Champions League semi finals 2023: Schedule, day, times for Man City vs Real Madrid, Milan vs Inter
The battle to win the 2022/23 Champions League steps up a gear in May. As four teams prepare to face off at the semifinal stage of the competition.
Defending champions Real Madrid are back in the final. After a 4-0 aggregate victory over Chelsea in the quarterfinals. For the third time and second season in a row. They will meet Manchester City in the semifinals. After the Citizens got past Bayern Munich 4-1 on aggregate.
Champions League semi finals 2023 2nd leg: Schedule, day, times for Man City vs Real Madrid, Inter vs Milan
Meanwhile, the other side of the bracket will see a tasty Milan derby as AC Milan and Inter Milan both advanced and will meet at the San Siro for both legs of their semifinal series. The Rossoneri ousted Serie A leaders Napoli 2-1 on aggregate, while Inter Milan took care of Benfica by a 5-3 overall scoreline.
The semifinals started on Tuesday, May 9 as Man City escaped the Santiago Bernabeu with a 1-1 draw, before Inter took a 2-0 win over Milan in their first leg with all four matches taking place over eight days.
UEFA Champions League semi finals 2023 2nd leg
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Semifinals
The first team listed hosts the first leg. Manchester City and Inter Milan will host the 2nd leg, although it’s irrelevant when it comes to the Milan derby semifinal series (they share the same stadium), especially since away goals no longer serve as a tiebreaker.
Final
Date Match Time
(GMT / ET)
Sat, June 10 Semifinal winners (20:00 / 15:00)
Is there a Champions League semi final draw?
The draw for the Champions League semifinals was made as part of a combined draw with the quarterfinals on March 17.
Real Madrid, after eliminating Chelsea, face Man City in one semifinal. The other semi will see AC Milan, winners of the tie against Serie A rivals Napoli, face city rivals Inter Milan.
They two Milan clubs also met at this stage in 2002/03 with AC Milan advancing on away goals. The away goals rule tiebreaker was done away with beginning in 2021/22.
UEFA Champions League bracket update semifinals April 19, 2023
When are Champions League semi finals 2023?
As part of the joint quarterfinal and semifinal draw in March, UEFA also confirmed the dates for both rounds of fixtures.
2nd Legs: May 16 & 17, 2023
All kickoff times will be at 20:00 UK time and 15:00 ET.
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Teams in Champions League semi finals 2023
These are the confirmed teams in the Champions League semifinals for 2023:
AC Milan
Inter Milan
Manchester City
Real Madrid
The four teams eliminated in the quarterfinal stage were:
Bayern Munich
Benfica
Chelsea
Napoli
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Champions League semi finals schedule 2023
Wednesday, May 17: Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (2nd Leg)
If a first leg of a series is played on a Tuesday, the second leg is held on a Wednesday, and vice-versa.
