.

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