[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyeong-joong = Italian Serie A side SSC Napoli will meet AC Milan in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Kim Min-jae had a tough battle with top class strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Olivier Giroud.
UEFA drew the 2022/23 Champions League quarter-final draw at 8:00 pm (hereafter known as Korean time) on the 17th. Bayern Munich (Germany), Benfica (Portugal), Chelsea (England), Inter Milan (Italy), Manchester City (England), AC Milan (Italy), Napoli (Italy), Real Madrid (Spain) rose to the quarter-finals.
Napoli, who drew the most attention from Korean fans, face AC Milan, the same Serie A team. Napoli, the hottest team in Europe this season, will meet AC Milan to advance to the semi-finals. Napoli, who have already managed to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, are running towards the top of the league as well as the European stage.
Kim Min-jae faced former AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Zlatan, who is 41 years old, has recently been revived enough to be called up to the Swedish national team again. He is not an easy opponent because he is a very strong and determined player. However, if Kim Min-jae, who has played in all but 1 of the 26 league games this season and has played in all of the Champions League games and made his presence known across Europe, hosts his condition, an interesting clash is expected. open Also, since they play in the same league, an interesting clash is expected as much as they know the opponent well.
Of course, Zlatan is not alone. AC Milan’s top scorer this season is Giroud with 12 goals. Although he is tall, he is a player responsible for scoring and connecting with flexible movements. In addition, left-sided striker Rafael Leang is also a person to watch for Kim Min-jae.
Manchester City, led by Pep Guardiola, meet Bayern Munich. Man City, who are trying to win the Champions League for the first time in history, are expected to face a difficult challenge in the quarter-finals against Munich, which is not easy. Both teams aimed at each other’s goal with strong firepower.
In addition, Real Madrid, who won the biggest Champions League, met Chelsea, and Inter Milan faced Benfica.
Meanwhile, the semi-finals of the Champions League will take place on the 12th and 13th of next month.
