The 2022/23 Champions League quarterfinals begin on Tuesday, April 11 with Inter Milan's first leg away clash at Benfica one of the opening fixtures on the schedule for the final eight.
Simone Inzaghi's Inter edged out Benfica's domestic rivals Porto in the Round of 16 as Benfica themselves hammered Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate.
However, despite their positive European form, Inter face a major battle to secure a top four spot in Serie A this season (they're one point out in 5th place) with Benfica leading the way in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, as they push for a first league title since 2019.
Here's all the key information on the first-leg Champions League match, including kickoff time, live streaming and TV channels, lineups, and betting odds.
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What time Benfica vs Inter Milan kicks off
This Champions League match kicks off at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday, April 11 at 20:00 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Tue, Apr. 11 | 15:00 ET |
| Canada | Tue, Apr. 11 | 15:00 ET |
| UK | Tue, Apr. 11 | 20:00 BST |
| Australia | Wed, Apr. 12 | 05:00 AEST |
| India | Wed, Apr. 12 | 00:30 IST |
| Hong Kong | Wed, Apr. 12 | 03:00 HKT |
| Malaysia | Wed, Apr. 12 | 03:00 MYT |
| Singapore | Wed, Apr. 12 | 03:00 SGT |
| New Zealand | Wed, Apr. 12 | 07:00 NZST |
Benfica vs Inter Milan live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | beIN Xtra | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Sony TEN 1 | JioTV, Sony LIV |
| Malaysia | beIN Xtra | beIN Sports Connect |
| New Zealand | — | Spark Sport |
| Singapore | beIN Xtra | beIN Sports Connect |
| UK | BT Sport 2 | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | — | Paramount+, ViX and ViX+ |
UK: The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 2 and streamed on BT Sport platforms.
USA: This match is available to fans in the USA and can be streamed on Paramount+, which has the English-language stream for subscribers. ViX carries a free Spanish-language stream and ViX+ has the Spanish-language stream for subscribers.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
Australia: Every match from the UEFA Champions League streams ad-free on Stan Sport, live and on demand.
Benfica vs Inter Milan lineups, team news
Benfica head coach Roger Schmidt has confirmed there are no fresh injury worries ahead of this game and he could stick with an unchanged starting lineup from their 2-1 league defeat to Porto last Friday.
Goncalo Ramos is the key player for the home side, with 25 goals in all competitions this season, including seven in the Champions League.
Benfica predicted lineup (4-3-3): Vlachodimos (GK) — Bah, A. Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo — Luis, R. Silva, Chiquinho — Mario, Ramos, Aursnes
Inazghi is still without two key players due to injury, with Milan Skriniar and Hakan Calhanoglu ruled out until at least the end of April.
Marcelo Brozovic and Lautaro Martinez are expected to rotate back into the team after being rested for last weekend's Serie A 1-1 draw with Salernitana.
Inter Milan predicted lineup (3-5-2): Onana (GK) — Darmian, De Vrij, Acerbi — Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Gosens — Martinez, Lukaku
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Benfica vs Inter Milan betting odds
Despite not being among the favourites to go on and win the competition, these two sides are evenly matched at this stage, after avoiding a major superpower in the quarterfinals.
Benfica have only lost once at home across all competitions this season, and that should give them a slight edge against an Inter Milan side which has only won once away from home in Europe in 2022/23.
Prediction: Benfica to win 1-0
| Benfica win | Draw | Inter Milan win | Both teams to score Y / N | Over / Under 2.5 goals | Benfica -0.5 | Inter Milan +0.5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM (USA) | +115 | +230 | +240 | -108 / -133 | +115 / -161 | +105 | -152 |
| Sports Interaction (Canada) | 2.08 | 3.42 | 3.39 | 1.86 / 1.74 | 2.19 / 1.66 | 2.11 | 1.70 |
| SkyBet (UK) | 11/10 | 9/4 | 13/5 | 5/6 / 5/6 | 6/5 / 8/13 | — | — |
| Neds (Australia) | 2.10 | 3.20 | 3.60 | 1.91 / 1.80 | 2.20 / 1.62 | — | — |
| Dafabet (India) | 2.09 | 3.31 | 3.63 | 1.92 / 1.82 | 2.20 / 1.67 | 6.50 | 5.10 |